Microorganisms
Study of living organisms so small that they can only be seen with the aid of a microscope
What is Food Microbiology?
Microorganisms which have their optimum growth between 20 and 40 degrees Celsius
What is Mesophiles?
the result of the deterioration of food Deterioration the spontaneous, undesirable change in the food’s structure that renders the food unacceptable for consumption
What is Food spoilage?
Specific written procedures necessary to ensure sanitary conditions in a food plant
What is SSOP - Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures?
Process of protecting food from contamination
What is Food Sanitation?
Microorganisms which only grow in the absence of oxygen
What is Anaerobic?
Microorganisms which grow with or without oxygen
Facultative
the decomposition of animal proteins especially by anaerobic microorganisms
What is Putrefaction?
Requirements and guidelines for the manufacture of food and drug products in a sanitary environment
What is GMP - Good Manufacturing Practices
Any substance or mixture of substances, other than the basic food components that is present as a result of any aspect of producing, processing, packaging, and storage, serves a functional purpose and enhances the nutritional quality
What is Food Additive?
Microorganisms which require oxygen
What is Aerobic?
Availability of water for microbial growth
What is Water Activity?
when fats are consumed by lipolytic microorganisms and an off-flavor and odor is produced
What is Microbial rancidity?
Generally recognized as safe
What is GRAS?
The transfer of bacteria from one object to another, from one object to a person or from person to person.
What is Cross-contamination?
Microorganisms which grow best at temperatures lower than 20 degrees Celsius
What are Psychrophiles
toxin produced by fungi
What is Mycotoxins?
When fatty acids are formed through the hydrolysis of lipids by the water it contains
What is Hydrolytic Rancidity?
An illness caused by the ingestion of toxins; also known as a food borne intoxication
What is Food Poisoning?
Bread which contains no yeast
What is Unleavened bread?
Microorganisms which grow best at temperatures higher than 45 degrees Celsius
Thermophiles
The presence of harmful, unpalatable or objectionable foreign substances such as chemicals or microorganisms before, during or after processing and storage
What is Food Contamination?
The ingestion of pathogenic, disease producing, organisms that grow and cause an illness in the host
What is Food Infection?
Combination of preservation methods to better prevent food spoilage for a longer period of time
What is Hurdle Concept?