Essentials of Food Sanitation / by Norman G. Marriott, Gill Robertson.

An Aspen Food Science Text Series Book. All of the essential information that you have come to rely on in the widely-acclaimed 'Principles of Food Sanitation' by Norman G. Marriott is now available to you in a simplified, practical, and updated format. Providing a step-by-step, hands-on ap...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Marriott, Norman G.
Other Authors: Robertson, Gill
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint : Springer, 1997.
Series:Food science texts series.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Sanitation: definitions and regulations
  • Importance of sanitation
  • Definition and application to food industry and foodservice
  • Current regulations
  • Voluntary sanitation programs
  • Establishing sanitary practice
  • 2 Microorganisms
  • Common microorganisms
  • Growth phases of microorganisms
  • What causes microbes to grow?
  • How food is spoiled
  • Foodborne illness
  • Destroying microbes
  • Inhibiting growth of microbes
  • Tests to detect and count microbes
  • 3 Sources of food contamination
  • The chain of infection
  • How foods become contaminated
  • Other sources of contamination
  • How to prevent and control contamination of foods
  • 4 Personal hygiene and food handling
  • Personal hygiene
  • Hygienic food handling
  • 5 Cleaning compounds
  • Types of soil
  • How soil is attached
  • How cleaning compounds work
  • Types of cleaning compounds
  • Additives to cleaning compounds
  • Scouring compounds
  • Choosing a cleaning compound
  • Handling and storing cleaning compounds
  • Chemical contamination of food
  • 6 Sanitizing methods
  • Heat
  • Radiation
  • Chemicals
  • 7 Cleaning and sanitizing systems
  • Costs
  • Selecting a system
  • Cleaning equipment
  • Sanitizing equipment
  • Lubrication equipment
  • 8 Waste disposal
  • Strategy for waste disposal
  • Solid-waste disposal
  • Liquid-waste disposal
  • 9 Pest control
  • Insects
  • Insect destruction
  • Rodents
  • Birds
  • Use of pesticides
  • Integrated pest management
  • 10 Quality Assurance and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)
  • Quality assurance (QA)
  • Total quality management (TQM) and hazard analysis critical control points (HACCP)
  • HACCP principles
  • Developing and implementing HACCP
  • 11 Dairy processing and product sanitation
  • Major pathogens
  • Plant construction
  • Types of soil
  • Sanitation management
  • Cleaning equipment
  • 12 Meat and poultry sanitation
  • Common pathogens
  • Sanitation management
  • Cleaning practices for meat and poultry plants
  • Cleaning compounds for meat and poultry plants
  • Sanitizers for meat and poultry plants
  • Personal hygiene and work habits of employees
  • Sanitation procedures
  • Troubleshooting tips
  • 13 Seafood sanitation
  • Sources of seafood contamination
  • Sanitation management
  • Plant construction
  • Recovering by-products
  • Voluntary inspection programs
  • 14 Fruit and vegetable processing and product sanitation
  • Reducing contamination
  • Sanitation management
  • Plant construction
  • Cleaning processing plants
  • Cleaners and sanitizers
  • Cleaning procedures
  • Evaluation
  • 15 Beverage plant sanitation
  • Focus on yeasts
  • Sanitation management
  • Nonalcoholic beverage plant sanitation
  • Brewery sanitation
  • Winery sanitation
  • Distillery sanitation
  • 16 Low-moisture-food sanitation
  • Facility design and construction
  • Receiving and storing raw materials
  • Cleaning processing plants
  • 17 Sanitary food handling in foodservice
  • Sanitary procedures for food preparation
  • Reducing contamination
  • Cleaning and sanitizing
  • Sanitation management and training
  • 18 Foodservice control points
  • Buying ingredients
  • Receiving and storing ingredients
  • Preparing, serving, and reheating foods
  • Facility and equipment design
  • 19 Management and sanitation
  • Management's role
  • Hiring and training employees
  • Total quality management
  • Appendices 1. Where to get more information about food safety and sanitation: agencies, associations, and consumer organizations
  • 2. About pathogenic microorganisms
  • 3. Safe cooking temperatures for meat and poultry
  • 4. Cold storage times for meat and poultry
  • Answers to study questions.