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Increasing consumer demand for low-input cultivation and minimal processing has significantly increased the risk of microbiological contamination of fresh produce. This both presents a health risk to consumers and undermines trust in the food supply chain from farm to fork. Advances in ensuring the microbiological safety of fresh produce reviews our current understanding of key pathogenic risks to fresh produce such as Salmonella, Listeria and E.coli. The book addresses recent advances in improving safety along the value chain, from advances in detection to improving consumer handling of fresh produce. By providing a comprehensive insight into the pathogenic risks facing the fresh produce sector, the book details how key stakeholders across the agri-food supply chain can reduce the risk of pathogen contamination and outbreaks of foodborne illnesses. Edited by an internationally-renowned expert in the field and featuring contributions from a team of expert authors, Advances in ensuring the microbiological safety of fresh produce will be a standard reference for researchers in food safety, agricultural engineers specialising in fresh produce storage, retail and other companies involved in the fresh produce supply chain, as well as government and commercial agencies responsible for safety and quality monitoring of agri-food supply chains.

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Dr Karl R. Matthews is Professor of Food Microbiology and past Chair and Undergraduate Program Director of the Department of Food Science at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA. He is a Fulbright Scholar and Fulbright Specialist promoting food safety. Professor Matthews is Associate Editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Food and Agriculture, sits on the board of several other journals, is co-author of a standard text on food microbiology (now in its fourth edition) and has edited a major reference on the microbiology of fresh produce. Dr Karl R. Matthews is Professor of Food Microbiology and past Chair and Undergraduate Program Director of the Department of Food Science at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, USA. He is a Fulbright Scholar and Fulbright Specialist promoting food safety. Professor Matthews is Associate Editor of Frontiers in Sustainable Food and Agriculture, sits on the board of several other journals, is co-author of a standard text on food microbiology (now in its fourth edition) and has edited a major reference on the microbiology of fresh produce.

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