Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health

Our understanding of foodborne pathogens has dramatically increased over the past two decades, including the discovery of microorganisms previously not known to cause foodborne illness, making it necessary to reconsider traditional approaches to preservation. This timely volume presents an in-depth characterization of probiotic strains and explores their mechanism of action in humans. It also discusses the development of products that promote health by guarding against gastrointestinal diseases. Unique in its coverage of our emergent understanding of probiotics, it paves the way for creating opportunities to develop foods with specific health benefits for different subpopulations.

The discovery of new and previously unknown organisms that cause foodborne illness makes it essential for scientists, regulators, and those in the food industry to reconsider their traditional approaches to food preservation. A single source reference that can provide the latest practical information on how to deal with the range of probiotic health issues that have recently arisen would be invaluable to have.

Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health is that resource. It presents an in-depth characterization and diagnosis of probiotic strains and their mechanisms of action in humans, explains the role food applications have in the development of new products that guard against gastrointestinal diseases, and addresses the current regulatory environment. The material in each chapter is written in an accessible format by internationally renowned experts and includes citations from scientific literature.

Highlights include a thorough discussion of probiotic issues such as pre- and postharvest food safety applications of probiotics, genetic engineering, and probiotic identification. The book also presents information on new regulations and emerging trends in the two major probiotics markets in the world, Europe and Japan.

Unique in its depth and breadth of scope, Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health provides vital information to those who need to be knowledgeable of the functional properties of foods aimed at improving human health.

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