What is the importance of food microbiology?

Food Microbiology is important to make sure our foods are safe to consumed. The food is a potential source for microorganisms to grow and multiply. read more

Food Microbiology: Microbiological analysis is important to determine the safety and quality of food. For many years, detection and identification of microorganisms in foods, animal feces, and environmental samples have relied on cultural techniques regarded as the "gold standard". read more

Food microbiology is the study of the microorganisms that inhabit, create, or contaminate food, including the study of microorganisms causing food spoilage, pathogens that may cause disease especially if food is improperly cooked or stored, those used to produce fermented foods such as cheese, yogurt, bread, beer, and wine, and those with other useful roles such as producing probiotics. read more