A new member of the family of growth models described by Baranyi et al.(1993a) is
introduced in which the physiological state of the cells is represented by a single variable …

Most food products are highly perishable as they constitute a rich nutrient source for
microbial development. Among the microorganisms contaminating food, some present …

Two complementary measures are proposed as simple indices of the performance of
models in predictive food microbiology. The indices assess the level of confidence one can …

Commonly encountered problems related to modelling bacterial growth in food are analysed
from a mathematical point of view. Modelling techniques and terms, some misused, are …

The antibacterial activity of 11 essential oils from aromatic plants against the strain INRA
L2104 of the foodborne pathogen Bacillus cereus grown in carrot broth at 16° C was …

Predictive food microbiology (PFM) is an emerging multidisciplinary area of food
microbiology. It encompasses such disciplines as mathematics, microbiology, engineering …

Predictive microbiology in foods is a research area within food microbiology intended to
provide mathematical models to predict microbial behavior in food environments. Although …

The changes in microbial flora and sensory characteristics of fresh ground meat (beef and
pork) with pH values ranging from 5.34 to 6.13 were monitored at different isothermal …

Prediction of shelf life based on growth of specific spoilage organisms (SSO) in model
substrates was studied. The effect of CO2 on the growth kinetics for Photobacterium …

A systematic experimental procedure for fish shelf-life modelling was used to develop a
model for predicting the quality of fish in the chill chain. For this, the growth of the naturally …