Food Safety Assurance Systems: Management of Biofilm Risk

Gun Wirtanen; Mari Raulio; Satu Salo

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-378612-8.00361-9

Food Safety Assurance Systems: Management of Biofilm Risk

Gun Wirtanen
, Mari Raulio
, Satu Salo

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Abstract

Biofilms occur in a wide range of environments, on every surface when supplied with moisture and nutrients. The biofilms consist of microcolonies formed by multiple microbial species embedded in an extracellular matrix. Biofilms are utilized in water purification and bioremediation of hazardous substances in the environment. However, they cause inconvenience when formed on industrial surfaces. Quantification of the actual number of microbes from surfaces is challenging because detection methods for measuring microbes directly from the surface are unpractical and detachment of microbes completely without damaging the surface or the microbes is difficult due to strong microbial adherence of biofilms

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Food Safety
Subtitle of host publication	Food Safety Management
Editors	Yasmine Motarjemi
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	240-243
Volume	4
ISBN (Print)	978-0-12-378613-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-378612-8.00361-9
Publication status	Published - 2014
MoE publication type	D2 Article in professional manuals or guides or professional information systems or text book material

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SDG 15 Life on Land

Keywords

Biofilm
Cleaning procedure
Detection of microbes
Food safety risk
Hygienic design
pathogen
Persistent contaminant
process hygiene
spoilage
surface
Surface sampling methods

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