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Using predictive microbiology to benefit the Australian meat industry
Since 2002, predictive food microbiology models have become an everyday part of meat processing in Australia. In early February 2011, tropical cyclone Yasi, the most intense cyclone to land on the Australian continent in I 00 years, struck the north east coast of Australia. Many services were interrupted, including electricity supply. The integrity of perishable foods under refrigerated storage was compromised, including a large volume of fresh meat at a processing plant. Fortunately, the concept of predictive microbiology is well established and accepted in the Australian meat industry. This case describes how the operators of one plant used predictive modelling to avert considerable economic loss and food wastage following the loss of electricity supply for refrigeration.
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Publication title
Case studies in food safety and authenticity : Lessons from real-life situationsEditors
J HoorfarPagination
276-283ISBN
978-0-85709-412-4Department/School
Tasmanian School of MedicinePublisher
Woodhead PublishingPlace of publication
Cambridge, UKExtent
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