What is Total Quality Management?
The Concept of Total Quality Management Total Quality Management (TQM) is based on a number of ideas. It means thinking about quality in terms of all functions of the enterprise, and it can be viewed…
The role of top management in the implementation of any quality or safety management system
The top management is the head of the organization. Their actions ripple across the entire organization. Thus, the success of any organization depends primarily on the actions and decisions of the top management. Similarly, their…
The role of functional foods in chronic disease management
1.1 Introduction Functional foods are foods that contain physiologically-active components that provide a health benefit beyond basic nutrition [1]. This comprises some bacterial strains and products of plants and animal origin containing proven and well…
Fermentation technologies used for the production of exopolysaccharides
What are Exopolysaccharides? There are two main types of biopolymers produced by microorganisms that survive extreme conditions. These are the extracellular polysaccharides (EPSs), considered as a protection against desiccation and predation, and the endocellular polyhydroxyalkanoates…
Protease inhibitors
1.1 Occurrence Protease inhibitors are present in a variety of living species, including plants, animals as well as microorganisms. However, they are in abundance in plant. They are widely distributed among different botanical families in the plant…
Acrylamide, a potential carcinogen
1.1 Occurrence Normally, acrylamide is not present in raw food products; however, during thermal processing, it is produced and found in high amounts in carbohydrate-rich plant foods (potato chips, bakery items, coffee, roasted almonds, cereal…
Listeria speciesÂ
1.1      Occurrence Members of the genus Listeria are ubiquitous [44]. They can be found on decaying vegetation and in soils, animal feces, sewage, silage, raw milk, soft cheeses, fresh and frozen meat, vegetables, poultry, seafood, as well as…
The safe food imperative
Although food security has been a problem for many years, especially in developing countries, its achievement requires the understanding and consideration of food safety at all levels. This is because unsafe food is not suitable…
Street vended foods are either golden, or an enemy of the people!
Street vended foods are foods that are either prepared on the street or elsewhere, but often sold on the streets and public places. They offer an opportunity to earn an income for many unemployed persons…
