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Creator:: Wilson, Julia M.
Abstract:: This study aimed to determine the efficacy of baking to reduce bacterial populations (an unknown contaminant or Salmonella) in cookie dough. Baking conditions (time and temperature parameters) were selected based on conditions commonly used in industry. The first study (Chapter 2), “Baking as Validation for Control of Coliform Counts in...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
Full Text:: :_____________________________________________________ Joy Waite-Cusic This study aimed to determine the efficacy of baking to reduce bacterial

Creator:: Emch, Alexander W.
Abstract:: Foodborne outbreaks involving fresh produce have been on the rise since the late 1990's. Pathogens such as Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli are prevalent in agricultural environments and commonly travel between farms via irrigation water. The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) has placed an increased emphasis on microbiological standards of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Last Irrigation-to-Harvest Intervals Abstract approved: Joy G. Waite-Cusic

Creator:: Wright, Daniel G.
Abstract:: Multiple outbreaks of foodborne illness (Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7) have been associated with tree nuts and tree nut products since the early 2000s. In response to these outbreaks and many others in fresh produce and peanut butter, Congress created and passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) to require...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Joy G. Waite-Cusic Multiple outbreaks of foodborne illness (Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7

Creator:: Pearson, Eva
Abstract:: Reports of foodborne outbreaks have increased in the last decade, posing a public health risk to consumers. In an attempt to mitigate this risk, the newly established Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA) takes a preventive rather than reactive approach to food safety. Under FSMA, producers are required to validate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Joy G. Waite-Cusic Reports of foodborne outbreaks have increased in the last decade

Creator:: Minarsich, Joey
Abstract:: United States Department of Agriculture-Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA-FSIS) guidelines for beef jerky processing support producers' ability to satisfy the performance standard requirements for achieving a 5-log reduction in Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7. The first compliance guide for jerky processors was created in response to several Salmonella outbreaks...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approved: ______________________________________________________ Dr. Joy Waite-Cusic United

Creator:: Mou, Jing
Abstract:: The consumption of seafood in the United States has increased rapidly in recent years due to high quality protein and health benefits of seafood. Seafood can be a carrier for bacteria normally distributed in the marine environment and, in some cases, can be contaminated by human pathogens. Therefore, there is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Christopher Beaudry, Dr. Christina DeWitt, and Dr. Joy Waite-Cusic, thanks for your participation in my

Creator:: Hartlerode, Evelyn R.
Abstract:: Wine is known to have been enjoyed since ancient times. Although early civilizations where unaware of scientific mechanisms of the properties of wine, empirical methods allowed them knowledge of its intoxicating effects as well as its healthful properties. These properties lead the ancients to use wine for many purposes including...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: knew that wine held a potential for joy and disaster (Grivetti, 1997). The ancients knew that wine

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