- Brand-new undergraduate textbook that complements Food Fundamentals and Frontiers- Presents up-to-date issues in food microbiology, such as mad cow disease, food biosecurity, and molecularly-based food detection systems- Provides useful pedagogical tools such as chapter objectives, chapter summaries, text boxes, and questions to stimulate critical thought- Written in readable style and language- Reviewed by students for depth of coverage and use of terminology appropriate at under-graduate level