Guides and Other Books

Food & Drink - Good Manufacturing Practice: A Guide to its Responsible Management (6th Edition) 2013

  • ISBN 978-1-1183-1820-1;

  • GUIDE Formats available: Paperback

  • First launched in 1986, IFST’s Good Manufacturing Practice Guide has been widely recognized as an indispensable reference work for food scientists and technologists. It sets out to ensure that food manufacturing processes deliver products that are uniform in quality, free from defects and contamination, and as safe as it is humanly possible to make them. This 6th edition has been completely revised and updated to include all the latest standards and guidance, especially with regard to legislation-driven areas such as HACCP.

    The Guide is a must have for anyone in a managerial or technical capacity concerned with the manufacture, storage and distribution of food and drink. It is also a valuable reference for food education, training and for those involved in food safety and enforcement. Food scientists in academic and industry environments will value its precision, and policy makers and regulatory organizations will find it an indispensable guide to an important and multifaceted area.

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Development and Use of Microbiological Criteria for Foods (1999)

  • ISBN 0 905367 16 2; 76pp

  • GUIDE Formats available: Paperback

  • Microbiological criteria are widely used in the food industry but have rarely been published. This publication brings together criteria derived from the practical experience of the authors, and existing guidelines and standards. It is designed to provide practical working guidance for those involved in producing, using and interpreting microbiological criteria in the food and catering industries.

    Written by professional food microbiologists with experience right across the board, it discusses definitions, derivation and limitations of microbiological criteria, and sets out tables for different commodities and technologies.

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