Full Description
This updated edition provides research scientists, microbiologists, process engineers, and plant managers with an authoritative resource on basic microbiology, manufacturing hygiene, and product preservation. It offers a contemporary global perspective on the dynamics affecting the industry, including concerns about preservatives, natural ingredients, small manufacturing, resistant microbes, and susceptible populations. Professional researchers in the cosmetic as well as the pharmaceutical industry will find this an indispensable textbook for in-house training that improves the delivery of information essential to the development and manufacturing of safe high-quality products
Contents
Preface. About the Editor. List of Contributors. Basic Microbiology. Preservatives and Preservation. Natural Preservatives. Multifunctional Ingredients. Preservative Resistance. Antimicrobial Preservative Efficacy and Microbial Content Testing. Rapid Methods in Cosmetic Microbiology. Prevention of Microbial Contamination during Manufacturing. Microbial Monitoring of a Manufacturing Facility. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Protocols in Cosmetic Microbiology. Manufacturing Microbiology - A View of the Future. Consumer Safety Considerations of Cosmetic Preservation. Global Regulation of Preservatives and Cosmetic Preservatives. Index.
