Hurdle Technologies: Combination Treatments for Food Stability, Safety and Quality is the first work on hurdle technology in which all aspects, the possibilities and limitations of hurdle technology, are comprehensively outlined and evaluated. World-renowned on the subject, Leistner and Gould were instrumental in the development of the hurdle technology concept and in the last decades have obtained much practical experience in the application of this successful approach in the food industry worldwide.

"...the first work on hurdle technology in which all aspects, the possibilities, and the limitations of hurdle technology, are comprehensively outlined and evaluated."
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1Introduction.- Current and Future Food Preservation Technologies.- Conclusion.- 2The Hurdle Concept.- Hurdle Effect.- Hurdle Technology.- Total Quality.- Further Dimensions of Hurdle Technology.- 3Basic Aspects.- Homeostasis.- Metabolic Exhaustion.- Stress Reactions.- Multitarget Preservation.- 4Hurdles in Foods.- Major Hurdles.- Additional Hurdles.- 5Predictive Microbiology.- Background.- Status and Value of Predictive Modeling.- Relevance to Hurdle Technology.- 6Food Design and Risk Assessment.- Integrated Approach.- User Guide for Food Design.- Risk Assessment.- 7Applications in Industrialized Countries.- Raw Materials.- Fermented Foods.- Heated Foods.- Chilled Foods.- Healthful Foods.- Packaging of Foods.- Future Food Preservation.- 8Applications in Developing Countries.- Principles of Food Preservation in Developing Countries.- Recent Applications of Hurdle Technology in Developing Countries.- Latin America.- India.- China.- Africa.- 9Legislatory Status.- Chilled Pasteurized Foods.- Canned Meat Products.- Built-in Safety Hurdles for Foods.- Labeling.- 10Conclusions and Perspectives.- Potential for the Wider Use of Hurdles.- Multitarget Preservation.- Metabolic Exhaustion.- Modeling of Hurdle Preservation Systems.- Hurdles and New and Emerging Preservation Technologies.- Cost, Convenience, and Sustainability.- Control of Nonmicrobiological Quality Deteriorations.- Hurdles in Animals, Food, and Man.- Linkage of Hurdle Technology with Other Concepts.- Implementation.- References.