"Written by four experts actively researching alternatives to conventional
thermal methods in food preservation. Presents information on traditional and
emerging nonthermal food processing technologies in a convenient, single-source
volume--offering an incisive view of the latest experimental results,
state-of-the-art applications, and new developments in food preservation
technology. Furnishes a thorough review of nonthermal techniques such as high
hydrostatic pressure, pulsed electric fields, oscillating magnetic fields, light
pulses, ionizing irradiation, the use of chemicals and bacteriocins as
preservation aids, and combined methods/hurdle technology."