FLOW AND HEAT TRANSFER THROUGH HELIX TUBULAR COILS THEORY AND PRACTICER FOR PASTEURIZATION AND STERILIZATION AND POTENTIAL FOR THE CITRUS INDUSTRY

摘要

Pathogens are becoming mo re important than they have in the past. This is due to many factors, including the critical segments of the population (young, elderly, pregnant women, and individuals without natural immunity) now make-up 25% of the population. Analytical techniques are refined so that illnesses and their sources can be identified. Obviously, in the past, many sick people either were not treated and it was not proven why they were sick, or, they passed away and their death was termed "dueto natural causes." Also, the types of organisms that cause food-borne diseases of one type or another have increased over the years. At one time, organisms such as E. coli were simply an indicator of unsanitary conditions or fecal material. Now small numbers of certain strains of E. coli can cause severe illnesses and death.