Attention also needs to be given to relatively
slow-growing populations in various situations,
e.g., when the shelf life of a product is extended by
control of rapidly growing spoilage organisms.
The behavior of foodborne microorganisms, be it
the growth or death of microbial populations, is
based on the time of exposure to environmental
factors affecting population development; for
example, equivalent kills of bacteria in milk are
achieved by low temperature–long time pasteurization
(60°C/30 min) and high temperature–
short time pasteurization (72°C/15 sec).