Industrial Food Canning
Commercial Sterilization
1. Endospores of Thermophiles can Survive
2. Storage > 45 ºC / Thermophiles
3. Gas Production / Swelling
4. No Gas / Flat Sour Spoilage
5. Mesophilic Bacteria / Improper Heating
6. Acidic Foods / 100 ºC / Survivors Can’t Stand
the Low pH