This popular, basic book is now completely revised, updated and expanded. It covers the modern principles and current practices of quality control or assurance for processing a wide range of foods. The emphasis is on the practical applications. The text is carefully organized for easy reference. Supplementing the text are almost 100 tables which provide basic reference data, procedures for 70 basic food safety and quality tests, 67 schematics and photographs, and 13 sample forms useful in food QC management.