Microbiologically Safe Foods

Norma Heredia, ScD, is Professor of Food Safety at the University of Nuevo Leon in Mexico. Her research focus is the epidemiology and control of microorganisms in foods. She serves the industry and government as a consultant and in laboratory analysis of food microbiology. She has served on the editorial boards and as an ad hoc reviewer for several journals.

Irene Wesley, DPH, is a microbiologist at the National Animal Disease Center, part of the USDA's Agricultural Research Service, in Ames, Iowa. Her research focus is the on-farm detection of microbial foodborne pathogens in livestock and poultry. She is a member of the American Academy of Microbiology and has served on national food safety committees and editorial boards.

Santos Garcia, ScD, is Professor and Consultant of Food Safety at the University of Nuevo Leon in Mexico. His research focus is the physiology and control of microbial food-borne pathogens. He has served on international food safety committees and editorial boards for several journals. He is a coeditor of Guide to Foodborne Pathogens (Wiley).