Evaluation of the microbiological contamination of food processing environments through implementing surface sensors in an iberian pork processing plant: An approach towards the control of Listeria monocytogenes

Food safety is one of the biggest concerns of food industrial development due to the risk of foodborne diseases, which are one of the most relevant health problems in the contemporary world and an important cause of reduced economic productivity. One of the main sources of microbial contamination in food products are industrial surfaces, which are colonized by pathogenic microorganisms capable of forming biofilms, making surfaces into reservoirs...