ABSTRACT
School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Brighton University, BN2 4GJ, United Kingdom
10.1Introduction
A wide variety of products need to be protected from attack by micro-organisms during their period of use. This is both to protect the user from the dangers of infection and to prevent spoilage and deterioration of the product. In the case of medicines, foods and cosmetics, the safety of the user is the main priority, but maintenance of product quality and appearance and suitability of the product for its intended purpose are also important.
