Antimicrobial Agents
Food is essential for survival. Since the beginning, people have been interested in preserving food for later consumption. Overtime, many methods of food preservation have been tried. These include heating, freezing, drying, fermenting, and adding chemical preservatives. In recent years, the use of chemical preservatives has increased. This is due to the developments in marketing and distribution of the food we consume and also because of the large variety of foods offered for consumption.