Hans P. Blaschek, Ph.D. is Professor of Food Microbiology and Assistant Dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL. Hua H. Wang, Ph.D. is Assistant Professor, Food Microbiology, in the Department of Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH. Meredith E. Agle, Ph.D. is a Food Scientist in Bakery Research and Development at Rich Products, Buffalo, NY.