Abstract:

With the frequent outbreak of food safety incidents caused by harmful microbes, rapid, sensitive and accurate
methods are needed to detect microbes in food. Although, there are currently diverse types of rapid screening kits or
equipment for food microorganisms available in the market, the performance is uneven. Rapid microbial screening
technologies which are well recognized worldwide and commercialized are reviewed in this article with regard to sample
pretreatment, and microbial enrichment, separation and detection, with the aim to provide comprehensive information for the
research and development of related products. Meanwhile, the future trends of rapid screening technologies are proposed.

Key words: food safety, foodborne pathogenic microorganism, rapid screening technology