MICROBIOLOGY MICROBIOLOGY 2012 14 MICROBIOLOGY Control of Staphylococcus aureus in food industry Name of the Student Name of the University Author Note Introduction Research evidences elaborate on the incidence and prevalence of Staph food poisoning that has been identified as a major type of gastrointestinal disease (Ciupescu et al., 2018). In addition, food products that are not cooked properly after handling, such as, meat, poultry, and dairy products, are major contributory factors to the development of food