Biocontrol as an Efficient Tool for Food Control and Biosecurity

Abstract Currently, the conservation and provision of security in the ecological environment have gained high importance, which it is framed in the term “Biosecurity.” This term integrates the care and maintenance of both flora and fauna and the natural habitats. The preventive measures where biosecurity must be a guarantee for all forms of life, and therefore the risks and damages caused, should be minimized as far as possible. In any process where biological, physical, or chemical agents are used, there is always a latent risk, so it is extremely important to know the risk factors and find a way of prevention. In recent times, biological threats are one of the challenges that has gained much attention, mainly due to the increased use of biological agents in a number of industrial sectors such as food production, agriculture, production of value-added compounds, etc. Therefore, this chapter will address the importance of standards and rules of biosafety, as well as the different strategies and specific characteristics of control in food production in traditional ways, including relevant information on emerging trends and alternatives of the conservation of these.