Chlorine dioxide spray washes for reducing fecal contamination on beef

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 1995, Pages 1294-1296

  Cutter, Catherine N ^a   Dorsa, Warren J ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Chlorine dioxide; Fecal contamination; Spray washing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOVINAE;

EID: 0029201617     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-58.12.1294     Document Type: Article

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