Consumption by healthy adults of pasteurized milk with a high concentration of Bacillus cereus: A double-blind study

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 723-726

  Langeveld, Leo P M ^a   Van Spronsen, Willem A ^a   Van Beresteijn, Emerentia C H ^a   Notermans, Servé H W ^b  

^a NIZO FOOD RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacillus cereus; food poisoning; long storage; Pasteurized milk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029761025     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.7.723     Document Type: Article

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