Disinfection of household cutting boards with a microwave oven

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1049-1054

  Park, Paul K ^a,b   Cliver, Dean O ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

disinfection; Microwave; plastic; wood

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA;

EID: 0029967010     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.10.1049     Document Type: Article

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