Health risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in Canada

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 145-156

  Farber, J M ^a   Ross, W H ^a   Harwig, J ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cost; Dose response models; Health risk assessment; Incidence; Listeria monocytogenes; Regulatory policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEESE; COST; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD STORAGE; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0030174503     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(96)01107-5     Document Type: Article

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