The Canadian position on Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods

Food Control

Volumn 7, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 253-258

  Farber, J M ^a   Harwig, J ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Incidence; Listeria monocytogenes; Regulatory policy

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0030211041     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0956-7135(96)00053-9     Document Type: Article

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