Listeria: The state of the science Rome 29-30 june 1995 session IV: Country and organizational postures on Listeria monocytogenes in food Listeria: UK government's approach

Food Control

Volumn 7, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 245-247

  Skinner, R ^a  

^a Department of Health ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Government; HACCP; Health education; Listeriosis; UK

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0030215310     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0956-7135(96)00049-7     Document Type: Article

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