The effect of ice-cream-scoop water on the hygiene of ice cream

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-40

  Wilson, I G ^a   Heaney, J C N ^a   Weatherup, S T C ^b  

^a ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD QUALITY; ICE CREAM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AEROBIOSIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HYGIENE; ICE CREAM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0030749095     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268897007668     Document Type: Article

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