New and established carcass decontamination procedures commonly used in the beef-processing industry

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1146-1151

  Dorsa, Warren J ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef carcass decontamination; Carcass washes; Moist heat interventions; Organic acids; Steam vacuum

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0030822576     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.9.1146     Document Type: Review

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