Predictive model describing the effect of prolonged heating at 70 to 80°C and incubation at refrigeration temperatures on growth and toxigenesis by nonproteolytic Clostridium botulinum

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1064-1071

  Fernández, Pablo S ^a,b   Peck, Michael W ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Clostridium botulinum; Heat treatment; Predictive model; REPFEDs

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM;

EID: 0030851787     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-60.9.1064     Document Type: Article

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