Fermentation - The key to food safety assurance in Africa?

Food Control

Volumn 8, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 271-278

  Mensah, Patience ^a  

^a University of Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial effect; Fermentation; Food safety

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031256564     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0956-7135(97)00020-0     Document Type: Article

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