Decontamination of carcasses by vacuum-hot water cleaning and steam pasteurizing during routine operations at a beef packing plant

Meat Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 267-276

  Gill, C O ^a   Bryant, J ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031287111     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(97)00058-2     Document Type: Article

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