A sampling regime based on an ATP bioluminescence assay to assess the quality of poultry carcasses at critical control points during processing

Food Research International

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 803-809

  Bautista, D A ^a,c   Sprung, D W ^b,d   Barbut, S ^a   Griffiths, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Horizon Poultry Products Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d Maple Leaf Foods Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLUMINESCENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; POULTRY; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING;

EID: 0031390204     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0963-9969(98)00049-0     Document Type: Article

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