Microbial changes on freshly slaughtered pork carcasses due to 'hot' lactic acid decontamination

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 89-111

  Van Netten, P ^a,c   Mossel, D A A ^b   Huis In 'T Veld, J H J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c MERCK KGAA   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; DECONTAMINATION; ELECTROSTATIC SPRAYING; LACTIC ACID; PH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0031398846     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.1997.tb00179.x     Document Type: Article

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