Growth and toxin production by Clostridium botulinum on inoculated fresh-cut packaged vegetables

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 324-328

  Austin, J W ^a   Dodds, K L ^a   Blanchfield, B ^a   Farber, J M ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL TOXIN; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; ONION; RUTABAGA; SQUASH;

ALLIUM CEPA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPOBRASSICA; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; JUGLANS CINEREA;

EID: 0032031733     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.3.324     Document Type: Article

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