Microbiological quality of hot meals served by Airlines

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1052-1056

  Hatakka, Maija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC COLONY COUNT; FOOD SAFETY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY; PATHOGENICITY;

BACILLUS CEREUS; CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032146186     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.8.1052     Document Type: Article

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