Bacterial cross-contamination of meat during liquid nitrogen immersion freezing

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1103-1108

  Berry, Elaine D ^a   Dorsa, Warren J ^a   Siragusa, Gregory R ^a   Koohmaraie, Mohammad ^a  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; DECONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; FREEZING; INOCULATION; LACTIC ACID;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA INNOCUA;

EID: 0032168856     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.9.1103     Document Type: Article

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