Verification of the hygienic adequacy of beef carcass cooling processes by microbiological culture and the temperature-function integration technique

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 1347-1351

  Jericho, K W F ^a   O'Laney, G ^b   Kozub, G C ^c  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEEF; COOLING; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FOOD SAFETY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; PROCESS MONITORING; PROCESSING OPERATIONS; QUALITY CONTROL; TEMPERATURE FUNCTION INTEGRATION TECHNIQUE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0032192182     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.10.1347     Document Type: Article

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