Survival of Listeria spp. on raw whole chickens cooked in microwave ovens

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1465-1469

  Farber, J M ^a   D'Aoust, J Y ^a   Diotte, M ^a   Sewell, A ^a   Daley, E ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHICKEN; FOOD SAFETY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROWAVE RADIATION;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; LISTERIA;

EID: 0032212704     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-61.11.1465     Document Type: Article

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