Efficacy of disinfection of shell eggs externally contaminated with Salmonella enteritidisImplications for egg testing

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-167

  Himathongkham, Sakchai ^a   Riemann, Hans ^a   Ernst, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Disinfection; Egg shell; Poultry; Salmonella enteritidis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORINE; CHLOROX; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; LUGOL; LYSOL; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; EGG; EGG SHELL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; STORAGE;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DISINFECTION; EGG SHELL; FOOD HANDLING; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 0032767615     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(99)00092-6     Document Type: Article

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