Reduction of microbial counts at a commercial beef koshering facility

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 719-723

  Hajmeer, M N ^a   Marsden, J L ^a   Crozier Dodson, B A ^a   Basheer, I A ^b   Higgins, J J ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef; Decontamination; Koshering; Salt wash

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0032817785     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1999.tb15118.x     Document Type: Article

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