Development of an integrated quality assurance system for the traditional sardinella sp. and anchovy fish smoking industry in Ghana

Food Control

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-25

  Plahar, Wisdom A ^a   Nerquaye Tetteh, Gladys A ^a   Annan, Nana T ^a  

^a Food Research Institute Ghana   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Anchovy; Quality assurance; Sardinella sp; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ANCHOA; INSECTA; SARDINELLA;

EID: 0033072955     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-7135(98)00150-9     Document Type: Article

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