Decontamination of beef carcass surface tissue by steam vacuuming alone and combined with hot water and lactic acid sprays

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 146-151

  Castillo, A ^a   Lucia, L M ^a   Goodson, K J ^a   Savell, J W ^a   Acuff, G R ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEEF; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; LACTIC ACID; STEAM VACUUM SYSTEM;

EID: 0033082619     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.2.146     Document Type: Article

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