A national Australian food safety telephone survey

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 921-928

  Jay, L Stephen ^a   Comar, Derio ^a   Govenlock, Lachlan D ^a  

^a Microtech Laboratories Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; FOOD SAFETY;

EID: 0033178362     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-62.8.921     Document Type: Article

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