Efficacy of alkaline washing for the decontamination of orange fruit surfaces inoculated with Escherichia coli

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 961-964

  Pao, Steven ^a   Davis, Craig L ^a   Kelsey, D Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHLORINE; DECONTAMINATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; ORANGE; PH; SANITIZER; WASHING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033945307     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-63.7.961     Document Type: Article

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