Microbiological hazard identification and exposure assessment of street food vending in Johannesburg, South Africa

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 137-145

  Mosupye, Francina M ^a   Von Holy, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Microbiological hazards; Quality; Safety; Street vended food

Indexed keywords

ALCALIGENES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; COOKING; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ANIMAL; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; CATTLE; CHICKENS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DATA COLLECTION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; MEAT; SOUTH AFRICA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEMPERATURE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0034332820     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1605(00)00264-6     Document Type: Article

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