Reduction of Escherichia coli 0157:H7 in shredded iceberg lettuce by chlorination and gamma irradiation

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 3-6, 2002, Pages 391-396

  Foley, D M ^a   Dufour, A ^a   Rodriguez, L ^a   Caporaso, F ^a   Prakash, A ^a  

^a CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

E. coli 0157:H7; Irradiation; Lettuce

Indexed keywords

CHLORINATION; COLOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVORS; ODORS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SENSORY PERCEPTION; TEXTURES; YEAST;

ICEBURG;

GAMMA RAYS;

COBALT 60;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CHLORINATION; COLOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAVOR; FOOD IRRADIATION; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LETTUCE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; RADIATION DOSE; SHELF LIFE; STORAGE TEMPERATURE; YEAST;

EID: 0036118660     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-806X(01)00530-8     Document Type: Article

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