Application of the vacuum/steam/vaccum surface intervention process to reduce bacteria on the surface of fruits and vegetables

Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 63-72

  Kozempel, Michael ^a   Radewonuk, E Richard ^a   Scullen, O J ^a   Goldberg, Neil ^a  

^a EASTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beets; Cantaloupe; Grapefruits; Intervention process; Listeria; Papaya; Tropical fruits

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIA; ARTICLE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BEET; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPORATION; FOOD SAFETY; FRUIT; GRAPEFRUIT; LISTERIA INNOCUA; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PLATE COUNT; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL INJURY; VACUUM; VEGETABLE; WATER VAPOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPSICUM; CARICA PAPAYA; CARICACEAE; CITRUS X PARADISI; CUCUMIS MELO; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DAUCUS CAROTA; LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA; STRUTHIONIFORMES;

EID: 0036239472     PISSN: 14668564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1466-8564(02)00005-X     Document Type: Article

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