Antimicrobial food packaging in meat industry

Meat Science

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 373-380

  Quintavalla, Stefania ^a   Vicini, Loredana ^a  

^a Experimental Station for the Food Preserving Industry   (Italy)

Author keywords

Active packaging; Antimicrobial substances; Meat; Meat products; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL PACKAGING; PATHOGENS;

BACTERIA; CONTAMINATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; PACKING PLANTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SAFETY FACTOR;

MEATS;

EID: 0036875639     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(02)00121-3     Document Type: Article

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