The EC decision of the 18th June 2001 (EC/471/2001): Excision versus swabbing

Food Control

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-209

  Bolton, Declan J ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXCISION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD STORAGE; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; SALMONELLA; SMEAR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 0037222894     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-7135(02)00093-2     Document Type: Note

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