Probabilistic models of food microbial safety and nutritional quality

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 135-142

  Gonzalez Martinez, Consuelo ^a   Corradini, Maria G ^b   Peleg, Micha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Predictive microbiology; Quality assurance; Quality control; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

FOOD PRODUCTS; MICROBIOLOGY; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; RAW MATERIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

FOOD MICROBIAL SAFETY;

NUTRITION;

EID: 0037290294     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(02)00242-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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