Quantitative risk assessment of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods: The FAO/WHO approach

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-267

  Rocourt, J ^a,b   BenEmbarek, P ^a   Toyofuku, H ^a   Schlundt, J ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Dose response; Listeria monocytogenes; Listeriosis; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONSUMER; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EATING; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0037377272     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-8244(02)00468-6     Document Type: Article

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