Generation and dispersion of droplets from cleaning equipment used in the chilled food industry

Journal of Food Engineering

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 343-353

  Burfoot, Dean ^a   Reavell, Simon ^a   Tuck, Clive ^a   Wilkinson, David ^a  

^a SILSOE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Contamination; Particle sizing

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; DISPERSIONS; MICROORGANISMS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHILLED FOOD INDUSTRY;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

EID: 0037411899     PISSN: 02608774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-8774(02)00397-7     Document Type: Article

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