Reducing Salmonella on apples with wash practices commonly used by consumers

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 741-747

  Parnell, Tracy L ^a   Harris, Linda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MALUS X DOMESTICA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 0037728815     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.5.741     Document Type: Article

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