Industry practices and compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration guidelines among California sprout firms

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1253-1259

  Thomas, Jennifer L ^a,b   Palumbo, Mary S ^a   Farrar, Jeff A ^a   Farver, Thomas B ^b   Cliver, Dean O ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); SALMONELLA; VIGNA RADIATA VAR. RADIATA;

EID: 0037769972     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.7.1253     Document Type: Article

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