Water in food production and processing: Quantity and quality concerns

Food Control

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 283-299

  Kirby, Roy M ^a   Bartram, Jamie ^b   Carr, Richard ^b  

^a UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; REVIEW; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0038668979     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-7135(02)00090-7     Document Type: Article

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