Microbiological quality of open ready-to-eat salad vegetables: Effectiveness of food hygiene training of management

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1581-1586

  Sagoo, S K ^a   Little, C L ^a   Mitchell, R T ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 0141461832     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.9.1581     Document Type: Article

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