Microbiological and Physicochemical Properties of Fresh Retail Cuts of Beef Packaged under an Advanced Vacuum Skin System and Stored at 4°C

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2085-2092

  Barros Velázquez, Jorge ^a   Carreira, Luis ^a   Franco, Carlos ^a   Vázquez, Beatriz I ^a   Fente, Cristina ^a   Cepeda, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0242489067     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-66.11.2085     Document Type: Article

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