Microbiological carcass sampling methods to achieve compliance with 2001/471/EC and new hygiene regulations

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 104-106

  Byrne, Brian ^a   Dunne, Gemma ^a   Lyng, James ^b   Bolton, Declan J ^a  

^a FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Hygiene regulations; Meat; Microbiology; Sampling studies

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HYGIENE; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; MEAT; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; OVIS;

EID: 11344253839     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2004.08.007     Document Type: Article

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