Control of Bacillus cereus in high-pH crumpets

Journal of Food Safety

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 309-324

  Koukoutsis, John ^a   Smith, James P ^a   Daifas, Daphne Phillips ^a   Yayalan, Varoujan ^a   Cayouette, Bernard ^a   Ngadi, Michael ^a   El Khoury, Wassim ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS;

EID: 13744256141     PISSN: 01496085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4565.2004.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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