Efficiency of pulsed UV light for microbial decontamination of food powders

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 787-792

  Fine, F ^a,b   Gervais, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIPER NIGRUM; SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1842423541     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.4.787     Document Type: Article

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