Have changes to meat and poultry food safety regulation in Australia affected the prevalence of Salmonella or of salmonellosis?

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-205

  Sumner, John ^a   Raven, Geoff ^b   Givney, Rod ^c  

^a M and S Food Consultants Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Food hygiene regulation; Salmonellosis; Serovar matching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM EXAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATERING SERVICE; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; MEAT INDUSTRY; MEDICAL AUDIT; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLICATION; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROPREVALENCE; SEROTYPE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CATTLE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INSPECTION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MEAT; POULTRY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

SALMONELLA;

EID: 1942518245     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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