Non-lactic acid, contaminating microbial flora in ready-to-eat foods: A potential food-quality index

Food Microbiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 95-100

  Angelidis, A S ^a,e   Chronis, E N ^b   Papageorgiou, D K ^c   Kazakis, I I ^b   Arsenoglou, K C ^b   Stathopoulos, G A ^d  

^a ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b 492 General Military Hospital   (Greece)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^d DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^e NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Contaminating flora; Microbiological quality; Ready to eat foods (RTE)

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DAIRY PRODUCT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SAFETY; SALMONELLA; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INSPECTION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT PRODUCTS; SALMONELLA; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

CLOSTRIDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 20544445007     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2005.01.015     Document Type: Article

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