Field evaluation of the application of time temperature integrators for monitoring fish quality in the chill chain

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 323-336

  Giannakourou, M C ^a   Koutsoumanis, K ^b   Nychas, G J E ^c   Taoukis, P S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Field test; Fish; Shelf life; TTI (time temperature integrators)

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FISH; LABORATORY; MICROBIOLOGY; MODEL; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; KINETICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SEAFOOD; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

SPARUS AURATA;

EID: 21844473997     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2004.11.037     Document Type: Article

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