Cross-contamination between processing equipment and deli meats by Listeria monocytogenes

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-79

  Lin, Chia Min ^a,c   Takeuchi, Kazue ^a,d   Zhang, Lei ^a,e   Dohm, Cynthia B ^b   Meyer, Joseph D ^b   Hall, Paul A ^b   Doyle, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Kraft Foods   (United States)

^c FAR EAST UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^e Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 31144439763     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.1.71     Document Type: Article

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