Microbiological quality of randomly selected ready-to-eat foods sampled between 2003 and 2005 in Wales, UK

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 397-400

  Meldrum, R J ^a   Smith, R M M ^b   Ellis, P ^a   Garside, J ^c  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre Wales ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c Civic Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microbiological quality; Ready to eat food; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BREAD; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARD; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; NONHUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNITED KINGDOM; BACTERIAL COUNT; FOOD; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; SAFETY; STANDARD;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LISTERIA; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WALES;

EID: 33646917276     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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