Location of bung bagging during beef slaughter influences the potential for spreading pathogen contamination on beef carcasses

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1452-1455

  Stopforth, J D ^a   Lopes, M ^a   Shultz, J E ^a   Miksch, R R ^a   Samadpour, M ^a  

^a Institute for Environmental Health Inc   (United States)

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ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33745113531     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.6.1452     Document Type: Article

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