Food safety-related refrigeration and freezer practices and attitudes of consumers in Peoria and surrounding counties

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 69, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1640-1645

  Towns, Ruth E ^a   Cullen, Robert W ^a   Memken, Jean A ^a   Nnakwe, Nweze E ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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PEORIA;

EID: 33746253646     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-69.7.1640     Document Type: Article

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