Risk assessment for listeriosis in consumers of Parma and San Daniele hams

Food Control

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 789-799

  Giovannini, Armando ^a   Migliorati, Giacomo ^a   Prencipe, Vincenza ^a   Calderone, Davide ^b   Zuccolo, Carlo ^c   Cozzolino, Paolo ^d  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL ABRUZZO E DEL MOLISE G CAPORALE   (Italy)

^b Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma ^*  (Italy)

^c Consorzio del Prosciutto di San Daniele ^*  (Italy)

^d Programma Dipendenze SerT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dry cured ham; Listeria monocytogenes; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 33846222452     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2006.03.014     Document Type: Article

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