Fate of Listeria monocytogenes in commercial ham, formulated with or without antimicrobials, under conditions simulating contamination in the processing or retail environment and during home storage

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 378-385

  Lianou, Alexandra ^a   Geornaras, Ifigenia ^a   Kendall, Patricia A ^a   Belk, Keith E ^a   Scanga, John A ^a   Smith, Gary C ^a   Sofos, John N ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

ACETIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FOOD PRESERVATIVE; LACTATE SODIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME; VACUUM;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD PRESERVATION; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT PRODUCTS; SODIUM ACETATE; SODIUM LACTATE; SWINE; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; VACUUM;

EID: 33847182063     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-70.2.378     Document Type: Article

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