Efficacy of sanitizers in reducing Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes populations on fresh-cut carrots

Food Control

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1383-1390

  Ruiz Cruz, Saúl ^a   Acedo Félix, Evelia ^b   Díaz Cinco, Martha ^b   Islas Osuna, Maria A ^a   González Aguilar, Gustavo A ^a  

^a González Méndez are with Laboratorio de Investigacion en Carne y Productos Carnicos   (Mexico)

^b Dir de Ciencia de los Alimentos   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acidified sodium chlorite; Chlorine; E. coli O157:H7; L. monocytogenes; Peroxyacetic acid; Salmonella; Shredded carrots

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DAUCUS CAROTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA;

EID: 33847789544     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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