A seven-year survey of Campylobacter contamination in meat at different production stages in Belgium

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-120

  Ghafir, Y ^a   China, B ^a   Dierick, K ^b   De Zutter, L ^c   Daube, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beef; Campylobacter; Foodborne pathogens; Meat; Pork; Poultry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BELGIUM; CAMPYLOBACTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEAT; MEAT INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; POULTRY; PREVALENCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; BELGIUM; CAMPYLOBACTER; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INSPECTION; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MEAT; POULTRY; PREVALENCE; SWINE;

CAMPYLOBACTER;

EID: 33947730446     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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