Food safety knowledge of head chefs and catering managers in Ireland

Food Control

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-300

  Bolton, D J ^a   Meally, A ^a   Blair, I S ^b   McDowell, D A ^b   Cowan, C ^a  

^a ASHTOWN FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Campylobacter; Catering; Escherichia coli O157; Food safety; Foodborne illness; HACCP; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA;

EID: 35348870393     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.04.006     Document Type: Article

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