Effect of washing with a high pressure water spray on removal of Listeria innocua from Gorgonzola cheese rind

Food Control

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 521-525

  Mucchetti, Germano ^a   Bonvini, Barbara ^b   Francolino, Salvatore ^b   Neviani, Erasmo ^a   Carminati, Domenico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gorgonzola cheese; High pressure water washing; Listeria

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA; LISTERIA INNOCUA;

EID: 36148991501     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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