Consumer assessment of safety and date labeling statements on ready-to-eat meat and poultry products designed to minimize risk of listeriosis

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 70-76

  Lenhart, Jenna ^a   Kendall, Patricia ^a   Medeiros, Lydia ^b   Doorn, Jessica ^b   Schroeder, Mary ^a   Sofos, John ^a  

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

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38349001321     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-71.1.70     Document Type: Article

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