The effect of blast chilling on occurrence of human pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica compared to Campylobacter spp. and numbers of hygienic indicators on pig carcasses

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 123, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 130-133

  Nesbakken, Truls ^a,b   Eckner, Karl ^c   Røtterud, Ole Johan ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Animalia   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Institute for Food and Environmental Analysis   (Norway)

Author keywords

Blast chilling; Campylobacter; E. coli; Food safety; Pigs; Y. enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CARCASS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD SAFETY; HEAT TOLERANCE; HYGIENE; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; NONHUMAN; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER; COLD; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; SWINE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

CAMPYLOBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUIDAE; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 40049083127     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.12.011     Document Type: Article

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