Hygiene assessment system (HAS) scores - An analysis of the available data from English slaughterhouses

Food Control

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 806-816

  Garcia Pinillos, Rebeca ^a   Jukes, David John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HAS; Hygiene; Meat; OVS; Slaughterhouse

Indexed keywords

EID: 40249085782     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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