The microbiological quality of informally vended foods in Harare, Zimbabwe

Food Control

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 829-832

  Gadaga, Tendekayi H ^a   Samende, Bernard K ^b   Musuna, Cabinet ^c   Chibanda, Dombo ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LESOTHO   (Lesotho)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND CHILD CARE   (Zimbabwe)

^c Kutsaga Research Station Harare   (Zimbabwe)

^d Harare City Health Department   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Food hygiene; Informally vended foods; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS CEREUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA SP.; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 40449104077     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2007.07.016     Document Type: Article

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