Evaluation of the cold chain of fresh-cut endive from farmer to plate

Postharvest Biology and Technology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 257-262

  Rediers, Hans ^a,b,f   Claes, Marijke ^a,c   Peeters, Luc ^a,e   Willems, Kris A ^a,b,d,f  

^a iMIK   (Belgium)

^b Associatie KULeuven   (Belgium)

^c Research Station for Vegetable Production   (Belgium)

^d Scientia Terrae Research Institute   (Belgium)

^e Vegetables auction Mechelse Veilingen ^*  (Belgium)

^f LEUVEN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTRE LFORCE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cold chain; Endive; Food microbiology; Fresh cut; Produce; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 57149094211     PISSN: 09255214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2008.07.017     Document Type: Article

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