Salmonella surveillance and control at post-harvest in the Belgian pork meat chain

Food Microbiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-271

  Delhalle, L ^a   Saegerman, C ^a   Farnir, F ^a   Korsak, N ^a   Maes, D ^b   Messens, W ^c   De Sadeleer, L ^b   De Zutter, L ^b   Daube, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERIES RESEARCH ILVO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Meat; Pork; Post harvest; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BELGIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; STANDARD; SWINE;

ANIMALS; BELGIUM; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MEAT; MEAT PRODUCTS; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SWINE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 61449098388     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2008.12.009     Document Type: Article

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