Quantifying exposure to Vero-cytotoxigenic Escherichia coli O157 in milk sold as pasteurized: A model-based approach

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 131, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 95-105

  Clough, Helen E ^a   Clancy, Damian ^a   French, Nigel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Microbial quantitative risk assessment; Milk; VTEC O157

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAIRYING; FOOD PROCESSING; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; PASTEURIZATION; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIGA TOXIN PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; MILK; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 64649098610     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2008.12.036     Document Type: Article

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