What is the hysteria with Listeria?

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 245-254

  Warriner, Keith ^a   Namvar, Azadeh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CURRENT REGULATIONS; FOOD SAFETY; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; NEW ZEALAND; RISK COMMUNICATION; RISK-BASED; VIRULENT PATHOGENS; ZERO-TOLERANCE;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 67349101007     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2009.03.008     Document Type: Review

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