Relating microbiological criteria to food safety objectives and performance objectives

Food Control

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 967-979

  van Schothorst, M ^a   Zwietering, M H ^b   Ross, T ^c   Buchanan, R L ^d   Cole, M B ^e  

^a Wageningen University ^*  (Switzerland)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Food safety objective; Microbiological criteria; Sampling plan

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349108049     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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