An introduction to biotracing in food chain systems

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 220-226

  Barker, G C ^a   Gomez, N ^a   Smid, J ^b  

^a NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOHAZARDS; CHAINS; DECISION MAKING;

FOOD CHAIN; FOOD CHAIN SYSTEM; OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL SOURCES; RAPID DETECTION; SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC BENEFITS;

FOOD SAFETY;

EID: 67349215108     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2009.03.002     Document Type: Note

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