A Microbial Assessment Scheme to measure microbial performance of Food Safety Management Systems

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 113-125

  Jacxsens, L ^a   Kussaga, J ^a,b   Luning, P A ^b   Van der Spiegel, M ^b   Devlieghere, F ^a   Uyttendaele, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Food Safety Management System; Microbiological food safety; Performance tool

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MICROBIAL IDENTIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DECISION TREES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MEAT PRODUCTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SWINE;

EID: 68849086731     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.02.018     Document Type: Article

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