Tomato handling practices in restaurants

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1692-1698

  Kirkland, Elizabeth ^a   Green, Laura R ^a   Stone, Carmily ^b   Reimann, Dave ^c   Nicholas, Dave ^d   Mason, Ryan ^e   Frick, Roberta ^f   Coleman, Sandra ^g   Bushnell, Lisa ^h   Blade, Henry ⁱ   Radke, Vincent ^a   Selman, Carol ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b Iowa Department of Public Health   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d New York Stale Department of Health

^e Metro Public Health Department   (United States)

^f CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g Georgia Division of Public Health   (United States)

^h CDC

ⁱ RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; SALMONELLA;

EID: 68849090839     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-72.8.1692     Document Type: Article

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