Cost-effectiveness of Salmonella reduction in Danish abattoirs

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 134, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 126-132

  Lawson, Lartey G ^a   Jensen, Jørgen D ^a   Christiansen, Pia ^b   Lund, Mogens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Abattoir decontamination; Cost effectiveness; Food safety; Pig slaughterhouses; Salmonella; Yersinia

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER; LACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DENMARK; FOOD BIOTECHNOLOGY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD PROCESSING; PREVALENCE; SALMONELLA; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; ULTRASOUND; VACUUM; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DISINFECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; SWINE;

SALMONELLA; SUIDAE; YERSINIA;

EID: 68949196092     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2009.03.024     Document Type: Article

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