Microbiological quality and sample collection policy for dairy products in Ramallah and Al-Bireh district, Palestine

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 709-716

  Al Khatib, I A ^a   Al Mitwalli, S M ^a  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

YOGHURT;

ARTICLE; CHEESE; DAIRY PRODUCT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECAL COLIFORM; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; MOULD; PALESTINE; PATHOGENESIS; QUALITY CONTROL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YEAST;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DAIRY PRODUCTS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INSPECTION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FUNGI; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE EAST; SPECIMEN HANDLING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YEASTS;

EID: 69949113204     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2009.15.3.709     Document Type: Article

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