Survey of Salmonella contamination of edible nut kernels on retail sale in the UK

Food Microbiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 171-174

  Little, C L ^a   Rawal, N ^a   de Pinna, E ^a   McLauchlin, J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Groundnuts; Kernels; Salmonella; Tree nuts

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NUT; SAFETY; SALMONELLA; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DATA COLLECTION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GREAT BRITAIN; NUTS; SALMONELLA;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; JUGLANS; MACADAMIA; PISTACIA VERA; PRUNUS DULCIS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 70449127226     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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