The use of chlorination and alternative sanitizers in the produce industry

CAB Reviews: Perspectives in Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Nutrition and Natural Resources

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Fatica, Marianne K ^a   Schneider, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidified sodium chlorite; Chlorine dioxide; Hydrogen peroxide; Ozone; Peroxyacetic acid; Produce; Sanitizer; Sodium hypochlorite

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449589195     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498848     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PAVSNNR20094052     Document Type: Review

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