Investigation of water washes suitable for very small meat plants to reduce pathogens on beef surfaces

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 907-915

  Yoder, Sally Flowers ^a,c   Henning, William R ^a   Mills, Edward W ^a   Doores, Stephanie ^a   Ostiguy, Nancy ^b   Cutter, Catherine N ^a  

^a 202 Food Science Building ^*  (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AEGIS Food Testing Laboratories Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SANITATION; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; CAMPYLOBACTER COLI; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CATTLE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; MEAT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SANITATION; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 77954070287     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.5.907     Document Type: Article

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