Prevalence of listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods sampled from the point of sale in wales, United Kingdom

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1515-1518

  Meldrum, R J ^a   Ellis, P W ^a   Mannion, P T ^b   Halstead, D ^c   Garside, J ^d  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLAN CLWYD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Powys County Council   (United Kingdom)

^d Civic Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRODUCT SAFETY; UNITED KINGDOM;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT PRODUCTS; POULTRY PRODUCTS; PREVALENCE; WALES;

EID: 77955939499     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.8.1515     Document Type: Article

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