Aspects of the microbiological quality and safety of ready-to-eat foods in sharjah supermarkets in the United Arab Emirates

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1328-1331

  Almualla, Najla A ^a   Laleye, Louis C ^b   Abushelaibi, Aisha A ^b   Al Qassemi, Rasha A ^a   Wasesa, Abdulkadar A ^b   Baboucarr, Jobe ^c  

^a Central Food Control Laboratory   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c Department of the President's Affairs ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

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EID: 77955969037     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.7.1328     Document Type: Article

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