Slaughterfloor decontamination of pork carcases with hot water or acidified sodium chlorite - A comparison in two Australian abattoirs

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 16-22

  Hamilton, D ^a   Holds, G ^a   Lorimer, M ^a   Kiermeier, A ^a   Kidd, C ^b   Slade, J ^a   Pointon, A ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Ecolab Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Belly strip; E. coli; Risk management; Salmonella; SANOVA ; TVC

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER; SODIUM CHLORITE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARCASS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CHLORIDES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HOT TEMPERATURE; MEAT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SALMONELLA; SWINE; WATER;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SUIDAE;

EID: 78649564145     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2010.01359.x     Document Type: Article

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