Regulatory Issues in Europe Regarding Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Safety

The Produce Contamination Problem

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 331-352

  Johannessen, Gro S ^a   Cudjoe, Kofitsyo S ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

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EID: 78649861804     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374186-8.00014-8     Document Type: Chapter

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