Inactivation of Escherichia coli inoculated onto fresh-cut chopped cabbage using electron-beam processing

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 115-118

  Grasso, Elizabeth M ^a   Uribe Rendon, Roberto M ^b   Lee, Ken ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BRASSICA; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; VEGETABLE;

BRASSICA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD PRESERVATION; HUMANS; VEGETABLES;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 78651337266     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-281     Document Type: Article

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