Efficacy of sanitizers to inactivate Escherichia coli O157:H7 on fresh-cut carrot shreds under simulated process water conditions

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 2375-2380

  Gonzalez, Rolando J ^a   Luo, Yaguang ^b   Ruiz Cruz, Saul ^c   McEvoy, James L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Research Center for Food and Development   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 7944231239     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-67.11.2375     Document Type: Article

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