Probabilistic Modeling of the Fate of Listeria Monocytogenes in Diced Bacon During the Manufacturing Process

Risk Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 237-254

  Billoir, Elise ^a,f   Denis, Jean Baptiste ^a   Cammeau, Natalie ^b,c   Cornu, Marie ^b,e   Zuliani, Veronique ^d  

^a UR341 National Agronomical Research Institute (INRA)   (France)

^b FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^d Institut de la Filière Porcine   (France)

^e INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE IRSN   (France)

^f LABORATOIRE DE BIOMÉTRIE ET BIOLOGIE EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Diced bacon; Listeria monocytogenes; Microbial risk assessment; Process chain modeling

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; CHAINS; DISEASES; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LISTERIA; MANUFACTURE; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

DICED BACON; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MICROBIAL RISK ASSESSMENT; PROBABILISTIC MODELING; PROCESS CHAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT MODELS; RISK MITIGATION STRATEGY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

BACTERIUM; BASELINE CONDITIONS; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CALIBRATION; MODEL VALIDATION; OPTIMIZATION; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 79951538380     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2010.01494.x     Document Type: Article

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