Critical evaluation of the EU-technical guidance on shelf-life studies for L. monocytogenes on RTE-foods: A case study for smoked salmon

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 176-185

  Vermeulen, A ^a   Devlieghere, F ^a   De Loy Hendrickx, A ^a   Uyttendaele, M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Challenge testing; Listeria monocytogenes; Predictive microbiology; Smoked salmon

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FOOD STORAGE; GROWTH RATE; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALMON; SHELF LIFE;

ANIMALS; COLD TEMPERATURE; FAST FOODS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SALMON; SEAFOOD;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 79951552202     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2010.12.008     Document Type: Article

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