Deteminants of cross-contamination during home food preparation

British Food Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 280-297

  Kennedy, J ^a   Nolan, A ^a   Gibney, S ^a   O'Brien, S ^a   McMahon, M A S ^b   McKenzie, K ^a   Healy, B ^a   McDowell, D ^b   Fanning, S ^a   Wall, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumers; Contamination; Food safety; Individual behaviour

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79953248702     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070701111105349     Document Type: Article

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