Inactivation of Salmonella on in-shell pecans during conditioning treatments preceding cracking and shelling

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 588-602

  Beuchat, Larry R ^a   Mann, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PECAN; PRODUCT SAFETY; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

CARYA; CHLORINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA FOOD POISONING; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 79953671023     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-411     Document Type: Article

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