Microbiological quality of ready-to-eat minimally processed vegetables consumed in Brazil

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1400-1403

  Oliveira, Maria Aparecida de ^a   Maciel de Souza, Vanessa ^b   Morato Bergamini, Alzira Maria ^a   De Martinis, Elaine Cristina Pereira ^b  

^a INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Listeria; Minimally processed vegetables; Ready to eat vegetables; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 79953770134     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.02.020     Document Type: Article

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