Random or systematic sampling to detect a localised microbial contamination within a batch of food

Food Control

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1448-1455

  Jongenburger, I ^a   Reij, M W ^a   Boer, E P J ^a   Gorris, L G M ^a,b,c   Zwietering, M H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Unilever R and D   (China)

Author keywords

Distributions; Heterogeneity; Lot; Probability; Sampling plan

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 79953792481     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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