Evaluation of food handler practices and microbiological status of ready-to-eat foods in long-term care facilities in the Andalusia region of Spain

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1504-1512

  Rodriguez M ^a   Valero, A ^a   Posada Izquierdo, G D ^a   Carrasco, E ^a   Zurera, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; EVALUATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; SPAIN; STANDARD;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; SPAIN;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 80052512987     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-468     Document Type: Article

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