Microbial performance of food safety management systems implemented in the lamb production chain

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-103

  Oses S M ^a   Luning, P A ^b   Jacxsens, L ^c   Santillana, S ^b   Jaime, I ^a   Rovira, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; LAW; MEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEEP; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; STANDARD;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MEAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHEEP;

ENTEROBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 84855436902     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-263     Document Type: Article

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