Inactivation of Listeria monocytogenes on ready-to-eat food processing equipment by chlorine dioxide gas

Food Control

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 357-362

  Trinetta, Valentina ^a   Vaid, Richa ^a   Xu, Qin ^a   Linton, Richard ^b   Morgan, Mark ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ClO 2 gas; Listeria monocytogens; RTE meat processing equipment

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84857677690     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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