Insight into the prevalence and distribution of microbial contamination to evaluate water management in the fresh produce processing industry

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 671-681

  Holvoet, Kevin ^a,b   Jacxsens, Liesbeth ^a   Sampers, Imca ^a,b   Uyttendaele, Mieke ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Hogeschool West Vlaanderen   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LETTUCE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRODUCT SAFETY; STANDARD;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOOD-PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; HYGIENE; LETTUCE; PREVALENCE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

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

EID: 84859295760     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-11-175     Document Type: Article

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