Decontamination of green onions and baby spinach by vaporized ethyl pyruvate

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1012-1022

  Durak, M Zeki ^a   Churey, John J ^a   Gates, Matthew ^a   Sacks, Gavin L ^a   Worobo, Randy W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 84862300107     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-008     Document Type: Article

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