X-Ray irradiation as a microbial intervention strategy for food

Annual Review of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 493-510

  Moosekian, Scott R ^a   Jeong, Sanghyup ^b   Marks, Bradley P ^a,b   Ryser, Elliot T ^a  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

consumer acceptance; dose measurement; pathogen inactivation; process control and validation; produce; seafood

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE; DOSE MEASUREMENT; PATHOGEN INACTIVATION; PRODUCE; SEAFOOD;

ELECTRON BEAMS; IRRADIATION; X RAYS;

FOOD MICROBIOLOGY;

HEXAPODA; LACTUCA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PRUNUS DULCIS; SPINACIA OLERACEA;

ANIMAL; CONSUMER; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; X RAY;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; X-RAYS;

EID: 84862684164     PISSN: 19411413     EISSN: 19411421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-food-022811-101306     Document Type: Article

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