Verification of hygiene in Australian manufacturing beef processing - Focus on Escherichia coli O157

Food Protection Trends

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 514-520

  Sumner, John ^a   Kiermeier, Andreas ^b   Jenson, Ian ^a  

^a Meat and Livestock Australia   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

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EID: 84863186793     PISSN: 15419576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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