Evaluation of hygiene practices and microbiological status of ready-to-eat vegetable salads in Spanish school canteens

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2332-2340

  Rodríguez Caturla, Magdevis Y ^a   Valero, Antonio ^a   Carrasco, Elena ^a   Posada, Guiomar D ^a   García Gimeno, Rosa M ^a   Zurera, Gonzalo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Checklist; Hygiene conditions; Microbial quality; Ready to eat salads; School canteens

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; FAST FOOD; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INSTRUMENTATION; KITCHEN; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SANITATION; SCHOOL; SPAIN; SURFACE PROPERTY; VEGETABLE;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; FAST FOODS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SERVICES; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; SANITATION; SCHOOLS; SPAIN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84864068361     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5634     Document Type: Article

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