Prevalence and level of Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods in Sweden 2010

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-31

  Lambertz, S Thisted ^a   Nilsson, C ^a   Bradenmark A ^a   Sylven S ^a   Johansson, A ^a   Jansson, Lisa Marie ^a   Lindblad, M ^a  

^a National Food Agency   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baseline survey; Listeria monocytogenes; Ready to eat (RTE) foods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHEESE; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEAT TREATMENT; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; MEAT; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; SHELF LIFE; SWEDEN;

ANIMALS; CHEESE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; FISH PRODUCTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; MEAT PRODUCTS; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN;

LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84868705530     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: 18793460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2012.09.010     Document Type: Article

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