Low-water activity foods: Increased concern as vehicles of foodborne pathogens

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 150-172

  Beuchat, Larry R ^a   Komitopoulou, Evangelia ^b   Beckers, Harry ^c   Betts, Roy P ^d   Bourdichon, François ^e   Fanning, Séamus ^f   Joosten, Han M ^e   Kuile, Benno H Ter ^g,h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b LEATHERHEAD FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c Harry Beckers Food Safety Consultant   (Netherlands)

^d CAMPDEN BRI   (United Kingdom)

^e NESTLÉ RESEARCH CENTER   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^h Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84872703460     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-211     Document Type: Article

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