Consumer acceptance and marketing of irradiated meat

Case Studies in Novel Food Processing Technologies: Innovations in Processing, Packaging, and Predictive Modelling

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 442-463

  Eustice, R F ^a   Bruhn, C M ^b  

^a Minnesota Beef Council   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumer acceptance; Disinfestation; E. coli O157:H7; Electron beam; Foodborne illness; Foodborne pathogens; Gamma rays; Ground beef; Irradiation; Post harvest interventions; Pre harvest interventions; Radura; Salmonella; Shelf life extension; Sterilization; X rays

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873919759     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-84569-551-4.50019-8     Document Type: Chapter

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