Tracking cross-contamination transfer dynamics at a mock retail deli market using GloGerm

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 272-282

  Maitland, Jessica ^a   Boyer, Renee ^a   Gallagher, Dan ^b   Duncan, Susan ^a   Bauer, Nate ^c   Kause, Janell ^c   Eifert, Joseph ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FAST FOOD; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; MEAT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCT SAFETY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FAST FOODS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HUMANS; MEAT PRODUCTS;

LEUCISCUS CEPHALUS; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES;

EID: 84874071205     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-271     Document Type: Article

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