Sanitizing effectiveness of commercial "active water" technologies onEscherichia coli O157: H7, Salmonella enterica and Listeria monocytogenes

Food Control

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 232-238

  Yang, Hongshun ^a   Feirtag, Joellen ^a   Diez Gonzalez, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrochemically activated water; Electrolyzed water; Foodborne pathogens; Ozone; Sanitizers

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

EID: 84875773570     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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