Efficacy of sanitizers in reducing Salmonella on pecan nutmeats during cracking and shelling

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 770-778

  Beuchat, Larry R ^a   Mann, David A ^a   Alali, Walid Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84878363308     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-12-541     Document Type: Article

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