Whole-chain traceability, is it possible to trace your hamburger to a particular steer, a U. S. perspective

Meat Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-144

  Crandall, Philip G ^a   O'Bryan, Corliss A ^a   Babu, Dinesh ^a,c   Jarvis, Nathan ^a   Davis, Mike L ^a   Buser, Michael ^b   Adam, Brian ^b   Marcy, John ^a   Ricke, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal disease; Beef; Food safety; Ground beef; Traceability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DISEASE; FOOD BORNE DISEASE; FOOD INDUSTRIES; GOVERNMENT REGULATORS; GROUND BEEF; QUALITY ATTRIBUTES; TRACEABILITY; TRACEABILITY SYSTEMS;

COMMERCE; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; SUPPLY CHAINS;

BEEF;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; BOVINE; CATERING SERVICE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOOD SAFETY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMAN; MARKETING; MEAT; PRODUCT SAFETY; UNITED STATES; CATTLE; FOOD POISONING; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD SUPPLY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; MARKETING; MEAT PRODUCTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878796254     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2013.04.022     Document Type: Review

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