The control of Clostridium botulinum during extended storage of pressure-treated, cooked chicken

Food Control

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-108

  Linton, Mark ^a   Connolly, Malachy ^a   Houston, Laurette ^a   Patterson, Margaret F ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chicken; Clostridium botulinum; HPP; Lactate; Packaging; Spores

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885201757     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.09.042     Document Type: Article

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