Evaluation of levulinic acid and sodium dodecyl sulfate as a sanitizer for use in processing georgia-grown cantaloupes

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1767-1772

  Webb, Cathy C ^a   Davey, Lindsey E ^a   Erickson, Marilyn C ^a   Doyle, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; DODECYL SULFATE SODIUM; LEVULINIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MELON; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PRODUCT SAFETY; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; UNITED STATES;

CHLORINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CUCUMIS MELO; DISINFECTANTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GEORGIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LEVULINIC ACIDS; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE;

EID: 84885447773     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-13-057     Document Type: Article

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