Food safety in the domestic environment

Food Control

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 272-276

  Azevedo, Inês ^a   Albano, Helena ^a   Silva, Joana ^a   Teixeira, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA PORTUGUESA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Domestic environment; Food safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885450211     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2013.09.058     Document Type: Article

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