Investigation on the trend of food-borne disease outbreaks in Taiwan (1991-2010)

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 261-267

  Cheng, Wei Chih ^a,b   Kuo, Chia Wei ^a   Chi, Tsu Yuan ^a   Lin, Lan Chi ^a   Lee, Chen Hsien ^a   Feng, Ruenn Lan ^a   Tsai, Shu Jean ^a  

^a Ministry of Health and Welfare   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Botulism; Etiology agent; Food borne disease outbreak; Natural toxin; Vehicle

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MELAMINE; TETRODOTOXIN; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TOXIN;

ALOCASIA; ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZA; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BOTULISM; CATERING SERVICE; CEREAL; CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM; COOKING; EDIBLE MUSHROOM; EGG; EPIDEMIC; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; KITCHEN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEAL; MEAT; MICROORGANISM; MILK; PUFFER FISH; SEA FOOD; SOYBEAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; VEGETABLE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TETRAODONTIDAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 84885638950     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jfda.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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