Improving Microbial Safety of Fresh Produce Using Thermal Treatment

Microbial Safety of Fresh Produce

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 241-262

  Fan, Xuetong ^a   Annous, Bassam A ^a   Huang, Lihan ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical (chlorine), physical, and biological (bacterial phage) treatment methods; Decontamination of alfalfa seeds by hot water treatment; Food intervention technologies; Hot water treatment; Improving microbial safety using thermal treatment; Microbial safety of fresh produce using thermal treatment; Microwave, RF, and infrared; Pilot scale surface pasteurization process for whole cantaloupe treatment; Sprouts and Watercress warm water treatment; Thermal treatment and heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887150348     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444319347.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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