Bacterial Hazards in Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce: Sources and Control

Preharvest and Postharvest Food Safety: Contemporary Issues and Future Directions

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 43-58

  Castillo, Alejandro ^a   Rodríguez García, M Ofelia ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Contamination; Control; Fruits; Hazards; Sources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889780063     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470752579.ch4     Document Type: Chapter

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