Reduction of microbial contaminants on carcasses

Control of Foodborne Microorganisms

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 351-382

  Castillo, Alejandro ^a   Hardin, Margaret D ^b   Acuff, Gary R ^c   Dickson, James S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

^b Sara Lee Foods   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DECONTAMINATION;

BACTERIAL POPULATION; BACTERIAL REDUCTION; FOOD PROCESSORS; LABORATORY CONDITIONS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINANT; PATHOGEN REDUCTION;

PATHOGENS;

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