A novel water-assisted pulsed light processing for decontamination of blueberries

Food Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-8

  Huang, Yaoxin ^a   Chen, Haiqiang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blueberry; Escherichia coli O157:H7; Produce; Pulsed light; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLUEBERRY; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; EVALUATION STUDY; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIGHT; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PRODUCE; PULSED LIGHT; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SALMONELLA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BLUEBERRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; PRODUCE; PULSED LIGHT; SALMONELLA;

BLUEBERRY PLANT; DECONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; LIGHT; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84890809790     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: 10959998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2013.11.017     Document Type: Article

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