Assessment of the personal hygiene and the bacteriological quality ofbutchers' hands in some abattoirs in Alexandria, Egypt

Food Control

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 147-150

  Abd Elaleem, R ^a   Bakr, W M K ^a   Hazzah, W A ^a   Nasreldin, O ^a  

^a High Institute of Public Health Egypt   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Hand wash; Health certificates; Hygiene; Meat handlers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893407606     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.01.016     Document Type: Article

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