Similar Reduction of Salmonella enterica Typhimurium on Grape Tomatoes and Its Cross-Contamination in Wash Water by Washing with Natural Antimicrobials as Compared with Chlorine Treatment

Food and Bioprocess Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 661-670

  Lu, Yingjian ^a   Joerger, Rolf ^a   Wu, Changqing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial activities; Grape tomato; Hydrogen peroxide; Organic acid; Salmonella enterica Typhimurium; Shelf life; Thymol

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895062767     PISSN: 19355130     EISSN: 19355149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11947-013-1105-9     Document Type: Article

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