Levels of microbial contamination of domestic refrigerators in Italy

Food Control

Volumn 42, Issue , 2014, Pages 257-262

  Catellani, P ^a   Miotti Scapin, R ^a   Alberghini, L ^a   Radu, I L ^a   Giaccone, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross contamination; Domestic refrigerator; Internal surfaces; Microbial hygiene

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897712099     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2014.02.025     Document Type: Article

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