Inaccuracy of labeling and visual inspection for microsporidian parasites in anglerfish Lophius litulon (Jordan, 1902) collected from Chinese retail markets in Sardinia, Italy

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1232-1236

  Meloni, Domenico ^a   Arca, Costantino ^b   Piras, Pierluigi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Farmers Association of the Province of Nuoro   (Italy)

^c Food Hygiene Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOPHIIFORMES; LOPHIUS LITULON; SPRAGUEA LOPHII;

ANIMAL; APANSPOROBLASTINA; CHINA; FISH; FISH DISEASE; FISH PRODUCT; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROSPORIDIOSIS; PROCEDURES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; APANSPOROBLASTINA; CHINA; FISH DISEASES; FISH PRODUCTS; FISHES; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD LABELING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; ITALY; MICROSPORIDIOSIS;

EID: 84930531981     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: 19449097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-14-521     Document Type: Article

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