Effectiveness of UV light as a means to reduce Salmonella contamination on tomatoes and food contact surfaces

Food Control

Volumn 66, Issue , 2016, Pages 166-173

  Lim, Winnie ^a   Harrison, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Food contact surfaces; Salmonella; Tomatoes; UV light

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957801129     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2016.01.043     Document Type: Article

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