Efficacy of traditional almond decontamination treatments and electron beam irradiation against heat-resistant salmonella strains

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 369-375

  Cuervo, Mary P ^a,b   Lucia, Lisa M ^a   Castillo, Alejandro ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Merieux NutriSciences   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Almonds; Decontamination; Electron beam; Heat resistance; Irradiation; Salmonella

Indexed keywords

ALMOND; ELECTRON BEAM; HEAT; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR ENTERITIDIS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; BACTERIAL COUNT; DECONTAMINATION; ELECTRON; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; FOOD IRRADIATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NUT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DECONTAMINATION; ELECTRONS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD IRRADIATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HOT TEMPERATURE; NUTS; PRUNUS DULCIS; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS;

EID: 84960880010     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: 19449097     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-15-059     Document Type: Article

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