Microbial reduction efficacy of various disinfection treatments on fresh-cut cabbage

Food Science and Nutrition

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 585-590

  Lee, Hyun Hee ^a   Hong, Seok In ^a   Kim, Dongman ^a  

^a Korea Food Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Disinfection; fresh cut vegetables; microbiological safety; pathogen bacteria; sanitizer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84981315842     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20487177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.138     Document Type: Article

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