Enumeration of Campylobacter and Salmonella on chicken packs

British Food Journal

Volumn 106, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 651-662

  Wong, Tecklok ^a   Janet Whyte, Rosemary ^a   Joyce Cornelius, Angela ^a   Hudson, John Andrew ^a  

^a ESR Christchurch Science Centre   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Contamination; Food products; Food safety; Micro organisms; Poultry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986097617     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700410558184     Document Type: Article

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