A thermal process lethality model for low water activity food

Food Protection Trends

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 43-55

  Lucore, Lisa A ^c   Gualtieri, Anthony J ^a   Abd, Shirin J ^b  

^a KELLOGG COMPANY   (United States)

^b Covance Food Solutions ^*  (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 85014891604     PISSN: 15419576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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