Applications of cold plasma technology for microbiological safety in meat industry

Trends in Food Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue , 2017, Pages 74-86

  Misra, N N ^a   Jo, Cheorun ^b  

^a General Mills India Private Limited   (India)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Electrical; Hygiene; Meat; Nitrite; Nonthermal; Pasteurisation; Plasma; Poultry

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; DECONTAMINATION; EXPLOSIONS; FOOD SAFETY; MEATS; PLASMAS; POULTRY; THERMAL PROCESSING (FOODS);

ELECTRICAL; HYGIENE; NITRITE; NONTHERMAL; PASTEURISATION;

PLASMA APPLICATIONS;

EID: 85018415961     PISSN: 09242244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2017.04.005     Document Type: Review

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