The pasteurisation of England: The science, culture and health implications of milk processing, 1900-1950

Food, Science, Policy and Regulation in the Twentieth Century: International and Comparative Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 37-51

  Atkins, Peter J ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203350416-10     Document Type: Chapter

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