Evaluation of Enterococcus faecium NRRL B-2354 as a potential surrogate of Salmonella in packaged paprika, white pepper and cumin powder during radio frequency heating

Food Control

Volumn 108, Issue , 2020, Pages

  Ozturk, Samet ^a   Kong, Fanbin ^a   Singh, Rakesh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterococcus faecium NRRL B 2354; Pasteurization; Radio frequency (RF) heating; Salmonella; Spices

Indexed keywords

EID: 85071637628     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106833     Document Type: Article

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