Proposed technical specifications for a survey on Listeria monocytogenes in selected categories of ready-to-eat food at retail in the EU

EFSA Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

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Author keywords

heat treated meat products; Listeria monocytogenes; microbiological criteria; modelling; ready to eat food; smoked and gravad fish; soft and semi soft cheeses; survey

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EID: 85078376025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2009.300r     Document Type: Article

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