Microbiological Quality of Ground Beef from Conventionally-Reared Cattle and “Raised without Antibiotics” Label Claims
Authors:
- Jeffrey T. LejeuneJLJeffrey T. Lejeune
- Nicholas P. ChristieNCNicholas P. Christie
- 1 July 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Food Protection
- Vol. 67 (7) , 1433-1437
Abstract
The contamination of the food supply with pathogens and antimicrobial-resistant bacteria has emerged as an important health concern. We compared the microbiological quality of 77 samples of ground ...Keywords
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