Listeria monocytogenes: Low Levels Equal Low Risk
Authors:
- William H. RossWRWilliam H. Ross
- Virginia N. ScottVSVirginia N. Scott
- David E. GombasDGDavid E. Gombas
- 1 April 2003
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Journal of Food Protection
- Vol. 66 (4) , 570-577
Abstract
Because of the public health significance of L. monocytogenes, U.S. regulatory agencies established a policy whereby ready-to-eat foods contaminated with the organism at a detectable level are deem...Keywords
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