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Assessment of Apple Packing for Listeria Risk

Author: Karen Killinger, Ines Hanrahan, Trevor Suslow, Yen-te Liao

Published: 2015

Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1) Examine current industry standard practices for control of Listeria in packing environments and compare sampling and detection methods for Listeria spp. 2) Examine the prevalence of generic Listeria spp. and Listeria monocytogenes associated with Fuji apples stored under refrigerated storage and controlled atmosphere storage with and without ozone application

Keywords:

  • Apple
  • Fuji
  • Listeria risk
  • Packinghouse cleaning
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