Incidence of Clostridium botulinum in vegetables packaged under vacuum or modified atmosphere.

Author(s) : LILLY T. Jr, SOLOMON H. M., RHODEHAMEL E. J.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Of the 1,118 modified-atmosphere packaged vegetable packages examined, one package each of shredded cabbage, chopped green pepper, and Italian salad mix contained C. botulinum type A spores. One additional salad mix (main ingredient, escarole) contained both C. botulinum type A and type B spores.

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  • Original title: Incidence of Clostridium botulinum in vegetables packaged under vacuum or modified atmosphere.
  • Record ID : 1996-3434
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Journal of Food Protection - vol. 59 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 1996/01
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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