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SURVEY OF THE BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF SHRIMP SOLD IN BELGIUM.

ENQUETE SUR LA QUALITE BACTERIOLOGIQUE DES CREVETTES VENDUES EN BELGIQUE.

Author(s) : GILLET R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

RESULTS OF A BELGIAN SURVEY (70 SAMPLES) FOLLOWING SERIOUS FOOD POISONING WHICH OCCURRED IN THE NETHERLANDS AND ATTRIBUTED TO PEELED SHRIMP FROM SOUTH-EAST ASIA. THE AUTHORS SHOW THAT A SIGNIFICANT PERCENTAGE OF CHILLED PEELED SHRIMP DOES NOT MEET THE STANDARDS FOR TOTAL GERM COUNTS AND THAT FROZEN SHRIMP GENERALLY HAVE A BETTER BACTERIOLOGICAL QUALITY THAN CHILLED SHRIMP. CONTAMINATION PRIOR TO AND AFTER PEELING IN THE LABORATORY WAS ALSO COMPARED. J.R.

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  • Original title: ENQUETE SUR LA QUALITE BACTERIOLOGIQUE DES CREVETTES VENDUES EN BELGIQUE.
  • Record ID : 1988-0676
  • Languages: French
  • Source: Belg. J. Food Chem. Biotechnol. - vol. 42 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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