Survey on the prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in Belgian artisanal cheeses
peer reviewed ; Description of the subject. Cheese is a vector of Listeria monocytogenes. By default, European Commission imposes its absence in cheese before sales, but fixes pH and water activity thresholds below which it cannot grow. Objectives. To study pH and water activity of Belgian cheeses and the prevalence of L. monocytogenes in these products. Method. Salt content, pH and water activity of 134 cheeses were determined. Absence of L. monocytogenes in 25 g of cheese was also checked. Results. Three samples had pH or water activity under threshold values from regulation. Nevertheless, a... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
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Presses Agronomiques de Gembloux
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Schlagwörter: | cheese / chemicophysical properties / Listeria monocytogenes / surveys / regulations / Belgium / Life sciences / Food science / Sciences du vivant / Sciences des denrées alimentaires |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26535120 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/249187 |