Comparison of Current Almond Pasteurization Methods and Electron Beam Irradiation as an Alternative

Two outbreaks of salmonellosis were linked to the consumption of raw California almonds in 2001 and 2004. Current federal regulations mandate that all almonds grown in California are to be treated with a process that results in a 4-log reduction of Salmonella. Since four out of the five approved tec...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cuervo Pliego, Mary
Other Authors: Castillo, Alejandro
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-12-10473