Safety and Consumer Handling of Lettuce in the Belgian Co...
Araújo Fernandes, João Pedro
In the last decades there has been a significant increase in the number of foodborne outbreaks connected to fresh produce as the vehicle for transmission of pathogenic microorganisms. Among these pathogens, the most common are Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes, and Escherichia coli O157:H7. It was the objective of this work to assess risk factors for contamination with these microorganisms, with a special focus on the...