Abstract
This is one in a series of facts sheets targeting the retail and processing sector of food safety. This document is FSHN033, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, IFAS, University of Florida. Publication: February 2003.
FSHN033/FS099: General Overview of the Causative Agents of Foodborne Illness (ufl.edu)
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