Abstract
•The variation of decontamination has an effect on consumer risk reduction.•The effect of variation on risk is lower when mean log reduction is high.•The effect of variation on risk also depends on initial carcass contamination.•The effect of decontamination should be expressed as consumer risk reduction.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Food Control |
Volume | 59 |
Pages (from-to) | 12-19 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISSN | 0956-7135 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Carcass decontamination
- Log reduction effect
- Probability distribution
- QMRA
- Consumer risk