Plant extract and essential oils added as antimicrobials to cheeses: a review

ABSTRACT: Cheese is a food that is highly susceptible to contamination by pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms, which can result in a decrease in its shelf life and cause serious risks to the consumers’ health. Consumers always require healthy food, free of synthetic preservatives, inducing a sear...

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Main Authors: Fabiola dos Santos Gouvea, Amauri Rosenthal, Elisa Helena da Rocha Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000800451&lng=en&tlng=en