Preliminary Investigation on Hygienic-Sanitary Quality of Food Vending Machines
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Coffee and Surface Sampling
2.3. Microbiological Investigations
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Caggiano, G.; Marcotrigiano, V.; D’Ambrosio, M.; Marzocca, P.; Spagnuolo, V.; Fasano, F.; Diella, G.; Leone, A.P.; Lopuzzo, M.; Sorrenti, D.P.; et al. Preliminary Investigation on Hygienic-Sanitary Quality of Food Vending Machines. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 5557. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085557
Caggiano G, Marcotrigiano V, D’Ambrosio M, Marzocca P, Spagnuolo V, Fasano F, Diella G, Leone AP, Lopuzzo M, Sorrenti DP, et al. Preliminary Investigation on Hygienic-Sanitary Quality of Food Vending Machines. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023; 20(8):5557. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085557
Chicago/Turabian StyleCaggiano, Giuseppina, Vincenzo Marcotrigiano, Marilena D’Ambrosio, Piersaverio Marzocca, Valentina Spagnuolo, Fabrizio Fasano, Giusy Diella, Anna Paola Leone, Marco Lopuzzo, Domenico Pio Sorrenti, and et al. 2023. "Preliminary Investigation on Hygienic-Sanitary Quality of Food Vending Machines" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 20, no. 8: 5557. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085557
APA StyleCaggiano, G., Marcotrigiano, V., D’Ambrosio, M., Marzocca, P., Spagnuolo, V., Fasano, F., Diella, G., Leone, A. P., Lopuzzo, M., Sorrenti, D. P., Sorrenti, G. T., & Montagna, M. T. (2023). Preliminary Investigation on Hygienic-Sanitary Quality of Food Vending Machines. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(8), 5557. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085557