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R Hilsheimer1, A H W Hauschild1
1Microbiology Research Division, Health Protection Branch, Health and Welfare Canada, Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0L2.
Abstract:
The salt crystal method of Northolt and Heuvelman (J. Food Prot. 45:537-540, 1982) for testing the water activity of foods was modified to facilitate the recognition of crystal liquefaction. The proposed device is assembled from basic laboratory ware, i.e., an Erlenmeyer flask, a rubber stopper and a test tube.
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