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The question, “Is the food safe?”, usually evokes an emotional response. Everybody has a right to a safe and wholesome food supply. Yet the question of food safety is a complicated one.
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Clydesdale, F.M., Francis, F.J. (1985). Food Safety. In: Food Nutrition and Health. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-6752-9_13
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