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Food Pathogens and Chemical Contaminants
The list of food pathogens and chemical contaminants below are included in the Research Publications from Peer-Reviewed Journals Feed.
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- Aflatoxins
- Antibiotic residues
- Bacterial Pathogens
- Bacillus cereus
- Campylobacter species
- Chemical Contaminants
- Clostridium botulinum
- Clostridium perfringens
- Cronobacter species
- Cryptosporidium parvum
- Cyclospora cayetanensis
- Dioxins
- Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli O157:H7
- Giardia lamblia
- Heavy metals
- Hepatitis
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Mycotoxins
- Natural Toxins
- Norovirus
- Parasites
- Pesticide Residues
- Salmonella species
- Shellfish toxins
- Shigella species
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Toxoplasma gondii
- Vibrio species
- Viruses
- Yersinia species