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• Process hygiene criteria for Salmonella in pig carcasses: comparing food business operator self-monitoring and official sampling in an Italian high-throughput slaughterhouse

  Mauro Conter, Martina Rega, Cristina Bacci, Silvia Bonardi

  12-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.14646

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  Official food safety audits in large scale retail trades in the time of COVID: system control experiences supported by an innovative approach

  Amaranta Traversa, Francesca Rubinetti, Sarah Lanzilli, Roberta Bervini, Guido Bruatto, Emanuele Coruzzi, Maurizio Gilli, Arianna Mendolicchio, Emanuele Osella, Enzo Stassi, Claudio Biglia

  05-12-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.10022

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• Official controls on the distance sale of dairy products in the territory of the Modena Local Competent Authority: an analysis of websites

  Elisa Di Carlantonio, Lucia Romagnoli, Annette Schatzle, Giuseppe Base, Gaetano Liuzzo

  18-04-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12241

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  A Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Enteritidis foodborne outbreak after consumption of homemade lasagne

  Walter Vencia, Grazia Rosaria Gariano, Daniela Manila Bianchi, Fabio Zuccon, Marco Sommariva, Bovannrith Nguon, Aurelio Malabaila, Silvia Gallina, Lucia Decastelli

  02-11-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.5127

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  Evaluation of the marketing methods and handling of live shellfish (American lobsters) for the purpose of sale as food: First evaluations in Piedmont, Italy

  Daniele Pattono, Elisa D'Agui, Marta Fidelio, Bartolomeo Griglio, Stefano Gili, Tiziana Civera

  19-11-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8410

  1128

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• Microbiological safety of dry-aged meat: a critical review of data gaps and research needs to define process hygiene and safety criteria

  Federica Savini, Valentina Indio, Federica Giacometti, Yitagele Terefe Mekkonnen, Alessandra De Cesare, Laura Prandini, Raffaele Marrone, Alessandro Seguino, Marika Di Paolo, Valeria Vuoso, Federico Tomasello, Andrea Serraino

  13-05-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12438

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  Hazard perception and possibility of simplifying food safety management systems in small businesses in Piedmont region, Italy

  Leonardo A. Ceballos, Davide Vercellino, Valeria D'Errico, Paola Barzanti, Lucia Decastelli, Luca Nicolandi, Mauro Negro, Giuseppe Ru

  01-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8273

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• Comparative analysis of official controls and voluntary certifications in ensuring food safety compliance: a review

  Mauro Conter, Martina Rega, Luca Lamperti, Laura Andriani, Cristina Bacci, Silvia Bonardi

  23-06-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13452

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  Hazard analysis and critical control points among Chinese food business operators

  Stefano Saccares, Paolo Amadei, Gianfranco Masotti, Roberto Condoleo, Alessandra Guidi

  05-09-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1707

  1668

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  Field catering in the operational and training activities of the Carabinieri Corps

  Samuele Pulze, Noemi Presti, Alberto Vergara

  03-10-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11099

  1250

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  Mislabelling of Döner kebab sold in Italy

  Gaetano Liuzzo, Roberto Rossi, Federica Giacometti, Silvia Piva, Andrea Serraino, Giulia Mescolini, Gianfranco Militerno

  02-11-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.6149

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  Official controls on traditional and ethnic butchers: evidence gathered to improve food safety

  Giulia Bonifacino, Amaranta Traversa, Daniele Nucera, Roberta Bervini, Guido Bruatto, Emanuele Coruzzi, Maurizio Gilli, Arianna Mendolicchio, Emanuele Osella, Francesca Rubinetti, Enzo Stassi, Claudio Biglia, Tiziana Civera

  01-09-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11130

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  Farm products’ direct sale in accordance with national and EC Regulations

  Massimo Renato Micheli, Alfredo Rossi, Giovanni Rossi, Alfonso Rosamilia, Emanuele Guidi

  22-03-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.7119

  1493

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• Speck: a traditional culinary specialty from the Italian Alps. A microbiological, molecular and chemical evaluation

  Stefano Colorio, Francesca Precazzini, Martina Stella, Michela Rabini, Gloria Paolazzi, Evelin Elke Oberkalmsteiner, Mara Borghi, Astrid Bettini, Alexander Tavella

  25-09-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12630

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  The use of ascorbic acid as a food additive: technical-legal issues

  Michele Varvara, Giancarlo Bozzo, Giuseppe Celano, Chiara Disanto, Cosimo Nicola Pagliarone, Gaetano Vitale Celano

  05-02-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.4313

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  Analysis of information on food chain in Europe and Piedmont region, Italy

  Daniele Pattono, Barbara Bertolina, Maria Teresa Bottero, Francesco Chiesa, Tiziana Civera

  10-09-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1721

  1500

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• C21 | Comparison between official and self-monitoring sampling for Salmonella in pig carcasses: implications for health and hygiene control M. Conter, M. Rega, C. Bacci, S. Bonardi. | U. O. Ispezione degli alimenti di origine animale, Dip. di Scienze Medico-Veterinarie, Università di Parma, strada del Taglio 10, Parma.

  MAURO CONTER

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14366

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  Molecular typing of Staphylococcus aureus isolate responsible for staphylococcal poisoning incident in homemade food

  Guerrino Macori, Alberto Bellio, Daniela Manila Bianchi, Silvia Gallina, Daniela Adriano, Fabio Zuccon, Francesco Chiesa, Pier Luigi Acutis, Francesco Casalinuovo, Lucia Decastelli

  03-06-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5736

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• Challenges in the use of natural flavorings and labeling compliance in meat preparations in the Umbria region (central Italy)

  Sara Di Bella, Raffaella Branciari, Fausto Scoppetta, Antonella Leo, Naceur M. Haouet, Eleonora Scoccia, Marisa Framboas, Maria Lucia Mercuri, Rossana Roila, David Ranucci, Andrea Valiani

  07-11-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12444

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  Council Regulation (EC) No. 1099/2009: state of the art and its application in a local health unit in Piedmont, Italy

  Ginevra Paolucci, Daniela Cagnasso, Francesco Cassani, Daniele Pattono

  17-06-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4520

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  Shelf life evaluation of ricotta fresca sheep cheese in modified atmosphere packaging

  Carlo Pala, Christian Scarano, Massimiliano Venusti, Daniela Sardo, Daniele Casti, Francesca Cossu, Sonia Lamon, Vincenzo Spanu, Michela Ibba, Michela Marras, Antonio Paba, Carlo Spanu, Enrico Pietro Luigi De Santis

  03-08-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5502

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  Evaluating Escherichia coli contamination in bivalve mollusks using the impedance method: a comparison with most probable number analyses and correlation with environmental parameters

  Sarah Currò, Luca Fasolato, Stefania Balzan, Giacomo Biziato, Francesco Paesanti, Luca Bargelloni, Barbara Cardazzo, Enrico Novelli

  08-06-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11103

  1994

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• Monophasic variant of Salmonella Typhimurium 4,[5],12:i:- outbreak: an investigation by the Competent Authority

  Loredana Di Giacomo, Maira Napoleoni, Antonio Angellotti, Ezio Ferretti, Valentina Gentili, Marta Grifi, Francesco Livini, Monika Tardella, Vanessa Travanti, Simonetta Ruggeri

  03-06-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12522

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• CO39 | INTEGRATED CONTROL STRATEGIES FOR FOODBORNE OUTBREAK MANAGEMENT Iolanda Venuti, Bruna Nisci, Cristina Acampora, Rosalina Sara Spadafora | ASL Napoli 1 Centro, UOC IAOA, Napoli, Italy.

  Iolanda Venuti

  02-09-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.16226

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  Enterotoxigenic strain of Staphylococcus aureus causing food-borne outbreak in a private context

  Daniela Manila Bianchi, Silvia Gallina, Guerrino Macori, Pierluigi Bassi, Paolo Merlo, Walter Vencia, Jacques-Antoine Hennekinne, Lucia Decastelli

  e32

  02-10-2013

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2013.1440

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  Assessment of the farm management of culling cattle: a survey of existing practices and suggestions for drafting of best practices

  Alessandro Russo Frattasi, Lorenzo Cesano, Michelangelo Botta, Daniele Pattono

  20-05-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1540

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  Improvement of production standards in a company leader in the poultry meat market: the competent authority’s role

  Monica Gramenzi, Oana Guerrieri, Emidio Di Pancrazio, Luca Pennisi, Alberto Vergara

  e29

  24-09-2013

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2013.990

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• C34 | Self-monitoring and official monitoring in the dry-aged meat production process under EU legislation G. Liuzzo¹, F. Savini², L. Prandini², A. Padovani³, S. Benedetti³, G. Granitto⁴, A. Serraino². | ¹Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale di Modena; ²Dip. di Scienze Mediche Veterinarie, Alma Mater Studiorum, Università di Bologna; ³Area Sanità Veterinaria e Igiene degli Alimenti, Settore Prevenzione Collettiva e Sanità Pubblica, Direzione Generale Cura della Persona, Salute e Welfare, Regione Emilia-Romagna; ⁴Direzione generale per l'igiene e la sicurezza degli alimenti e la nutrizione, Ministero della Salute.

  Laura Prandini

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14379

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  Re-determination of the primary shelf-life of food products: what are the guarantees for the consumer?

  Massimo Renato Micheli, Leonardo Carosielli, Chiara Guarnieri, Alfonso Rosamilia

  08-06-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11325

  1935

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  Introduction to Challenge Test and Microbiological Characterisation of Local Products

  Andrea Serraino, Federica Giacometti

  05-03-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.2270

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  Control activities for health and hygiene requirements in National Police collective catering

  Noemi Presti, Samuele Pulze, Fabio Ciciliano, Alberto Vergara

  13-07-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11089

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• Staphylococcal food poisoning outbreaks occurred in Sicily (Italy) from 2009 to 2016

  Cinzia Cardamone, Annamaria Castello, Giuseppa Oliveri, Antonella Costa, Sonia Sciortino, Yacine Nia, Jacques Antoine Hennekinne, Angelo Romano, Fabio Zuccon, Lucia Decastelli

  13-03-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.11667

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• Behind the scenes of taste: an exploratory study of non-compliance in Italian artisanal bakery and pastry laboratories

  Sarah Currò, Stefania Balzan, Valentina Saccarola, Federico Fontana, Enrico Novelli, Luca Fasolato

  02-08-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12235

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  Food labelling: a brief analysis of European Regulation 1169/2011

  Armida Fransvea, Giuseppe Celano, Cosimo Nicola Pagliarone, Chiara Disanto, Claudia Balzaretti, Gaetano Vitale Celano, Elisabetta Bonerba

  28-08-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1703

  3065

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• CO26 | ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD. SOMETIMES IT IS COPPER. OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS ON MAXIMUM RESIDUE LIMIT BREACHES Chiara Federici¹, Sveva Magnanelli², Fausto Scoppetta¹ | ¹Servizio Veterinario di Igiene degli Alimenti di Origine Animale (IAOA), Italy; ²Servizio Veterinario di Igiene degli Allevamenti e delle Produzioni Zootecniche (IAPZ) - Usl Umbria 2, Terni, Italy.

  Fausto Scoppetta

  02-09-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.16213

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• Non-relevant Salmonella serotypes in fresh poultry meat: critical issues for official control officers at market level

  Erica Costa, Valentina Garretto, Francesca Pedonese, Andrea Gori, Claudio Biglia, Maura Mattalia, Andrea Armani

  19-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.14843

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  Influence of pigskin on Salmonella contamination of pig carcasses and cutting lines in an Italian slaughterhouse

  Silvia Bonardi, Ilaria Bruini, Irene Alpigiani, Alice Vismarra, Elena Barilli, Franco Brindani, Marina Morganti, Paola Bellotti, Luca Bolzoni, Stefano Pongolini

  11-05-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5654

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  Safety and commercial issues in fresh mushrooms and mushroom-based products sold at retail in Tuscany region

  Alice Giusti, Lara Tinacci, Francesco Verdigi, Roberto Narducci, Laura Gasperetti, Andrea Armani

  11-08-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.10044

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  Food safety in collective catering: knowledge, attitudes and correct application of GHP/GMP knowledge among foodservice workers

  Chiara Disanto, Giuseppe Celano, Angela Dambrosio, Nicoletta Cristiana Quaglia, Giancarlo Bozzo, Antonio Tritto, Gaetano Vitale Celano

  19-01-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8453

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  Eustrongylides spp. parasite risk management in Atherina boyeri from Lake Trasimeno

  Raffaella Franceschini, Andrea Valiani, David Ranucci, Rossana Roila, Giuseppe Palma, Francesco Agnetti, Giacomo Di Giacinto, Raffaella Branciari

  07-08-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11338

  1373

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• A comprehensive review of foodborne disease burden associated with protein foods: a 13-year evaluation of incidence and outbreaks in high-income countries

  Ana Sofia Faria, Vasco Cadavez, Miguel Angel Prieto, Ursula Gonzales-Barron

  29-04-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.14867

  553

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• Outside in: assessment of microbial composition of the crust of dry-aged beef and its relevance in relation to food business operator practices

  Federica Savini, Valentina Indio, Laura Prandini, Federico Tomasello, Alessandra De Cesare, Chiara Oliveri, Alessandro Seguino, Elena Zanato, Andrea Serraino

  11-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.14620

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  Behavior of Listeria innocua during the manufacturing and pit-ripening of Formaggio di Fossa di Sogliano PDO cheese

  Federica Giacometti, Paolo Daminelli, Laura Fiorentini, Elena Cosciani-Cunico, Paola Monastero, Elena Dalzini, Marina Nadia Losio, Giovanni Dell'Orfano, Rachele Rossini, Silvia Piva, Andrea Serraino

  19-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8552

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  DNA barcoding for the verification of supplier’s compliance in the seafood chain: How the lab can support companies in ensuring traceability

  Lara Tinacci, Alessandra Guidi, Andrea Toto, Lisa Guardone, Alice Giusti, Priscilla D'Amico, Andrea Armani

  03-07-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.6894

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• African swine fever: implications for the Italian pork trade

  Alfonso Rosamilia, Stefano Benedetti, Delia Cotugno, Chiara Guarnieri, Viviana Miraglia, Andrea Riponi, Stefano Capezzuto, Giulia Siragusa, Nicola Santini, Marco Pierantoni

  10-05-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12489

  2467

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• Dry-aged and dry-cured fish: a critical review of the literature and food safety aspects

  Francesca Troise, Federica Savini, Laura Prandini, Valentina Indio, Alessandra De Cesare, Margherita Masi, Yari Vecchio, Felice Panebianco, Tiziana Civera, Valentina Terio, Elisabetta Bonerba, Annamaria Pandiscia, Leonardo Alberghini, Andrea Serraino, Federica Giacometti

  12-01-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.14097

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  Classification of bovine carcasses: New biometric remote sensing tools

  Laura Stinga, Giancarlo Bozzo, Gigliola Ficco, Alessandra Emilia Savarino, Roberta Barrasso, Paolo Negretti, Giovanna Bianconi, Giuseppina Tantillo

  16-10-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8645

  1159

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• PO44 | OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND FOOD BUSINESS OPERATOR RATING SYSTEMS IN ITALY: RULES AND PERSPECTIVES Gregorio Claudio Navarra, Dario Dongo, Claudio Biglia | Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy.

  Gregorio Claudio Navarra

  02-09-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.16272

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  Official controls according to Integrated Regional Plan in Campania Region 2011/2014

  Diletta Mandato, Germana Colarusso, Roberta Pellicanò, Loredana Baldi, Achille Guarino, Paolo Sarnelli

  16-02-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.5708

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  Risks and critical issues related to the discovery on the market of unauthorized live alien species on the Italian territory: Chinese crab (Eriocheir sinensis)

  Federica Maria Sessa, Luca Cianti, Nicola Brogelli, Lara Tinacci, Alessandra Guidi

  19-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8774

  1259

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• CO27 | DEVELOPMENT OF A LEAN MANAGEMENT-BASED OPERATIONAL TOOL FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF REGISTERED FOOD BUSINESS IN THE PEDEMONTANA VICENTINA AREA Andrea Gazzetta¹, Fabrizio De Stefani², Federica Giacometti³ | ¹Servizio Veterinario di Igiene degli Alimenti di Origine Animale e loro Derivati, ULSS 1 Dolomiti, Italy; ²Servizio Veterinario di Igiene degli Alimenti di Origine Animale e loro Derivati, ULSS 7 Pedemontana Regione Veneto, Italy; ³Dipartimento di Medicina Animale, Produzioni e Salute, Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy.

  Federica Giacometti

  02-09-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.16214

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  Kebab: can the traditional cooking process sanitize a natural contamination by Listeria monocytogenes?

  Paolo Bonilauri, Roberto Leonelli, Gabriele Ferrarini, Diego Carobbi, Maria Cristina Ossiprandi, Michele Dottori, Antonio Cuccurese

  03-07-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.7167

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  Sample size planning and the statistical significance of official controls by sampling

  Cesare Ciccarelli, Angela Marisa Semeraro, Melina Leinoudi, Vittoria Di Trani, Anita Ciampana, Elena Ciccarelli

  11-07-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11119

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  Trend of Salmonella enterica occurrence and serotypes in Sardinian pig slaughterhouses

  Giuliana Siddi, Francesca Piras, Vincenzo Spanu, Mariella Demontis, Maria Pina Meloni, Rita Sanna, Veronica Cibin, Enrico Pietro Luigi De Santis, Christian Scarano

  25-08-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9362

  1028

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• Recent advancements in meat traceability, authenticity verification, and voluntary certification systems

  Mauro Conter

  15-11-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12971

  2643

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  Safety assessment of traditional Plaisentif cheese

  Daniele Pattono, Alessandra Dalmasso, Pier Giorgio Peiretti, Francesco Gai, Maria Teresa Bottero

  10-01-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9769

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