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• Multidisciplinary management of a norovirus outbreak in Tuscany, Italy

  Clara Girardi, Lucia Kundisova, Francesca Marconi, Alessandra Guidi, Johanna Alexandra Iamarino, Veronica Gallinoro, Silvia Mele, Giovanni Nardone, Maurizio Grani, Giovanni Munaò, Luca Cianti, Paola Picciolli, Ylenia Zizzo, Loria Bianchi, Martina Sartoni

  10-06-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13521

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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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• 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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• Monitoring and preventing foodborne outbreaks: are we missing wastewater as a key data source?

  Fulvia Troja, Valentina Indio, Federica Savini, Alessandro Seguino, Andrea Serraino, Alessandro Fuschi, Daniel Remondini, Alessandra De Cesare

  10-10-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12725

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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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• Presence of Listeria spp., including pathogenic Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii, on fresh vegetables in the markets of Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)

  Senaho Fernand Pekoula, Moussan Désirée Francine Aké, Tiemélé Laurent-Simon Amoikon, Josef Deutscher, Alessandro Pagliuso, Eliane Milohanic

  26-11-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13881

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  Role of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in the swine production chain

  Laura Ercoli, Silvana Farneti, David Ranucci, Stefania Scuota, Raffaella Branciari

  29-06-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.5156

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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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  Microbiological evaluation of ready-to-eat iceberg lettuce during shelf-life and effectiveness of household washing methods

  Daniela Bencardino, Luca Agostino Vitali, Dezemona Petrelli

  10-04-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.6913

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  Occurrence and traceability of Salmonella spp. in five Sardinian fermented sausage facilities

  Francesca Piras, Carlo Spanu, Anna Maria Mocci, Mariella Demontis, Enrico Petro Luigi De Santis, Christian Scarano

  26-03-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.8011

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• Comprehensive review of salmonellosis: current status of the disease and future perspectives

  Ohoud S. Alhumaidan

  01-10-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12904

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• Dairy farmers’ knowledge about milk-borne zoonosis in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa

  Yanga Simamkele Diniso, Ishmael Festus Jaja

  22-01-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.11080

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  Growth potential of Listeria monocytogenes in six different RTE fruit products: impact of food matrix, storage temperature and shelf life

  Matthias Ziegler, Simon Rüegg, Roger Stephan, Claudia Guldimann

  08-10-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.7581

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  Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in slaughtered pigs and pork products

  Lia Bardasi, Roberta Taddei, Ilaria Fiocchi, Maria Francesca Pelliconi, Mattia Ramini, Elena Toschi, Giuseppe Merialdi

  09-05-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6584

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• Antibiotic residues and heavy metals in blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) fished in the Mediterranean Sea: a preliminary study

  Alessio Manfredi, Patrizio Lorusso, Annamaria Pandiscia, Elisabetta Bonerba, Edmondo Ceci, Giancarlo Bozzo, Domenico Cristofaro, Valentina Terio

  08-04-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13287

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• Analysis of two cross-contamination cases of Campylobacter jejuni foodborne disease in fragile subjects in the territory of a Local Health Authority in Tuscany, Italy

  Francesca Marconi, Martina Sartoni, Clara Girardi, Aurelio Rossi, Matteo Carrini, Roberta Nuvoloni, Francesca Pedonese, Giovanni Munaò

  21-02-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12053

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  Investigation on the microbiological hazards in an artisanal salami produced in Northern Italy and its production environment in different seasonal periods

  Lucia Gambi, Cecilia Crippa, Alex Lucchi, Gerardo Manfreda, Alessandra de Cesare, Frédérique Pasquali

  08-03-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.10831

  2092

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• Frequency, serotyping, antibiogram, and seasonality of Salmonella isolated from red meat markets

  Dhary Alewy Almashhadany, Sarhang Hayyas Mohammed, Shaymaa Farooq Mala, Mohammed Naji Ahmed Odhah, Asaad Abdel Jalil Ahmood

  04-06-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12521

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  Preliminary investigation on multiple-locus variable number tandem repeat analysis profiles of Listeria monocytogenes isolates from pork meat tested from packaging to fork

  Alessandra De Cesare, Antonio Parisi, Marta Caruso, Frédérique Pasquali, Gerardo Manfreda

  21-01-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1660

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• Evaluation of hepatitis E virus RNA persistence in experimentally contaminated cured pork liver sausages

  Patrizio Lorusso, Annamaria Pandiscia, Alessio Manfredi, Giuseppina Marilia Tantillo, Valentina Terio

  02-04-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12286

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  Investigation on the microbiological hazards in an artisanal soft cheese produced in northern Italy and its production environment in different seasonal periods

  Cecilia Crippa, Frédérique Pasquali; Alex Lucchi; Lucia Gambi, Alessandra De Cesare

  22-06-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.9983

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• Seasonal prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profiles in Enterococcus spp. identified from mussels farmed along the coasts of the Abruzzo region

  Gianluigi Ferri, Vincenzo Olivieri, Chiara Di Vittori, Alberto Vergara

  02-04-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13563

  1324

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• Shotgun metagenomic investigation of foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance genes in artisanal fermented meat products from the Mediterranean area

  Valentina Indio, Chiara Oliveri, Alex Lucchi, Federica Savini, Ursula Gonzales-Barron, Panagiotis Skandamis, Fouad Achemchem, Gerardo Manfreda, Andrea Serraino, Alessandra De Cesare

  10-05-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12210

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  Low prevalence of Salmonella enterica in cull dairy cattle at slaughter in Northern Italy

  Silvia Bonardi, Ilaria Bruini, Rossella Magnani, Nicolò Cannistrà, Franco Brindani

  09-02-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6172

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• P33 | Salmonella Newport: genomic analysis of an outbreak linked to the consumption of raw sheep's milk products C. Licciardi¹, S. Primavilla¹ L. Barco², G. Baggio², L. Villa³, I. Artuso³, C. Lucarelli³, F. Scoppetta⁴, M.A. Leo⁴, M.L. De Marchis⁵, T. Bossù⁵, A. Valiani¹, R. Ortenzi¹. | ¹ Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Umbria e delle Marche “Togo Rosati” IZSUM; ² Centro di referenza nazionale per le salmonellosi - Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie; ³ Dipartimento di Malattie Infettive, Istituto Superiore di Sanità ISS; ⁴Servizio di Igiene Alimenti Origine Animale, USL Umbria2; ⁵Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana, Italy

  Caterina Licciardi

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14416

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  Occurrence and molecular characteristics of Listeria monocytogenes isolated from ready-to-eat meats in Hanoi, Vietnam

  Thuy Phung, Tung Tran, Dung Pham, Anh To, Hoa Le

  16-10-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8772

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  Two episodes of listeriosis in pregnancy and newborns: investigation, problems and considerations

  Selene Marozzi, Rita Tolli, Stefano Bilei, Daniela Ricci, Claudia Rossi, Teresa Bossù

  17-06-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4567

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  Preliminary investigation on the microbiological quality of edible marine gastropods of the Adriatic Sea, Italy

  Patrizia Serratore, Emanuele Zavatta, Giorgia Bignami, Luna Lorito

  20-06-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.7691

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  Phenotypic and genotypic study on antibiotic resistance and pathogenic factors of Staphylococcus aureus isolates from small ruminant mastitis milk in South of Italy (Sicily)

  Alessio Parco , Giusi Macaluso, Maria Foti, Maria Vitale, Vittorio Fisichella, Marco Tolone, Guido Ruggero Loria

  04-10-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9722

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  Whole genome sequencing for typing and characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes isolated in a rabbit meat processing plant

  Federica Palma, Frédérique Pasquali, Alex Lucchi, Alessandra De Cesare, Gerardo Manfreda

  28-09-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6879

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• Salmonella and Yersinia enterocolitica through the pig meat chain in Sardinia: occurrence, antimicrobial resistance and genetic insight

  Giuliana Siddi, Francesca Piras, Maria Pina Meloni, Mattia Migoni, Mario Cuccu, Fabrizio Simbula, Eleonora Serra, Luigi Crobu, Myriam Casula, Fabiana Manca, Alessio Sau, Pernille Gymoese, Maria Fredriksson-Ahomaa, Enrico Pietro Luigi De Santis, Christian Scarano

  18-12-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.13199

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  Bacteriological assessments of foodborne pathogens in poultry meat at different super shops in Dhaka, Bangladesh

  Jalal Uddin, Khaled Hossain, Saddam Hossain, Karabi Saha, Fatema Tuz Jubyda, Razoanul Haque, Baki Billah, Ali Azam Talukder, Anowar Khasru Parvez, Shuvra Kanti Dey

  26-03-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.6720

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• Comparative analysis of the microbiome composition of artisanal cheeses produced in the Mediterranean area

  Valentina Indio, Ursula Gonzales-Barron, Chiara Oliveri, Alex Lucchi, Antonio Valero, Fouad Achemchem, Gerardo Manfreda, Federica Savini, Andrea Serraino, Alessandra De Cesare

  10-10-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12818

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  Whole genome sequencing based typing and characterisation of Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli strains belonging to O157 and O26 serotypes and isolated in dairy farms

  Frederique Pasquali, Federica Palma, Marcello Trevisani, Antonio Parisi, Alex Lucchi, Alessandra De Cesare, Gerardo Manfreda

  08-02-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.7673

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  Identification of Listeria spp. strains isolated from meat products and meat production plants by multiplex polymerase chain reaction

  Roberta Mazza, Francesca Piras, Daniela Ladu, Miriam Putzolu, Simonetta Gianna Consolati, Rina Mazzette

  01-12-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.5498

  2456

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• C27 | Recurrent bovine cysticercosis in Piedmont: integrated investigation in an outbreak in the Cuneo area E. Buffa¹, F. Chiesa¹, B. Moroni², N. Guerra³, S. Barisone³, S. Rubiola¹. | ¹Università degli Studi di Torino, Dip. di Scienze Veterinarie, Grugliasco; ²Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Torino; ³ASL CN1 SC Igiene degli Alimenti di Origine Animale, Cuneo.

  Edoardo Buffa

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14372

  458
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  Occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Staphylococcus aureus in seafood

  Deyan Stratev, Todor Stoyanchev, Desislava Bangieva

  03-12-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.10027

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  Current research trends towards the control of protozoans in foods

  Mariem Ayed, Vasco Cadavez, Ursula Gonzales-Barron

  25-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.15114

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  Retrospective study on the prevalence of Yersinia enterocolitica in food collected in Umbria region (central Italy)

  Sara Primavilla, Silvana Farneti, Rossana Roila, Raffaella Branciari, Caterina Altissimi, Andrea Valiani, David Ranucci

  08-03-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.10996

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  Anti-Listeria activity of lactic acid bacteria in two traditional Sicilian cheeses

  Maria Luisa Scatassa, Raimondo Gaglio, Cinzia Cardamone, Giusi Macaluso, Luigi Arcuri, Massimo Todaro, Isabella Mancuso

  24-01-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6191

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  Food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices of food handlers at kitchen premises in the Port ‘X’ area, North Jakarta, Indonesia 2018

  Muharnis Supriyani Putri, Dewi Susanna

  22-11-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9215

  5407

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• Risk analysis of critical control points of Staphylococcus aureus in layer farms and chicken egg distributors

  Aminah Hajah Thaha, Ratmawati Malaka, Wahniyati Hatta, Fatma Maruddin

  26-06-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12409

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  Detection of Arcobacter spp. in Mytilus galloprovincialis samples collected from Apulia region

  Elisabetta Bonerba, Anna Mottola, Antonio Parisi, Angela Di Pinto, Andrea Serraino, Giancarlo Bozzo, Federica Giacometti, Edmondo Ceci, Giuseppina Tantillo

  17-02-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4583

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• C05 | The butterfly effect – how a birthday party in Umbria led to the accidental discovery of a bi-regional outbreak of salmonellosis F. Scoppetta¹, S. Magnanelli², S. Diomedi², E. Giannini³, R. Ortenzi⁴, A. Valiani⁴, L. Villa⁵, L. Barco⁶, M.A. Leo¹. | ¹Servizio Veterinario di Igiene degli Alimenti di Origine Animale IAOA, UslUmbria 2, Terni; ²Servizio Veterinario di Igiene degli Allevamenti e delle Produzioni Zootecniche IAPZ, UslUmbria 2, Terni; ³Servizio Igiene e Sanità Pubblica, UslUmbria 2, Terni; ⁴Unità Operativa Complessa Controllo Alimenti Umbria, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche "Togo Rosati", Perugia; ⁵Dipartimento Malattie Infettive, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma; ⁶Centro di referenza nazionale per le salmonellosi, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro, Padova.

  Fausto Scoppetta

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14350

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  Geographical restriction of Hepatitis E virus circulation in wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Emilia-Romagna region, Northern Italy

  Silvia Bonardi, Virginia Filipello, Enrico Pavoni, Valentina Carta, Luca Bolzoni, Margherita Corradi, Stefano Gilioli, Marina Nadia Losio

  06-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8463

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  Information management and ante-mortem inspection procedures for the emerging diseases control: Experiences acquired in the epidemiological surveillance of bluetongue and lumpy skin disease

  Alessandra Corradini, Marcello Trevisani, Geremia Dosa, Anna Padovani

  31-03-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.6922

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  Trichinella spp. detection in hunted wild boar (Sus scrofa) diaphragm biopsies in Central Italy

  Andrea Piccinini, Daniela Ronconi, Assunta De Luca, Valentina D’Ovidio, Gianluigi Ferri, Alberto Vergara

  24-10-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11467

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  Identification of virulence and antibiotic resistance factors in Arcobacter butzleri isolated from bovine milk by Whole Genome Sequencing

  Antonio Parisi, Loredana Capozzi, Angelica Bianco, Marta Caruso, Laura Latorre, Antonella Costa, Anna Giannico, Donato Ridolfi, Carmela Bulzacchelli, Gianfranco Santagada

  04-06-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.7840

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  High microbial loads found in minimally-processed sliced mushrooms from Italian market

  Haiyang Jiang, Dino Miraglia, David Ranucci, Domizia Donnini, Rossana Roila, Raffaella Branciari, Cheng Li

  10-04-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.7000

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  A descriptive cross-sectional study of food hygiene practices among informal ethnic food vendors in Gauteng Province, South Africa

  Tulisiwe P. Mbombo-Dweba, Christian A. Mbajiorgu, James Wabwire Oguttu

  04-07-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.9885

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• Validity of cold storage and heat treatment on the deactivation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from fish meat markets

  Maged A. Al-Garadi, Rasha N. Aziz, Dhary Alewy Almashhadany, Dheyazan M. Ali Al Qabili, Abdulmunem Dherar Abdullah Aljoborey

  18-01-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.11516

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  Carbapenemase-producing bacteria in food-producing animals, wildlife and environment: A challenge for human health

  Silvia Bonardi, Rosario Pitino

  20-06-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.7956

  3093

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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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  Preliminary data on the antimicrobial effect of Cannabis sativa L. variety Futura 75 against food-borne pathogens in vitro as well as against naturally occurring microbial populations on minced meat during storage

  Frédérique Pasquali, Marco Schinzari, Alex Lucchi, Mara Mandrioli, Tullia Gallina Toschi, Alessandra De Cesare, Gerardo Manfreda

  19-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8581

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  Prevalence of multi-drug resistant bacteria associated with foods and drinks in Nigeria (2015-2020): A systematic review

  Iyanuoluwa Mola, Adeola Onibokun, Solomon Oranusi

  22-11-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9417

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