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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

  1358

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• Italian adaptation to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 on food official controls: a case study

  Camilla Lugli, Marta Cecchini, Domenico Maione, Filomena Marseglia, Tommaso Filippini, Marco Vinceti, Elena Righi, Lucia Palandri, Daniela De Vita

  02-07-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12543

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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

  1517

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• Implementation of a pilot checklist for control standardization on fishery goods consignments at the Livorno border control post

  Lara Tinacci, Samantha Santoni, Antonella Magni, Ferdinando Verde, Roberta Nuvoloni, Andrea Armani

  11-04-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12342

  1028

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• Machine learning and food inspection: use of Bayesian Network modeling to support official controls in the food industries

  Luca Nalbone, Salvatore Forgia, Filippo Giarratana, Graziella Ziino, Salvatore Monaco, Santino La Macchia, Alessandro Giuffrida

  15-01-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.13491

  1009

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• Analysis of the original notifications in the Tuscany region “Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed” in the seven-year period 2015-2021

  Alice Giusti, Marta Galgani, Filippo Barontini, Emanuela Balocchini, Carlo D’Ascenzi, Andrea Armani

  04-04-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12341

  1597

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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

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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

  2116

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  Official controls on food safety: Competent Authority measures

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

  19-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8607

  1642

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• Temporary increase of official controls at border control posts in the European Union: theoretical assessment of the measures laid down in Commission Implementing Regulation EU/2019/1793

  Cesare Ciccarelli, Angela Marisa Semeraro, Vittoria Di Trani, Melina Leinoudi, Vincenzo Martelli, Elena Ciccarelli

  20-03-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13307

  800

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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

  286

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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

  883

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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

  1109

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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

  1702

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  Analysis of foreign matter in foodstuffs using the light filth test: report 2012-2013

  Maria Giovanna Tilocca, Elisa Caneglias, Bruna Vodret, Maria Rosalba Mancuso, Antonina Zimmardi, Claudia Manno, Maria Rita Schiavo

  25-09-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4504

  4061

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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

  331

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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

  1237

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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

  1484

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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

  1539

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• Animal welfare in the European agri-food market: law, policy and veterinary roles

  Francesco Emanuele Celentano, Michela Maria Dimuccio, Virginia Conforti, Pasquale De Marzo, Maria Losito, Angela Dambrosio, Giancarlo Bozzo

  31-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.14676

  274

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  Food chain information systems in medium- and smallsized slaughterhouses of central Italy and organ and carcass condemnations: A five-year survey

  David Ranucci, Loredana Di Giacomo, Martina Raggi, Raffaella Branciari, Dino Miraglia, Stefano Rea, Roberta Stocchi, Alessandro Di Cerbo, Rossana Roila, Luca Budelli, Luca Fortugno, Antonio D'Innocenzo, Fausto Cambiotti, Manlio Del Zoppo, Elvio Capecci, Antonio Angellotti, Ezio Ferretti, Anna Rita Loschi

  01-12-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9833

  1805

  Downloads: 583

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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

  1289

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  Parasitic cysts in wild boars hunted in Central Italy: The sanitary controls in the wild game meats chain

  Alberto Olivastri, Barbara Paoletti, Carlotta Lauteri, Luca Pennisi, Domenico Paludi, Anna Rita Festino, Alberto Vergara

  26-07-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9383

  1361

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  Food safety in food services in Lombardy: proposal for an inspection-scoring model

  Claudia M. Balzaretti, Katia Razzini, Silvia Ziviani, Sabrina Ratti, Vesna Milicevic, Luca M. Chiesa, Sara Panseri, Marta Castrica

  14-12-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6915

  1545

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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

  1231

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  The hygiene-sanitary control in the wild game meats

  Germana Giuggioli, Alberto Olivastri, Luca Pennisi, Domenico Paludi, Adriana Ianieri, Alberto Vergara

  26-02-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6875

  1684

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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

  4361

  Downloads: 3650

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• Human enteric viruses’ detection in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) farmed in the central Adriatic Sea

  Gianluigi Ferri, Vincenzo Olivieri, Alberto Vergara

  20-05-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12349

  5492

  Downloads: 1354

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• Impact of volcanic eruptions on heavy metal contamination in the food chain

  Samuele Pulze, Noemi Presti, Aniello Anastasio

  06-08-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13517

  730

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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

  7376

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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

  72

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• Analysis of post-mortem inspection outcomes in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) slaughtered in the province of Caserta (Campania region, southern Italy)

  Maria Francesca Peruzy, Giorgio Smaldone, Nicoletta Gammarano, Fausta Cucciniello, Nicoletta Murru

  23-12-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12744

  999

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  The Italian strategy to fight illegal treatment with growth promoters: Results of the 2017-2019 histological monitoring plan

  Marzia Pezzolato, Elisa Baioni, Cristiana Maurella, Alessandro Benedetto, Elena Biasibetti, Elena Bozzetta

  04-01-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9775

  1302

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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

  1486

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• PO12 | THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK GOVERNING THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS DURING TRANSPORT Chiara Rosucci^1|2, Mario Sapino², Maura Mattalia^2|3 | ¹Avvocato Libero Professionista, Ivrea, Italy; ²Università degli Studi di Torino, Master di secondo livello in diritto dei Mercati Agroalimentari, Italy; ³Università degli Studi di Torino, Facoltà di Giurisprudenza, dip. Diritto Amministrativo) Torino, Italy.

  Chiara Rosucci

  02-09-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.16240

  74

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  Retrospective analysis of Vibrio spp. isolated from marketed crustaceans using multilocus sequence analysis

  Mohammad Shamsur Rahman, Sarah Currò, Lisa Carraro, Barbara Cardazzo, Stefania Balzan, Enrico Novelli, Federico Fontana, Greta Caburlotto, Amedeo Manfrin, Luca Fasolato

  08-03-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11045

  2253

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  Detection of food hazards in foods: comparison of real time polymerase chain reaction and cultural methods

  Paolo Bonilauri, Lia Bardasi, Roberto Leonelli, Mattia Ramini, Andrea Luppi, Federica Giacometti, Giuseppe Merialdi

  28-01-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5641

  2958

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• The addition of ascorbic acid improves the microbiological quality and shelf life of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) fillets stored in ice

  Elisa D’Aguì, Stella Lovisolo, Tiziana Civera, Felice Panebianco

  01-07-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12296

  1412

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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

  1989

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  Labelling and marketing of bivalve and gastropod molluscs retailed in Sardinia, Italy between 2009 and 2013

  Domenico Meloni

  25-06-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4923

  2073

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  Evaluation and validation of an alternative method to detect Campylobacter spp. in dairy products

  Elisabetta Razzuoli, Walter Vencia, Valeria Fedele, Giulia Mignone, Fabrizio Lazzara, Danja Rubini, Guendalina Vito, Chiara Porcario, Elena Bozzetta, Angelo Ferrari

  03-07-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.7180

  1850

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• PO16 | DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A SET OF INDICATORS FOR ASSESSING FOOD SAFETY CULTURE: PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM AN ITALIAN-FINNISH STUDY Andrea Gori¹, Johanna Jakkola², Janne Lundén², Mikko Kosola², Luca Cianti³, Nicola Santini⁴, Roberta Nuvoloni¹, Andrea Armani¹ | ¹Dip. di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa, Italy; ²Dep. of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland; ³U.F. di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria e Sicurezza Alimentare, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Firenze 2, Firenze, Italy; ⁴D. G. dell’igiene e della sicurezza alimentare, Ministero della Salute, Roma, Italy.

  Andrea Gori

  02-09-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.16244

  70

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• CO28 | FROM INDICATORS TO RISK GOVERNANCE: TEN YEARS OF LEA MONITORING TO IMPROVE OFFICIAL CONTROLS AND FOOD SAFETY IN SARDINIA (2016–2024) Annamaria Coccollone¹, Barbara Tanda¹, Alessandra Virdis¹, Annalisa Ghironi², Andrea Scrugli¹, Eleonora Mostallino², Marcello Atzeni², Maria Chiara Leoni², Daniela Mulas² | ¹Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sardegna "G. Pegreffi", Sassari, Italy; ²Servizio Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria e Sicurezza Alimentare, Direzione Generale della Sanità, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna, Cagliari, Italy.

  Annamaria Coccollone

  02-09-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.16215

  47

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• Model development and initial characterization of Escherichia coli in the shellfish-producing area of Butrinti Lagoon

  Renis Maçi, Fatmira Shehu, Enton Spaho, Bizena Bijo

  22-01-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12105

  2077

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  Pre-packaged food products Business to Consumer (B2C) distance selling and information obligations in Italian mass market retailers

  Gaetano Liuzzo, Silvia Rolandi, Andrea Serraino, Silvia Piva, Federica Giacometti

  01-10-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.7713

  2168

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• CO16 | ILLEGAL SLAUGHTER: FOOD LAW COMPLIANCE, TRACEABILITY AND OFFICIAL CONTROLS Rosalina Sara Spadafora, Bruna Nisci, Valentina Fabbri, Iolanda Venuti | ASL Napoli1 Centro, UOC IAOA, Napoli, Italy.

  Rosalina Sara Spadafora

  02-09-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.16203

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  Preliminary study on Norovirus, hepatitis A virus, Escherichia coli and their potential seasonality in shellfish from different growing and harvesting areas in Sardinia region

  Riccardo Bazzardi, Maria Caterina Fattaccio, Sara Salza, Antonella Canu, Edoardo Marongiu, Margherita Pisanu

  10-06-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1601

  2656

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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

  1497

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• Mycotoxins in European Union Regulations (2023-2025)

  Sara Vitalini, Marcello Iriti, Lisa Vallone

  12-11-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14096

  1692

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  Analysis of the causes of the seizure and destruction of carcasses and organs in a slaughterhouse in central Italy in the 2010-2016 period

  Margherita Ceccarelli, Elisa Leprini, Paola Sechi, Maria Francesca Iulietto, Luca Grispoldi, Enzo Goretti, Beniamino Terzo Cenci-Goga

  31-03-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.6899

  2731

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• Monitoring of bivalve mollusk harvesting areas: the relevance of Salmonella spp.

  Cesare Ciccarelli, Angela Marisa Semeraro, Vittoria Di Trani, Guglielmo D’Aurizio, Giuliana Blasi, Melina Leinoudi, Cristina De Simoni, Elena Ciccarelli

  15-03-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12142

  2325

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  Microbiological stability of canned tuna produced in Italy and in non-European countries

  Francesco Casalinuovo, Teresa Gazzotti, Paola Rippa, Lucia Ciambrone, Rosanna Musarella, Elena Pratticò

  19-03-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4780

  3027

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  Monitoring of polyphosphate levels in animal source products collected in Italy by means of ion chromatography with suppressed conductivity detection

  Giovanna Berardi, Aurelia Di Taranto, Naceur Haouet, Valeria Vita, Elena Palomba, Gianluca Rizzi, Marco Iammarino

  30-08-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11110

  1835

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  Effects of post-mortem inspection techniques change on the detection capability of low public health impact diseases of slaughtered pigs: A quasi-experimental study

  Cecilia Villani, Rolando Piccioni

  13-12-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.10761

  1228

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  Determination of phytoplankton in water samples, algal biotoxins, microbiological parameters and microplastics in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819) from an experimental pilot farm in the Calich Lagoon (Sardinia, Italy)

  Alessandro Graziano Mudadu, Anna Maria Bazzoni, Rita Melillo, Giuseppa Lorenzoni, Gabriella Piras, Sara Salza, Simona Cau, Barbara Soro, Bruna Vodret, Tiziana Tedde, Nicola Fois, Simonetto Serra, Sebastiano Virgilio, Domenico Meloni

  25-02-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.9973

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  Detection of sulfites in fresh meat preparation commercialised at retail in Lazio Region

  Giuseppe Carrabs, Giorgio Smaldone, Leonardo Carosielli, Mariagrazia Girasole, Marco Iammarino, Eugenio Chiaravalle

  22-06-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6482

  1780

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• EN 1785:2003 method for the identification of ionizing treatment in poultry meat products: optimization of the accelerated solvent extraction procedure

  Maria Campaniello, Rosalia Zianni, Andrea Chiappinelli, Annalisa Mentana, Valeria Nardelli

  26-06-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13501

  812

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• Simultaneous determination of antibiotic residues in edible tissue of farmed fish (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from the Umbria and Marche regions

  Irene Diamanti, Raffaella Branciari, Giorgio Saluti, Cristiano Carloni, Rossana Roila, Laura Fioroni

  14-02-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.12947

  1856

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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

  1930

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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

  2020

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  Infection by Mycobacterium caprae in three cattle herds in Emilia-Romagna Region, Northern Italy

  Rossella Magnani, Mauro Cavalca, Marco Pierantoni, Andrea Luppi, Anna Maria Cantoni, Alice Prosperi, Maria Pacciarini, Mariagrazia Zanoni, Marco Tamba, Annalisa Santi, Silvia Bonardi

  06-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8467

  1700

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  A case study on the development of representative sampling procedure to determine mercury levels in a lot of tuna caught by static trap

  Pierluigi Piras, Antonio Assaretti, Gianuario Fiori, Andrea Sanna, Giannina Chessa

  05-12-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.8165

  1283

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• CO08 | OFFICIAL CONTROLS OF ESTABLISHMENTS APPROVED ACCORDING TO REGULATION (EC) 853/2004 SECTION VIII, FISHERY PRODUCTS IN THE LOMBARDY REGION (2023–2024) Ivan Corti^1|2, Gianluca Pinotti², Francesco Maraschi², Giovanni Normanno³ | ¹ATS Insubria, Dipartimento Veterinario e di Sicurezza degli alimenti di origine animale, SC Area Distrettuale Veterinaria Como, Italy; ²U.O. Veterinaria, Direzione Generale Welfare, Regione Lombardia, Milano, Italy; ³Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimenti, Risorse Naturali e Ingegneria, Università degli Studi di Foggia, Italy.

  Ivan Corti

  02-09-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.16195

  86

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  Collection and analysis of post mortem inspection outcomes (liver lesions) from different cattle slaughtering plants located in Northern and Southern Italy

  Simone Stella, Erica Tirloni, Cristian Bernardi, Greta Acerbis, Teresa Manginelli

  01-03-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.10035

  1007

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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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