Just because plant-based meat analogues aren't made of animal proteins doesn't mean they can't be contaminated with foodborne pathogens.
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The fact that plant-based alternative meat products are not made of animal proteins does not mean they are not susceptible to contamination by pathogens, warns the researchers at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS).
In a blog post, scientists at ARS’s Food Safety and Intervention Technologies Research unit in Wyndmoore, Pa., note that consumers often don’t…
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