Foods pooled from many sources, such as batches of raw ground beef, can become tainted if any of the meat in the batch is contaminated with a human pathogen.

Foods pooled from many sources, such as batches of raw ground beef, can become tainted if any of the meat in the batch is contaminated with a human pathogen.

From: II, Disease Threats

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Drexler M; Institute of Medicine (US).
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2010.
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