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List of 10 worst bacteria and food combinations

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http://www.itwire.com – An American report from the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida states for the first time the top ten combinations of bacteria and foods that come together to produce the worst food-borne illnesses that U.S. citizens suffer each year. (IT news)

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