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Fig. 10.8 The SEM images show inorganic debris embedded in the meat
and there is no legislation that imposes a control for such a contamination. Their
presence could be related to allergic symptoms but also to other pathologies (see
Chap.
5
).
Acknowledgements The authors are indebted to Ms. Lavinia Nitu and Dr. Federico Capitani for
the invaluable technical work and human support in writing this chapter.
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