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 | | In a process similar to the sterilization of medical devices, flour and grain products can be irradiated with a low-power electron-beam system that treats bulk or packaged products by rapidly penetrating the packaging without disturbing the product. |
 | | Grain products may become readily contaminated by Listeria, Salmonella, and Escherichia coli, as well as grain beetles, lesser grain borers, flour beetles, Indian meal moths, Angoumois grain moth, flat grain beetle, saw-toothed grain beetle, bean weevil, and other insects, rodents, and pests that may carry bacterial contaminants. |
 | | Products could include milk, yogurt, cheese, butter, cream and other beverage- related products such as juices and mineral water. |
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