There is an effective way to prevent contamination of meat in our processing plants: irradiation.

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Work is now under way to ensure Scottish-based manufacturers of processed meat products have the right measures in place to prevent contamination.

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But he said the shortage of specialist officers would exacerbate the measures needed to maintain a cordon in an inner city area to prevent contamination being spread.

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NASA's scientists have designed a device that would be carefully sterilised, and would then melt its way down through the ice, allowing the melt-water to freeze behind it to prevent contamination.

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Patients who are ill should be asked to wear a surgical mask to contain their secretions, he says, and they should use tissues and wash their hands frequently to prevent touch contamination.

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Managing director Mark Price said the John Lewis-owned firm would set up its own freezing plant to prevent cross-contamination.

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Gene transfer is an age-old concern of farmers, who've learned how to prevent pollen cross-contamination when necessary for commercial reasons.

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For example, instead of inspectors handling meat, robotics could be employed to further prevent cross-contamination in the inspection process, which could happen when handling an infected piece of meat.

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