Plant-based food is not 'safer,' researcher argues

Current knowledge of food safety is based on traditional foods that include animal products. Corresponding knowledge of plant-based foods lags behind. "There is a naive belief that plant-based food is safer than animal-based food. Unfortunately, this is not the case," says Jenny Schelin, a researcher on food safety at Lund University in Sweden.

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