In 2006, the Food and Drug Administration approved the spraying of bacteriophages onto ready-to-eat meat products to

A. increase the nutritional content of the food.
B. prevent listeriosis.
C. sterilize the food.
D. prevent mold.
E. prevent salmonellosis.


Answer: B

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