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Mozaffari Nejad A, Singh A, Sadeghizadeh-Yazdi J, Ahmad Nayik G. Essential Oils as Natural Food Preservatives: Opportunities and Challenges. J. Food Qual. Hazards Control 2026; 13 (2) :77-79
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Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) JMU Office, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran , asmnejad@res.mui.ac.ir
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