The microbes most commonly associated with food-borne illness, such as Listeria and salmonella, are going to be near impossible to pick up with a sniff test.

Comment: The sniff test is not reliable for food safety

While the nose can detect spoilage in things like milk, there is no olfactory hint for nasties like salmonella

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