Research Publications (Food Safety)

Environmental Microbiology, EarlyView.

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.

Olive oil can be contaminated by fungal toxins; therefore, it is necessary to monitor the incidence of mycotoxins in this oil. In the present study, the pooled prevalence of detectable aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in olive oil was evaluated using systematic review and meta-analysis approach from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 2020 (30 years study). The search was conducted via electronic databases involving Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed, Agris and Agricola.

Author(s): Reza Babaee, Rouhollah Karami-Osboo, Mansoureh Mirabolfathy

The study presents chitosan nanoemulsion encapsulating Cinnamomum glaucescens essential oil (CGEO) as a novel green preservative against food born fungi and aflatoxin B1 production in food system. GC–MS analysis suggested 1,8-cineole (46.56%), safrole (17.64%) as major and terpineol (5.88%), 4-terpineol (4.68%), β-pinene (2.08%), β-thujene (2.03%), and linalool (2.02%) as minor components of CGEO.

Author(s): Sai Keerthana Setlem, Bhairab Mondal, Shylaja Ramlal

Author(s): Winnie-Pui-Pui Liew, Mohd-Redzwan Sabran, Leslie-Thian-Lung Than, Fauzah Abd-Ghani

The effectiveness of a UV-A light emitting diode system (LED) to reduce the concentrations of aflatoxin B1 and aflatoxin M1 (AFB1, AFM1) in whole milk (WM) was investigated. Irradiation experiments were conducted using an LED system operating at 365 nm. Known concentrations of aflatoxins were spiked in WM and irradiated at quantified UV doses, which was calculated based on the average volumetric intensity.

Author(s): Wenhua Wang, Qi Zhang, Fei Ma, Peiwu Li

Author(s): Luxi Lin, Pengfei Fu, Nuoman Chen, Ningyu Gao, Qinqin Cao, Ke Yue, Tingting Xu, Chaodong Zhang, Cai Zhang, Fang Liu, Xuebing Wang, Shucheng Huang

Author(s): Solomon E. Owumi, Chioma E. Irozuru, Uche O. Arunsi, Adegboyega K. Oyelere

Author(s): Yujiao Lai, Meng Sun, Yang he, Jiaqi Lei, Yanming Han, Yuanyuan Wu, Bai Dongying, Yuming Guo, Bingkun Zhang

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Accepted Article. The presence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in infant formula and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in cereal-based foods for infants marketed in Kosovo was investigated. One hundred and forty-three samples collected during 2016-2017 were analysed by ELISA and suspected positive samples were further analysed by LC-MS/MS. A positive incidence of 15.0% for AFM1 in baby milk and 62.14% for AFB1 in infant cereal-derived samples was found.

Author(s): Xinfa Cai, Meijuan Liang, Fei Ma, Zhaowei Zhang, Xiaoqian Tang, Jun Jiang, Can Guo, Sherif Ramzy Mohamed, Amira Abdel Goda, Dawood H. Dawood, Li Yu, Peiwu Li

Author(s): Diyaa Al-Jaza, Angel Medina, Naresh Magan

Author(s): Rouhollah Karami-Osboo, Fatemeh Ahmadpoor, Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh, Mehdi Maham

Author(s): Esmaeel Abbasi, Mohammad Hashem Yousefi, Seyedenayat Hashemi, Saeid Hosseinzadeh, Amir Hossein Ghadimi, Maryam Safapour, Abdulrahim Azari

Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is a common toxin in dairy products that causes acute and chronic human health disorders. Thus, the development of a rapid and accurate AFM1 detection method is of vital importance for food safety monitoring. This work was to develop a novel electrochemical aptasensor for sensitive and specific determination of AFM1.

The presence of mycotoxins in cereals and cereal products remains a significant issue. The use of natural ingredients such as pumpkin and whey, which contain bioactive compounds, could be a strategy to reduce the use of conventional chemical preservatives.

The present study describes the manufacture of an antifungal device composed of oriental mustard flour and hydroxyethyl-cellulose (H-OMF) and evaluates its efficacity in inhibiting Aspergillus flavus growth and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) production in almonds. Additionally, it compares the H-OMF with allyl isothiocyanate (AITC) and a freeze-dried extract of yellow mustard flour (YMF-E); such substances were previously described as antifungal.

Author(s): Pasara Vijitvarasan, Sarawut Cheunkar, Sukunya Oaew

Non-aflatoxigenic Aspergillus flavus strains are used as a biocontrol system on maize fields to decrease the aflatoxin biosynthesis of aflatoxigenic A. flavus strains. A. flavus strain AF36 was the first commercially available biocontrol strain and is authorized for use on maize fields by the US Environmental Protection Agency, e.g., in Texas and Arizona.

Aspergillus flavus is one of the important human and plant pathogens causing not only invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients but also crop contamination resulting from carcinogenic aflatoxins (AFs). Investigation of the targeting factors that are involved in pathogenicity is of unmet need to dismiss the hazard.

In this study, 119 samples of total mixed rations and different types of ensiled forage (maize and grass silage, and haylage) collected in 2019–2020 from dairy farms in Lithuania were analyzed to evaluate the quantitative occurrence of mycotoxins and endotoxins. Samples were analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with a fluorescent (FLD) and an ultraviolet detector (UV) of mycotoxins and a detection assay based on the ELISA technology for endotoxins.

Author(s): Gayatri Mishra, Brajesh Kumar Panda, Wilmer Ariza Ramirez, Hyewon Jung, Chandra B. Singh, Sang-Heon Lee, Ivan Lee