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Research Publications (Food Safety)

This page tracks research articles published in national and international peer-reviewed journals. Recent articles are available ahead of print and searchable by Journal, Article Title, and Category. Research publications are tracked across six categories: Bacterial Pathogens, Chemical Contaminants, Natural Toxins, Parasites, Produce Safety, and Viruses. Articles produced by USDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) and FDA Grant Funding Agencies (requires login) are also tracked in Scopus.

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  1. Rapid detection of diarrhetic shellfish poisoning toxins in Perna Viridis using NIS and D2-BO-SVM classifier

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Perna Viridis has become a common dish in daily life. Consumption of Perna Viridis, which is contaminated with diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins can cause food poisoning in humans. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a rapid and accurate method to identify Perna Viridis contaminated with DSP toxins. In this study, a non-destructive method based on near-infrared spectroscopy (NIS) is proposed to detect DSP toxin-laden Perna Viridis.

      • Natural toxins
      • Shellfish toxins

  2. Evolution of Alternaria toxins during the brewing process and the usability of optical sorting methods to reduce mycotoxin concentrations in beer

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • To assess the impact of black-colored grain on Alternaria mycotoxin concentrations in different stages of the brewing process, brewing experiments were conducted in a microscale brewhouse. Different mixtures of visually unaffected and black-colored batches of two malt samples were used, which were obtained by an optical sorting device.

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  3. Development of a magnetic separation immunoassay with high sensitivity and time-saving for detecting aflatoxin B1 in agricultural crops using nanobody

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Detection methods with high sensitivity and short assay time are urgently required for quantitative analysis of small-molecule hazardous substances in food monitoring. In this work, a new anti-aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) nanobody was screened from an immunized nanobody library, and an ultrafast one-step detection of AFB1 without immobilization and multi-step washing was developed based on magnetic separation technology and nanobody (Nb)-alkaline phosphatase (ALP) fusion protein.

      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins

  4. Concentration of aflatoxins in edible vegetable oils: a systematic meta-analysis review

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Edible vegetable oils are essential components of our daily diet that are widely consumed in great amounts worldwide. The present study evaluated the concentration of aflatoxins (AFTs) in highly consumed vegetable oils (including peanut, olive, corn, soya bean, linseed, sesame, palm, canola, sunflower, and coconut) through a systematic review and meta-analytic approach.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  5. A sensitive chemiluminescence immunoassay based on immunomagnetic beads for quantitative detection of zearalenone

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Sensitive and rapid analysis of zearalenone (ZEN) in grains and feed is essential to guarantee the food security for human health. Herein a chemiluminescence method was demonstrated to measure the content of zearalenone in food samples. An immunomagnetic beads-anti-ZEN monoclonal antibody complex was prepared.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  6. Anthocyanins enhance yeast’s adsorption of Ochratoxin A during the alcoholic fermentation

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  7. Stability and safety of maize–legume-fortified flours stored in various packaging materials

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. Toxicity of the Lessepsian pufferfish Lagocephalus sceleratus from eastern Mediterranean coasts of Turkey and species identification by rapid PCR amplification

    • European Food Research and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Natural toxins