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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. Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Ochratoxin A Contamination in Green Coffee Beans using Fourier Transform Near Infrared Spectroscopy

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • ABSTRACT

      BACKGROUND

      Ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination is highly prevalent in a variety of agricultural products including the commercially important coffee bean. As such rapid and accurate detection methods are considered necessary for the identification of OTA in green coffee beans. The goal of this research was to apply FT-NIR spectroscopy to detect and classify OTA contamination in green coffee beans in both a quantitative and qualitative manner.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  2. Stability and kinetics of leaching of deoxynivalenol, deoxynivalenol-3-glucoside and ochratoxin A during boiling of wheat spaghettis

    • Food Research International

    • Publication date: July 2016
      , Volume 85

      Author(s): Arnau Vidal, Jordi Bendicho, Vicente Sanchis, Antonio J. Ramos, Sonia Marín

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  3. Antifungal and Zearalenone Inhibitory Activity of Pediococcus pentosaceus Isolated from Dairy Products on Fusarium graminearum

    • Frontiers in Microbiology

    • Muthulakshmi Sellamani, Naveen K. Kalagatur, Chandranayaka Siddaiah, Venkataramana Mudili, Kadirvelu Krishna, Gopalan Natarajan, Venkata L. Rao Putcha

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  4. Aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in dried eggplant and green bell pepper

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2016
      , Volume 70

      Author(s): Özlem Çağındı, Okan Fatih Gürhayta

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  5. Aflatoxins and fumonisins in rice and maize staple cereals in Northern Vietnam and dietary exposure in different ethnic groups

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2016
      , Volume 70

      Author(s): Bui Thi Mai Huong, Le Danh Tuyen, Tran Thanh Do, Henry Madsen, Leon Brimer, Anders Dalsgaard

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  6. Development, optimization and validation of QuEChERS based liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method for determination of multimycotoxin in vegetable oil

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2016
      , Volume 70

      Author(s): K. Sharmili, S. Jinap, R. Sukor

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  7. Molecularly imprinted polymer for extraction of patulin in apple juice samples

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2016
      , Volume 70

      Author(s): Amira Anene, Karim Hosni, Yves Chevalier, Rafik Kalfat, Souhaira Hbaieb

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 166: Comments on “Mycobiota and Mycotoxins in Traditional Medicinal Seeds from China. Toxins 2015, 7, 3858-3875”— in Attributing Ochratoxin A Biosynthesis Within the Genus Penicillium Occurring on Natural Agricultural Produce

    • Toxins

    • The unusual attribution of trace amounts of ochratoxin A in some Chinese food commodities to Penicillium polonicum is questioned by European experience in searches for ochratoxinogenic food-spoilage Penicillia, where mistaken attribution is now known to have been due to cryptic Penicillium verrucosum contamination. Consequently, selection of single-spore isolates is recommended as pre-requisite for attributing mycotoxin biosynthetic potential to fungi.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  9. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 160: Occurrence of 26 Mycotoxins in the Grain of Cereals Cultivated in Poland

    • Toxins

    • The levels of 26 mycotoxins were determined in 147 samples of the grain of cereals cultivated in five regions of Poland during the 2014 growing season. The HPLC-HRMS (time-of-flight) analytical technique was used. An analytical procedure to simultaneously determine 26 mycotoxins in grain was developed, tested and verified. Samples from eastern and southern Poland were more contaminated with mycotoxins than the samples from northern and western Poland.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  10. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 161: Advances in Biosensors, Chemosensors and Assays for the Determination of Fusarium Mycotoxins

    • Toxins

    • The contaminations of Fusarium mycotoxins in grains and related products, and the exposure in human body are considerable concerns in food safety and human health worldwide. The common Fusarium mycotoxins include fumonisins, T-2 toxin, deoxynivalenol and zearalenone. For this reason, simple, fast and sensitive analytical techniques are particularly important for the screening and determination of Fusarium mycotoxins.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  11. Efficacy of different caffeine concentrations on growth and ochratoxin A production by Aspergillus species

    • Letters in Applied Microbiology

    • Abstract

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  12. European alerting and monitoring data as inputs for the risk assessment of microbiological and chemical hazards in spices and herbs

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2016
      , Volume 69

      Author(s): J.L. Banach, I. Stratakou, H.J. van der Fels-Klerx, H.M.W. den Besten, M.H. Zwietering

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Natural toxins

  13. The global regulator LaeA controls production of citric acid and endoglucanases in Aspergillus carbonarius

    • Journal of Industrial Microbiology & Biotechnology

    • Abstract

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  14. Occurrence of toxigenic fungi and ochratoxin A in Ethiopian coffee for local consumption

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2016
      , Volume 69

      Author(s): T. Geremew, D. Abate, S. Landschoot, G. Haesaert, K. Audenaert

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  15. Estimated exposure to EU regulated mycotoxins and risk characterization of aflatoxin-induced hepatic toxicity through the consumption of the toasted cereal flour called “gofio”, a traditional food of the Canary Islands (Spain)

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 27 April 2016
      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Octavio P. Luzardo, María del Mar Bernal-Suárez, María Camacho, Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández, Luis D. Boada, Cristian Rial-Berriel, Maira Almeida-González, Manuel Zumbado, Ricardo Díaz-Díaz

      • Hepatitis
      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins
      • Viruses

  16. Occurrence and risk assessment of mycotoxins in subsistence farmed maize from Zimbabwe

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2016
      , Volume 69

      Author(s): M. Hove, M. De Boevre, C. Lachat, L. Jacxsens, L.K. Nyanga, S. De Saeger

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  17. Determination of multi-mycotoxin occurrence in maize based porridges from selected regions of Tanzania by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), a longitudinal study

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: October 2016
      , Volume 68

      Author(s): Patrick A. Geary, Gaoyun Chen, Martin E. Kimanya, Candida P. Shirima, Michalina Oplatowska-Stachowiak, Christopher T. Elliott, Michael N. Routledge, Yun Yun Gong

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  18. A novel detoxifying agent: Using rice husk carriers to immobilize zearalenone-degrading enzyme from Aspergillus niger FS10

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: October 2016
      , Volume 68

      Author(s): Mengling He, Yun Li, Fuwei Pi, Jian Ji, Xingxing He, Yinzhi Zhang, Xiulan Sun

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  19. Isolation and characterization of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ZDS-1: Exploring the degradation of Zearalenone by Bacillus spp.

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: October 2016
      , Volume 68

      Author(s): Jianhong Xu, Hongjie Wang, Ziwei Zhu, Fang Ji, Xianchao Yin, Qing Hong, Jianrong Shi

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  20. Study of gene expression and OTA production by Penicillium nordicum during a small-scale seasoning process of salami

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 16 June 2016
      , Volume 227

      Author(s): Massimo Ferrara, Donato Magistà, Filomena Epifani, Salvatore Cervellieri, Vincenzo Lippolis, Antonia Gallo, Giancarlo Perrone, Antonia Susca

      • Natural toxins
      • Mycotoxins

  21. Identification and Safety Evaluation of a Product from Biodegradation of Ochratoxin A by an Aspergillus Strain

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • ABSTRACT

      BACKGROUND

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  22. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 94: Natural Co-Occurrence of Mycotoxins in Foods and Feeds and Their in vitro Combined Toxicological Effects

    • Toxins

    • Some foods and feeds are often contaminated by numerous mycotoxins, but most studies have focused on the occurrence and toxicology of a single mycotoxin. Regulations throughout the world do not consider the combined effects of mycotoxins. However, several surveys have reported the natural co-occurrence of mycotoxins from all over the world.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  23. Fumonisins in maize and gluten meal analysed in Argentinean wet milling industrial plants by ELISA compared with HPLC-FLD method

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2016
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): María Bernarda Coronel, Sebastián Vicente, Silvia Liliana Resnik, Stella Maris Alzamora, Ana Pacin

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  24. Effect of Penicillium nordicum contamination rates on ochratoxin A accumulation in dry-cured salami

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: September 2016
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): Massimo Ferrara, Donato Magistà, Vincenzo Lippolis, Salvatore Cervellieri, Antonia Susca, Giancarlo Perrone

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  25. Toxins, Vol. 8, Pages 87: Maternal-Fetal Cancer Risk Assessment of Ochratoxin A during Pregnancy

    • Toxins

    • Increasing evidence has demonstrated that in utero exposure to environmental chemicals may interfere with fetal development and increase the risk of disease and cancer development later in life. Ochratoxin A (OTA) has been proven to induce diverse toxic effects including teratogenicity, carcinogenicity, immunotoxicity and potential endocrine disruption.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins