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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. Synergistic Microbicidal Effect of Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides and Teicoplanin against Planktonic and Biofilm-Encased Staphylococcus aureus

    • International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

    • Available online 10 October 2018

      Author(s): Bruce C. Koppen, Patrick P.G. Mulder, Leonie de Boer, Martijn Riool, Jan W. Drijfhout, Sebastian A.J. Zaat

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Heavy Metals
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  2. [ASAP] Influences of Light Intensity and ß-Carotene on Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Aldehydes in Vegetable Oil: A Case Study Using Palm Oil

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • This study investigated the effects of three light intensities on four types of palm oils during consecutive storage for 12 months at 4 °C. The concentrations of 4-hydroxy-2-trans-hexenal (4-HHE), 4-hydroxy-2-trans-nonenal (4-HNE), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)4, and PAH8 in the oils significantly increased with the increasing light intensity after storage.

      • Chemical contaminants

  3. Bisphenol A exhibits cytotoxic or genotoxic potential via oxidative stress-associated mitochondrial apoptotic pathway in murine macrophages

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 9 October 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Fu-Mei Huang, Yu-Chao Chang, Shiuan-Shinn Lee, Yung-Chyuan Ho, Ming-Ling Yang, Hui-Wen Lin, Yu-Hsiang Kuan

      • Chemical contaminants

  4. Successive detection of benzoic acid and total parabens in foodstuffs using mercaptosuccinic acid capped cadmium telluride quantum dots

    • Food Control

    • Available online 8 October 2018

      Author(s): Kanlaya Prapainop, Wid Mekseriwattana, Weena Siangproh, Orawon Chailapakul, Kriangsak Songsrirote

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Development and validation of a ready to use cryo-EROD assay for the standardized screening of dioxins and dioxin-like compounds in foodstuffs

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Author(s): Walkiria Levy, Karl-Werner Schramm, Florian Mertes, Bernhard Henkelmann, Martina Maywald, Peter Uciechowski, Alexander Loa, Johannes Haedrich, Ines Thiem, Henner Hollert, Roland Goerlich, Thorsten Bernsmann, Lothar Rink Recent European regulations have indicated the need for new bioanalytical screening methods capable of monitoring dioxin and dioxin-like compounds in foodstuffs and environmental samples, cost-effectively and with a quicker turnaround.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  6. In response to, “systematic review and health risk assessment of arsenic and lead in the fished shrimps from the Persian Gulf,” by Fakhri et al

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 3 October 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Matthew Dietrich

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  7. Multiresidue Analysis of 113 Pesticides in Different Maturity Levels of Mangoes Using an Optimized QuEChERS Method with GC-MS/MS and UHPLC-MS/MS

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  8. Graphitic Carbon Nitride as a New Sensitive Material for Electrochemical Determination of Trace Amounts of Tartrazine in Food Samples

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Investigation of Chlorpyrifos and Its Transformation Products in Fruits and Spices by Combining Electrochemistry and Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. A novel β-propeller phytase from the dioxin-degrading bacterium Sphingomonas wittichii RW-1

    • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

    • Abstract

      • Dioxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  11. A likely placental barrier against methylmercury in pregnant rats exposed to fish-containing diets

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 29 September 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Sébastien Cambier, Masatake Fujimura, Jean-Paul Bourdineaud

      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Removal of cadmium from rice by Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation

    • Food Control

    • Available online 28 September 2018

      Author(s): Qixiao Zhai, Yue Guo, Xiaoshu Tang, Fengwei Tian, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Wei Chen

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  13. Characterization of novel glycosyl hydrolases discovered by cell wall glycan directed monoclonal antibody screening and metagenome analysis of maize aerial root mucilage

    • PLOS ONE

    • Tania Pozzo, Shawn M. Higdon, Sivakumar Pattathil, Michael G. Hahn, Alan B. Bennett

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  14. New method based on Solid Phase Microextraction and Multidimensional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry to determine pesticides in strawberry jam

    • LWT

    • Publication date: Available online 24 September 2018

      Source: LWT

      Author(s): Maria Luisa Ruiz del Castillo, Mónica Rodríguez-Valenciano, Gema Flores, Gracia Patricia Blanch

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  15. Probabilistic cumulative dietary risk assessment of pesticide residues in foods for the German population based on food monitoring data from 2009 to 2014

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: November 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 121

      Author(s): C. Sieke

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Arsenic species in herbal tea leaves and infusions determination by HPLC-ICP-MS

    • LWT

    • Publication date: December 2018

      Source: LWT, Volume 98

      Author(s): Raquel Fernanda Milani, Esther Lima de Paiva, Leandro Iagê Peron, Marcelo Antonio Morgano, Solange Cadore

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Corrigendum to “Concentration of lead and mercury in collected vegetables and herbs from Markazi province, Iran: A non-carcinogenic risk assessment” [Food Chem. Toxicol. 113 (2018) 204–210]

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 18 September 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Bahareh Ghasemidehkordi, Ali Akbar Malekirad, Habibollah Nazem, Mohammad Fazilati, Hossein Salavati, Nabi Shariatifar, Mohammad Rezaei, Yadolah Fakhri, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  18. [ASAP] Acrylamide Defects the Expression Pattern of the Circadian Clock and Mitochondrial Dynamics in C57BL/6J Mice Liver and HepG2 Cells

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Circadian rhythm helps organisms adapt to their environment and control a variety of physiological and metabolic processes. Acrylamide is a toxic compound that can be produced during food processing. The aim of this research is to investigate whether the circadian clock is involved in the toxicity mechanisms of acrylamide in mice liver.

      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Optimizing the Addition of Functional Plant Extracts and Baking Conditions To Develop Acrylamide-Free Pita Bread

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 10, Page 1696-1706, October 2018.

      • Chemical contaminants

  20. Cadmium alters heat shock protein pathways in SN56 cholinergic neurons, leading to Aβ and phosphorylated Tau protein generation and cell death

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: November 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 121

      Author(s): Paula Moyano, José Manuel García, Margarita Lobo, María José Anadón, Emma Sola, Adela Pelayo, Jimena García, María Teresa Frejo, Javier del Pino

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Commercial octopus species from different geographical origins: Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and potential health risks for consumers

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: November 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 121

      Author(s): Marta Oliveira, Filipa Gomes, Álvaro Torrinha, Maria João Ramalhosa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Simone Morais

      • Chemical contaminants

  22. [ASAP] Eugenol Confers Cadmium Tolerance via Intensifying Endogenous Hydrogen Sulfide Signaling in Brassica rapa

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Eugenol, a plant-derived small compound, shows great medicinal potential. However, whether and how eugenol regulates crop physiology remains elusive. Here we reported that eugenol induced Cd (cadmium) tolerance in the root of Brassica rapa. Roots were treated with eugenol and CdCl2 simultaneously (eugenol + Cd) or pretreated with eugenol followed by CdCl2 treatment (eugenol → Cd).

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Alternative food matrices for snack formulations in terms of acrylamide formation and mitigation

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

    • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Volume 0, Issue ja, -Not available-.

      • Chemical contaminants

  24. [ASAP] Melamine-Induced Decomposition and Anti-FRET Effect from a Self-Assembled Complex of Rhodamine 6G and DNA-Stabilized Silver Nanoclusters Used for Dual-Emitting Ratiometric and Naked-Eye-Visible Fluorescence Detection

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • In this work, blue-emitting silver nanoclusters (AgNCs) were prepared in a matrix of single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) on the basis of ambient hydrothermal reactions. DNA acted as the stabilizer or coating agent, and NaBH4 was used as the reducing agent. Through the interactions between rhodamine 6G (Rh6G) and the synthesized DNA-AgNCs, the self-assembled complex of DNA-AgNC–Rh6G was generated.

      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Bisphenol A: Food Exposure and Impact on Human Health

    • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

    • Bisphenol A (BPA) is an industrial compound used extensively to produce synthetic polymers, such as epoxy resins, which are incorporated into the inner coating of metal cans, and also to manufacture polycarbonates with applications in bottles, including bottles of water. Several studies have reported on the transfer of this compound to food.

      • Chemical contaminants