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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. Exploring the associations of serum concentrations of PCBs, PCDDs, and PCDFs with walking speed in the U.S. general population: Beyond standard linear models

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 14 August 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Cheng Xu, Xiaoqi Su, Yang Xu, Siyu Ma, Weiwei Duan, Xuming Mo

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  2. Metals in biological tissues of the population living near a hazardous waste incinerator in Catalonia, Spain: Two decades of follow-up

    • Environmental Research

    • During the period 1996–1998, a hazardous waste incinerator (HWI) was built in Constantí (Tarragona County, Catalonia, Spain). Because of the potential adverse effects of toxic emissions, mainly metals and dioxins and furans, waste incinerators in general have been an important cause of concern for the public opinion.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  3. [ASAP] Effect of Dioxins in Milk on the 3D Cultured Primary Buffalo Hepatocyte Model System

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Cow and human milk have been reported to contain dioxins ranging from 0.023 to 26.46 and 0.88 to 19 pg/g of fat, respectively. However, the toxic effects of the dioxins in the milk in this range of concentrations were not explored. Therefore, considering the outbred livestock tissues as better models than inbred laboratory animals, the present study targeted to study the effect of dioxins present in the milk on three-dimensionally (3D) cultured buffalo primary hepatocyte spheroids.

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  4. RIFM fragrance ingredient safety assessment, 2,4-dimethyl-4,4a,5,9b-tetrahydroindeno[1,2-d]-1,3-dioxin, CAS Registry Number 27606-09-3

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 8 June 2019

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): A.M. Api, D. Belsito, D. Botelho, M. Bruze, G.A. Burton, J. Buschmann, M.L. Dagli, M. Date, W. Dekant, C. Deodhar, M. Francis, A.D. Fryer, L. Jones, K. Joshi, S. La Cava, A. Lapczynski, D.C. Liebler, D. O'Brien, A. Patel, T.M. Penning

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Chlorinated persistent organic pollutants and type 2 diabetes - A population-based study with pre- and post- diagnostic plasma samples

    • Environmental Research

    • Publication date: Available online 19 April 2019

      Environmental Research

      Author(s): Andreas Tornevi, Johan Sommar, Panu Rantakokko, Agneta Åkesson, Carolina Donat-Vargas, Hannu Kiviranta, Olov Rolandsson, Lars Rylander, Maria Wennberg, Ingvar A. Bergdahl

      Abstract
      Background

      Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D), but causality is uncertain.

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Monitoring dioxins and furans in plasma of individuals living near a hazardous waste incinerator: Temporal trend after 20 years

    • Environmental Research

    • Author(s): Martí Nadal, Montse Mari, Marta Schuhmacher, José L. Domingo The concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) were analyzed in 40 plasma samples of individuals living in zones under potential influence of the emissions of a hazardous waste incinerator (HWI) (Tarragona County, Catalonia, Spain). Samples corresponded to subjects of different gender, age and specific areas of residence.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  7. 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

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

    • Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

    • Abstract

      • Dioxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Anisakid infection levels in fresh and canned cod liver: Significant reduction through liver surface layer removal

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Regina Klapper, Noelia Carballeda-Sangiao, Thomas Kuhn, Hannah Malene Jensen, Kurt Buchmann, Miguel Gonzalez-Muñoz, Horst Karl Canned liver is a highly valuable and healthy product from the important commercial fish species cod Gadus morhua.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  10. Dioxin-like Compounds in Lake Fish Species: Evaluation by DR-CALUX Bioassay

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 81, Issue 5, Page 842-847, May 2018.

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  11. Risk perceptions of public health and food safety hazards in poultry husbandry by citizens, poultry farmers and poultry veterinarians

    • Poultry Science

    • AbstractDifferences in risk perceptions of public health and food safety hazards in various poultry husbandry systems by various stakeholder groups, may affect the acceptability of those husbandry systems. Therefore, the objective was to gain insight into risk perceptions of citizens, poultry farmers, and poultry veterinarians regarding food safety and public health hazards in poultry husbandry systems, and into factors explaining these risk perceptions.

      • Campylobacter
      • Dioxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Viruses

  12. Field investigation to determine the environmental source of PCBs in a pig farm

    • Food Chemistry

    • Author(s): Vincent Vaccher, Philippe Marchand, Mélanie Picherot, Gaud Dervilly-Pinel, Elodie Lesquin, Aline Brosseaud, Anaïs Venisseau, Bruno Le Bizec During a national monitoring plan, a pork fat sample was declared non-compliant for the sum of dioxins and PCB-DL (EU regulation). The National Reference Laboratory together with competent authorities conducted extended investigations to determine rapidly the contamination source at the farm level.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  13. Exposure assessment for dioxin-like PCBs intake from organic and conventional meat integrating cooking and digestion effects

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: December 2017
      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 110

      Author(s): Jessica Tressou, Nadia Ben Abdallah, Christelle Planche, Gaud Dervilly-Pinel, Pierre Sans, Erwan Engel, Isabelle Albert

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  14. Loss of liver-specific and sexually dimorphic gene expression by aryl hydrocarbon receptor activation in C57BL/6 mice

    • PLOS ONE

    • Rance Nault, Kelly A. Fader, Jack R. Harkema, Tim Zacharewski

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  15. Impaired dendritic growth and positioning of cortical pyramidal neurons by activation of aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling in the developing mouse

    • PLOS ONE

    • Eiki Kimura, Ken-ichiro Kubo, Toshihiro Endo, Wenting Ling, Kazunori Nakajima, Masaki Kakeyama, Chiharu Tohyama

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polychlorinated Dioxins–Furans in Lake Trout and Whitefish Composite Samples from Commercial Fisheries in Lakes Erie, Huron, and Superior

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Journal of Food Protection, Volume 80, Issue 8, Page 1228-1238, August 2017.

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Indole-3-carbinol, a plant nutrient and AhR-Ligand precursor, supports oral tolerance against OVA and improves peanut allergy symptoms in mice

    • PLOS ONE

    • Christiane Hammerschmidt-Kamper, Daniel Biljes, Katja Merches, Irina Steiner, Thomas Daldrup, Marianne Bol-Schoenmakers, Raymond H. H. Pieters, Charlotte Esser

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  18. A preliminary study of PCBs, PAHs, pesticides and trace metals contamination in cold-pressed rapeseed oils from conventional and ecological cultivations

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Heavy Metals
      • Pesticide residues
      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Viable microbial loads on citrus carpoplane during packhouse processing and survival of foodborne pathogens in reconstituted postharvest fungicides

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Dioxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues

  20. Biochemical and Genetic Bases of Indole-3-Acetic Acid (Auxin Phytohormone) Degradation by the Plant-Growth-Promoting Rhizobacterium Paraburkholderia phytofirmans PsJN [Biodegradation]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Several bacteria use the plant hormone indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) as a sole carbon and energy source. A cluster of genes (named iac) encoding IAA degradation has been reported in Pseudomonas putida 1290, but the functions of these genes are not completely understood. The plant-growth-promoting rhizobacterium Paraburkholderia phytofirmans PsJN harbors iac gene homologues in its genome, but with a different gene organization and context than those of P. putida 1290.

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  21. A model for risk-based monitoring of contaminants in feed ingredients

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): H.J. van der Fels-Klerx, P. Adamse, J. de Jong, R. Hoogenboom, M. de Nijs, P. Bikker A qualitative spreadsheet model has been developed for ranking feed ingredients on the basis of the potential risk of exceeding existing guidance or maximum levels in the EU for a certain contaminant, and the potential consequence of the presence of this contaminant on the health of animals and/or humans.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  22. Polychlorinated biphenyls in fish from Black Sea, Bulgaria

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: February 2017
      , Volume 72, Part B

      Author(s): Mona Stancheva, Stanislava Georgieva, Lubomir Makedonski

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Overview of Food Safety Hazards in the European Dairy Supply Chain

    • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

    • Monitoring of dairy products should preferably focus on the most relevant food safety hazards in the dairy supply chain. For this purpose, the possible presence of microbiological, chemical, and physical hazards as well as trends in the dairy supply chain that may affect their presence were assessed. A literature review was combined with available data from EFSA, RASFF, and the Dutch monitoring program on chemical hazards as well as expert information.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter
      • Cronobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Antibiotic residues
      • Dioxins
      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins

  24. Microscale In Vitro Assays for the Investigation of Neutral Red Retention and Ethoxyresorufin-O-Deethylase of Biofuels and Fossil Fuels

    • PLOS ONE

    • Sebastian Heger, Kerstin Bluhm, Julia Brendt, Philipp Mayer, Nico Anders, Andreas Schäffer, Thomas-Benjamin Seiler, Henner Hollert

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Plant lignan secoisolariciresinol suppresses pericardial edema caused by dioxin-like compounds in developing zebrafish: Implications for suppression of morphological abnormalities

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Author(s): Saimi Tokunaga, Bruce R. Woodin, John J. Stegeman Dioxins and dioxin-like compounds (DLCs) enter the body mainly through diet and cause various toxicological effects through activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), a ligand activated transcription factor. Some plant extracts and phytochemicals are reported to suppress this transformation. However, most of these reports have been from in vitro experiments and few reports have been from in vivo experiments.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins