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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. Temporal trend of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/polychlorinated dibenzofuran and dioxin like-polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in food from Taiwan markets during 2004–2012

    • Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

    • The levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF) or polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) in foodstuffs have decreased over the past decade in many countries. However, the trend for the levels of these compounds in foodstuffs in Taiwan remains unknown. In this study, we compared the distribution of PCDD/F and PCB in nine foodstuff categories acquired from Taiwan markets from 2004 to 2012.

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  2. The Effects of Chronic Lifelong Activation of the AHR Pathway by Industrial Chemical Pollutants on Female Human Reproduction

    • PLOS ONE

    • Aldo Cavallini, Catia Lippolis, Margherita Vacca, Claudia Nardelli, Alessandra Castegna, Fabio Arnesano, Nicola Carella, Raffaella Depalo Environmental chemicals, such as heavy metals, affect female reproductive function. A biological sensor of the signals of many toxic chemical compounds seems to be the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR).

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins
      • Heavy Metals

  3. Non-dioxin-like Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) andChlordecone Release from Adipose Tissue to Blood in Response to BodyFat Mobilization in Ewe (Ovis aries)

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Understanding how persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are released from adipose tissue (AT) to blood is a critical step in proposing rearing strategies hastening the removal of POPs from contaminated livestock. The current study aimed to determine in nonlactating ewes whether polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlordecone are released from AT to blood along with lipids during body fat mobilization achieved through β-agonist challenges or undernutrition.

      • Dioxins

  4. Divergent Effects of Dioxin- or Non-Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls on the Apoptosis of Primary Cell Culture from the Mouse Pituitary Gland

    • PLOS ONE

    • Francesco Raggi, Dania Russo, Claudio Urbani, Chiara Sardella, Luca Manetti, Daniele Cappellani, Isabella Lupi, Luca Tomisti, Enio Martino, Claudio Marcocci, Fausto Bogazzi

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Application and validation of a statistically derived risk-based sampling plan to improve efficiency of inspection and enforcement

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: June 2016
      , Volume 64

      Author(s): Kyung-Min Lee, Timothy J. Herrman, Susie Y. Dai

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Dioxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Natural toxins

  6. Quantification of Hydroxylated Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (OH-BDEs), Triclosan, and Related Compounds in Freshwater and Coastal Systems

    • PLOS ONE

    • Jill F. Kerrigan, Daniel R. Engstrom, Donald Yee, Charles Sueper, Paul R. Erickson, Matthew Grandbois, Kristopher McNeill, William A. Arnold Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-BDEs) are a new class of contaminants of emerging concern, but the relative roles of natural and anthropogenic sources remain uncertain. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are used as brominated flame retardants, and they are a potential source of OH-BDEs via oxidative transformations.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  7. Identification of Baltic Sea salmon based on PCB and dioxin profiles

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: March 2016
      , Volume 61

      Author(s): Søren Sørensen, Kirsten H. Lund, Tommy L. Cederberg, Nicolai Z. Ballin

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  8. Influence of Low-Level Prenatal Exposure to PCDD/Fs and PCBs on Empathizing, Systemizing and Autistic Traits: Results from the Duisburg Birth Cohort Study

    • PLOS ONE

    • Nikola Nowack, Jürgen Wittsiepe, Monika Kasper-Sonnenberg, Michael Wilhelm, Axel Schölmerich

      Background

      Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are assumed to act as endocrine disruptor chemicals. Prenatal exposure to these pollutants might influence fetal steroid hormone levels, which are thought to be related to sex-typical development and autistic traits.

      Objectives

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Combined 17β-Estradiol with TCDD Promotes M2 Polarization of Macrophages in the Endometriotic Milieu with Aid of the Interaction between Endometrial Stromal Cells and Macrophages

    • PLOS ONE

    • Yun Wang, Hong Chen, NingLing Wang, HaiYan Guo, Yonglun Fu, Songguo Xue, Ai Ai, Qifeng Lyu, Yanping Kuang

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Metabolic Outcome of Female Mice Exposed to a Mixture of Low-Dose Pollutants in a Diet-Induced Obesity Model

    • PLOS ONE

    • Danielle Naville, Emmanuel Labaronne, Nathalie Vega, Claudie Pinteur, Emmanuelle Canet-Soulas, Hubert Vidal, Brigitte Le Magueresse-Battistoni

      • Dioxins
      • Chemical contaminants