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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. Aflatoxin B1: A review on metabolism, toxicity, occurrence in food, occupational exposure, and detoxification methods

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 20 November 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Blake R. Rushing, Mustafa I. Selim

      • Hepatitis
      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins
      • Viruses

  2. Safety assessment of EPA+DHA canola oil by fatty acid profile comparison to various edible oils and fat-containing foods and a 28-day repeated dose toxicity study in rats

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 19 November 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Carl Andre, Roland Buesen, Brandy Riffle, Christine Wandelt, Jordan B. Sottosanto, Heike Marxfeld, Volker Strauss, Bennard van Ravenzwaay, Elizabeth A. Lipscomb

  3. Molecular signatures of cytotoxic effects in human embryonic kidney 293 cells treated with single and mixture of ochratoxin A and citrinin

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 11 November 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Liang Gong, Hong Zhu, Taotao Li, Guangfeng Ming, Xuewu Duan, Jiasheng Wang, Yueming Jiang

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  4. 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

  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. Role of AMPK pathway in lead-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in kidney and in paeonol-induced protection in mice

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 6 October 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Chan-Min Liu, Hui-Xin Yang, Jie-Qiong Ma, Wei Yang, Zhao-Jun Feng, Jian-Mei Sun, Chao Cheng, Jun Li, Hong Jiang

  7. Complementary feeding may pose a risk of simultaneous exposures to aflatoxin M1 and deoxynivalenol in Indian infants and toddlers: Lessons from a mini-survey of food samples obtained from Kolkata, India

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 6 October 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Phani M. Gummadidala, Mayomi H. Omebeyinje, James A. Burch, Paramita Chakraborty, Prasanta K. Biswas, Koyeli Banerjee, Qian Wang, Rubaiya Jesmin, Chandrani Mitra, Peter D.R. Moeller, Geoffrey I. Scott, Anindya Chanda

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. Ochratoxin A induces cytoprotective autophagy via blocking AKT/mTOR signaling pathway in PK-15 cells

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 1 October 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Gang Qian, Dandan Liu, Lili Hou, Mohammed Hamid, Xingxiang Chen, Fang Gan, Kehe Huang

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  9. Toxicogenomic responses to zearalenone in Caenorhabditis elegans reveal possible molecular mechanisms of reproductive toxicity

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 4 October 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Zhendong Yang, Kathy S. Xue, Xiulan Sun, Phillip L. Williams, Jia-Sheng Wang, Lili Tang

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  10. Renal toxicity through AhR, PXR, and Nrf2 signaling pathway activation of ochratoxin A-induced oxidative stress in kidney cells

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 3 October 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Hyun Jung Lee, Min Cheol Pyo, Hye Soo Shin, Dojin Ryu, Kwang-Won Lee

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  11. 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

  12. Presence of mycotoxins in ready-to-eat food and subsequent risk assessment

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: November 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 121

      Author(s): D. Carballo, J.C. Moltó, H. Berrada, E. Ferrer

  13. 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

  14. Comparative in vitro cytotoxicity of the emerging Fusarium mycotoxins beauvericin and enniatins to porcine intestinal epithelial cells

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 25 September 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Sophie Fraeyman, Evelyne Meyer, Mathias Devreese, Gunther Antonissen, Kristel Demeyere, Freddy Haesebrouck, Siska Croubels

  15. Assessing the combined toxicity of the natural toxins, aflatoxin B1, fumonisin B1 and microcystin-LR by high content analysis

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 22 September 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Julie P. Meneely, Jana Hajšlová, Rudolf Krska, Christopher T. Elliott

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  16. Fusarium mycotoxins and in vitro species-specific approach with porcine intestinal and brain in vitro barriers: A review

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 22 September 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): A. Bertero, L.J. Spicer, F. Caloni

      Abstract

      Fusarium mycotoxins, such as fumonisins, trichothecenes, zearalenone and emerging fusariotoxins, common contaminants of feed and food, have received increased interest, due to the possible impact on animal and human health.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. First study on trichothecene and zearalenone exposure of the Romanian population through wheat-based products consumption

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: November 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 121

      Author(s): Oana Stanciu, Cristina Juan, Doina Miere, Houda Berrada, Felicia Loghin, Jordi Mañes

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  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. Protective effects of Devosia sp. ANSB714 on growth performance, immunity function, antioxidant capacity and tissue residues in growing-finishing pigs fed with deoxynivalenol contaminated diets

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 8 September 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Xiaoying Li, Yongpeng Guo, Lihong Zhao, Yu Fan, Cheng Ji, Jianyun Zhang, Qiugang Ma

  23. Effects of dietary deoxynivalenol or ochratoxin a on performance and selected health indices in atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 1 September 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Aksel Bernhoft, Helga R. Høgåsen, Grethe Rosenlund, Torfinn Moldal, Søren Grove, Marc H.G. Berntssen, Stein I. Thoresen, Jan Alexander

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  24. Editorial. Food Safety and Risk Evaluation

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 31 August 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Margherita Ferrante, Gea Oliveri Conti

  25. Aflatoxin B1 degradation by salt tolerant Tetragenococcus halophilus CGMCC 3792

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 27 August 2018

      Food and Chemical Toxicology

      Author(s): Jianlong Li, Jun Huang, Yao Jin, Chongde Wu, Dazhan Shen, Suyi Zhang, Rongqing Zhou

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins