Research Publications (Food Safety)

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), as indicators of anthropogenic activities, existed in sediments may pose potential risk to environment. In the present study, we assessed occurrence, composition, and risk assessment of PAHs in Wei River Basin. It was found that the total concentration (∑16PAHs) of selected PAHs in sediments for the main stream of Wei River and its tributaries ranged from n.d.

Journal of Food Science, EarlyView. Detoxification of aflatoxin M1 from solution and milk using layered double hydroxides was investigated. The Aluminum-Magnesium layered double hydroxide (Al-Mg LDH) and Iron-Magnesium layered double hydroxide (Fe-Mg LDH) were selected in their calcined and non-calcined forms to evaluate the effect of the calcination on detoxification. These materials were produced using the co-precipitation method.

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Accepted Article. The study investigated the effects of acidic water (sodium bisulfate, SBS /lactic acid, LA) tempering (alone) and in combination with heat treatment on Shiga toxin- producing E. coli (STEC) O121 and O26 load of wheat and its impact on wheat flour quality.

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. The wastes generated during the olive oil extraction process, even if presenting a negative impact for the environment, contain several bioactive compounds that have considerable health benefits. After suitable extraction and purification, these compounds can be used as food antioxidants or as active ingredients in nutraceutical and cosmetic products due to their interesting technological and pharmaceutical properties.

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. Nowadays, it is urgent to produce in larger quantities and more sustainably to reduce the gap between food supply and demand. In a circular bioeconomy vision, insects receive great attention as a sustainable alternative to satisfy food and nutritional needs.

Author(s): Yucheng Xu, Yuanzhao Zhu, Zhao Lei, Jia Rui, Zeyu Zhao, Shengnan Lin, Yao Wang, Jingwen Xu, Xingchun Liu, Meng Yang, Hongsheng Chen, Xuemei Pan, Wentao Lu, Yuzhong Du, Hui Li, Ling Fang, Meng Zhang, Lina Zhou, Fen Yang, Tianmu Chen

Author(s): Mohammad Al-Harahsheh, Sanad Altarawneh, Mohammad Al-Omari, Mohammednoor Altarawneh, Sam Kingman, Chris Dodds

Author(s): Yanzhen Han, Jianchang Wang, Shuhong Zhang, Shuopeng Yang, Xiangji Wang, Yanqing Han, Zhixin Shen, Xiangdong Xu

Hookworm infections affect millions of people worldwide and are responsible for impaired mental and physical growth in children, and anemias. There is no vaccine, and increasing anthelmintic drug resistance in nematodes of domestic animals, and reduced drug cure rates in nematode infections of humans is alarming.

Lupines (Lupinus spp.) have emerged as a cheap functional food with the advantages of being non-genetically modified crop, able to adapt to harsh conditions and low-input farming. Lupines are rich in protein and poor in starch, similar to soy. The factor limiting the use of lupine is the presence of quinolizidine alkaloids especially in bitter species.

A programmed, autonomous, and self-powered DNA motor was developed for one-step amplification detection of ochratoxin A (OTA). The OTA can bind with the aptamer of hairpin and induce the opening of hairpin. Then, the Mg2+-specific DNAzyme can circularly cleave the fluorophore-labeled DNA on the gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), causing autonomous and processive movement of DNA motor.

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Ochratoxin A(OTA) is considered to be one of the most important contaminants of food and feed worldwide. The liver is one of key target organs for OTA to exert its toxic effects. Due to current lifestyle and diet, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been the most common liver disease. To examine the potential effect of OTA on hepatic lipid metabolism and NAFLD, C57BL/6 male mice received 1 mg/kg OTA by gavage daily.

The use of various veterinary antibiotics (VAs) in animal husbandry raises serious concerns about the development of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics such as tetracycline, oxytetracycline, sulfadiazine, norfloxacin, and enrofloxacin are the most frequently used antimicrobial compounds in animal husbandry and generate large eco-toxicological effects; however, they are still difficult to determine in a complex matrix such as swine manure.

Chlorinated contaminants are a cause of significant concern in the development of municipal solid waste (MSW) thermal treatment techniques. This study investigates the efficacy of two calcium (Ca)-based in-furnace additives, calcium oxide (CaO), and calcined dolomite (CD), at reducing the levels of chlorinated contaminants during MSW thermal treatment.

H9N2 avian influenza viruses are widely prevalent in birds and pose an increasing threat to humans because of their enhanced virulence and transmissibility in mammals. Active surveillance on the prevalence and evolution of H9N2 viruses in different avian hosts will help develop eradication measures.

ABSTRACT The issue of food contamination by fungi and aflatoxins; constitutes a serious concern not only for human/animal health but also for agriculture and the economy. Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites produced by certain filamentous fungi and contaminate a variety of foodstuffs. In this context, control of fungal growth and aflatoxin contamination appears to be important.

by Stephan Pienkoß, Soheila Javadi, Paweena Chaoprasid, Thomas Nolte, Christian Twittenhoff, Petra Dersch, Franz Narberhaus

by Emilia Fernanda Agostinho Davanzo, Rebecca Lavarini dos Santos, Virgilio Hipólito de Lemos Castro, Joana Marchesini Palma, Bruno Rocha Pribul, Bruno Stéfano Lima Dallago, Bruna Fuga, Margareti Medeiros, Simoneide Souza Titze de Almeida, Hayanna Maria Boaventura da Costa, Dália dos Prazeres Rodrigues, Nilton Lincopan, Simone Perecmanis, Angela Patrícia Santana

by Tesfa Addis, Yonas Mekonnen, Zeleke Ayenew, Surafel Fentaw, Habtamu Biazin

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Author(s): Xue Yu, Songze Gao, Jiachang Xu, Yulin Zhao, Yuyou Lu, Niuniu Deng, Haoran Lin, Yong Zhang, Danqi Lu

Author(s): Frantisek Malir, Miroslav Louda, Jakub Toman, Vladimir Ostry, Darina Pickova, Jaroslav Pacovsky, Milos Brodak, Annie Pfohl-Leszkowicz