Research Publications (Food Safety)

Author(s): Min Li, Yidi Kong, Xueqin Wu, Zhuang Yin, Xiaotian Niu, Guiqin Wang

Author(s): Libing Chu, Jianlong Wang, Chuanhong Chen, Yunpeng Shen, Shijun He, László Wojnárovits, Erzsébet Takács, Youxue Zhang

Author(s): Sarah Azinheiro, Dipak Ghimire, Joana Carvalho, Marta Prado, Alejandro Garrido-Maestu

Author(s): Mi Wu, Lu Tian, Jiapeng Fu, Sichen Liao, Hui Li, Zhongchao Gai, Guoli Gong

Author(s): Alexandra Belias, Genevieve Sullivan, Martin Wiedmann, Renata Ivanek

Author(s): Hua Ping, Beihong Wang, Cheng Li, Yang Li, Xuejiao Ha, Wenshen Jia, Bingru Li, Zhihong Ma

Author(s): Lina Sheng, Xiaoye Shen, Yuan Su, Yansong Xue, Hui Gao, Manoella Mendoza, Tonia Green, Ines Hanrahan, Mei-Jun Zhu

Author(s): Mariem Rouatbi, Safa Amairia, Said Samed, Mourad Rekik, Mohamed Aziz Darghouth, Afef Jeljli, Mohamed Gharbi

Author(s): Luciane A. Chimetto Tonon, Cintia Rua, Camila M. Crnkovic, Darlon I. Bernardi, Osmindo R. Pires Junior, Célio F.B. Haddad, Carolina da S. G. Pedrosa, Leticia R.Q. Souza, Stevens K. Rehen, Gustavo P.R. de Azevedo, Cristiane C. Thompson, Fabiano L. Thompson, Roberto G.S. Berlinck

Author(s): E.-S.M. Abdel-Aal, K. Miah

Author(s): Wenshuo Zhang, Hongda Zhong, Pingping Zhao, Aiguo Shen, Houbin Li, Xinghai Liu

Author(s): Aida Vafae Eslahi, Meysam Olfatifar, Md Robiul Karim, Raed AbuOdeh, Ehsan Modirian, Elham Houshmand, Amir Abdoli, Rasoul Samimi, Simin Sotoodeh, Razzagh Mahmoudi, Elham Hajialilo, Sima Hashemipour, Milad Badri

Author(s): Rocío Daniela Inés Molina, Rodrigo Campos-Silva, Myriam Anabel Díaz, Alexandre José Macedo, María Amparo Blázquez, María Rosa Alberto, Mario Eduardo Arena

Foods contaminated by harmful substances such as bacteria and viruses have caused more than 200 kinds of diseases, ranging from diarrhea to cancer. Among them, Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) is a foodborne pathogen that commonly contaminates raw meat, fresh vegetables, rice, and uncooked food. The current chemical preservatives may have adverse effects on food and even human health. Therefore, natural antibacterial agents are sought after as alternative preservatives.

Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacterium that has become one of the leading causes of life-threatening healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), including pneumonia and sepsis. Moreover, due to its increasingly antibiotic resistance, K. pneumoniae has been declared a global top priority concern. The problem of K. pneumoniae infections is due, in part, to the inability to detect this pathogen rapidly and accurately and thus to treat patients within the early stages of infections.

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the midstream (processors, wholesalers and wholesale markets, and logistics) segments of transforming value chains have proliferated rapidly over the past several decades in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Their spread has been most rapid in the long transitional stage between the traditional and modern stages, when value chains grow long and developed with urbanization but are still fragmented, before consolidation.

The emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis is a major global public health threat. Thailand is one of the top 14 countries with high tuberculosis and multi-drug resistant tuberculosis rates. Immediate detection of drug-resistant tuberculosis is necessary to reduce mortality and morbidity by effectively providing treatment to ameliorate the formation of resistant strains. Limited data exist of mutation profiles in Northeastern Thailand.

There is a rise in concern across the globe over the contaminants of emerging concerns (CECs) such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PCPs), UV stabilizers, surfactants, endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), etc. In the present study, we have identified some compounds belonging to the classes of pharmaceuticals, PCPs, and EDCs in the water samples collected from the coastal area of Ernakulam district of Kerala (India) (sea and lake).

Ergot alkaloids (EAs) are mycotoxins mainly produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea. EAs are known to affect the nervous system and to be vasoconstrictors in humans and animals. This work presents recent advances in swine and dairy feeds regarding 11 major EAs, namely ergometrine, ergosine, ergotamine, ergocornine, ergocryptine, ergocristine, ergosinine, ergotaminine, ergocorninine, ergocryptinine, and ergocristinine.

Linezolid, bedaquiline, and newer fluoroquinolones are currently placed as priority Group A drugs for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis. The number of reported linezolid-resistant clinical strains is still low, and the correlation of molecular determinants with phenotype is not perfect. Methods: We determined the linezolid MICs for clinical isolates from the Moscow region and identified mutations in rplC and rrl genes.

Journal of Food Science, EarlyView. Under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and preventive controls (PCs) regulations, food manufacturers must consider whether PCs are needed for potential hazards present in food. The mycotoxin ochratoxin A (OTA) is considered a chemical hazard under FSMA. It is produced by several fungal species and can be present in various agricultural commodities, including coffee.

Journal of Food Safety, EarlyView. This study develops a rapid lateral flow assay (LFA) that uses immunomagnetic nanoparticles (IMNPs) to detect mango major allergen (Man i1) in food products. Monoclonal antibodies (2F1 and 21A5) were prepared; mAb-2F1 was modified on the surface of IMNPs and mAb-21A5 was immobilized on the test line of the LFA strips. Following optimization, the limit of detection (LOD) of this developed LFA was 6.2 ng/mL for rMan i1 with a linear range of 5–100 ng/mL.

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. Three-dimensional food printing (3DFP) uses additive manufacturing concepts to fabricate customized designed products with food ingredients in powder, liquid, dough, or paste presentations. In some cases, it uses additives, such as hydrocolloids, starch, enzymes, and antibrowning agents.

Journal of Applied Microbiology, Accepted Article. Aims
Green-mold contamination is identified as one of the challenges faced by mushroom cultivation industry globally which believed to be caused by Trichoderma spp..