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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. Application of blue light-emitting diode in combination with antimicrobials or photosensitizers to inactivate Escherichia coli O157:H7 on fresh-cut apples and cherry tomatoes

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Jeong-Eun Hyun, Sung-Kwon Moon, Sun-Young Lee

      • Bacterial pathogens

  2. Detoxification of aflatoxin B1 by H2SO3 during maize wet processing, and toxicity assessment of the transformation product of aflatoxin B1

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Bolei Yang, Li Li, Hairong Geng, Gang Wang, Chenxi Zhang, Shuo Yang, Yueju Zhao, Fuguo Xing, Yang Liu

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  3. Investigation of reflectance, fluorescence, and Raman hyperspectral imaging techniques for rapid detection of aflatoxins in ground maize

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Yong-Kyoung Kim, Insuck Baek, Kyung-Min Lee, Jianwei Qin, Geonwoo Kim, Byeung Kon Shin, Diane Chan, Timothy J. Herrman, Soon-kil Cho, Moon S. Kim

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  4. Synergistic effects of monocaprin and carvacrol against Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium in chicken meat preservation

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Maomao Ma, Junxin Zhao, Xianghui Yan, Zheling Zeng, Dongman Wan, Ping Yu, Jiaheng Xia, Guohua Zhang, Deming Gong

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  5. A highly selective fluorescence nanosensor based on the dual-function molecularly imprinted layer coated quantum dots for the sensitive detection of diethylstilbestrol/cypermethrin in fish and seawater

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Rong-rong Zhang, Xun-jia Li, Ai-li Sun, Su-quan Song, Xi-zhi Shi

  6. Mesoporous activated carbon as a green adsorbent for the removal of heavy metals and Congo red: Characterization, adsorption kinetics, and isotherm studies

    • Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

    • Author(s): Sujata Mandal, Jose Calderon, Sreekar B. Marpu, Mohammad A. Omary, Sheldon Q. Shi

  7. Meta-analysis of the effects of liming on soil pH and cadmium accumulation in crops

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Lu-Lu He, Dao-You Huang, Quan Zhang, Han-Hua Zhu, Chao Xu, Bo Li, Qi-Hong Zhu

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  8. Ionomics analysis provides new insights into the co-enrichment of cadmium and zinc in wheat grains

    • Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

    • Author(s): Xiaoming Qin, Yitao Xia, Chengxiao Hu, Min Yu, Sergey Shabala, Songwei Wu, Qiling Tan, Shoujun Xu, Xuecheng Sun

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Effects of Sprouting and Fermentation on Free Asparagine and Reducing Sugars in Wheat, Einkorn, Oat, Rye, Barley, and Buckwheat and on Acrylamide and 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural Formation during Heating

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • Usage of sprouted grains is an increasing trend in thermally processed foods. Sprouting alters the composition of sugars and amino acids, which are Maillard reaction precursors. Free asparagine, total free amino acids, and sugars were monitored during sprouting and yeast and sourdough fermentations. Acrylamide and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) were analyzed in heated samples.

      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Mechanistic Duality of Bacterial Efflux Substrates and Inhibitors: Example of Simple Substituted Cinnamoyl and Naphthyl Amides

    • ACS Infectious Diseases

    • Antibiotic resistance poses an immediate and growing threat to human health. Multidrug efflux pumps are promising targets for overcoming antibiotic resistance with small-molecule therapeutics. Previously, we identified a diaminoquinoline acrylamide, NSC-33353, as a potent inhibitor of the AcrAB–TolC efflux pump in Escherichia coli. This inhibitor potentiates the antibacterial activities of novobiocin and erythromycin upon binding to the membrane fusion protein AcrA.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  11. Novel PhoH-encoding vibriophages with lytic activity against environmental Vibrio strains

    • Archives of Microbiology

    • Cholera is a devastating diarrheal disease that accounts for more than 10% of children’s lives worldwide, but its treatment is hampered by a rise in antibiotic resistance. One promising alternative to antibiotic therapy is the use of bacteriophages to treat antibiotic-resistant cholera infections, and control Vibrio cholera in clinical cases and in the environment, respectively.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens

  12. Ultrasensitive and Highly Selective Detection of Bisphenol a Using Core-Shell Magnetic Molecularly Imprinted Quantum Dots Electrochemiluminescent Probe

    • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

    • The main aim of this work was to develop a magnetic molecularly imprinted polymer (MMIP)-based quantum dots electrochemiluminescent (ECL) probe for the ultrasensitive and highly selective detection of bisphenol A (BPA). The prepared core-shell Fe3O4@SiO2 exhibited superparamagnetic properties, making them easy to separate.

      • Chemical contaminants

  13. Exposure to Lead Nitrate Alters Growth and Haematological Parameters of Milkfish (Chanos chanos)

    • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

    • To date, the effects of lead on the growth and haematological parameters of milkfish are still not well understood. For this reason the present study seeks to explain this conundrum. Sub-adult female milkfish were exposed to four concentrations of lead nitrate (0 mg/l, 42.64 mg/l, 63.97 mg/l and 85.29 mg/l) for 40 days. Results revealed that exposure to lead nitrate caused significant changes in growth and haematological parameters of milkfish.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  14. A Comparative Analysis of Methods (LC-MS/MS, LC-MS and Rapid Test Kits) for the Determination of Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxins in Oysters, Mussels and Pipis

    • Toxins

    • Rapid methods for the detection of biotoxins in shellfish can assist the seafood industry and safeguard public health. Diarrhetic Shellfish Toxins (DSTs) are produced by species of the dinoflagellate genus Dinophysis, yet the comparative efficacy of their detection methods has not been systematically determined.

      • Shellfish toxins
      • Natural toxins

  15. Experimental Evidence of Ciguatoxin Accumulation and Depuration in Carnivorous Lionfish

    • Toxins

    • Ciguatera poisoning is a food intoxication associated with the consumption of fish or shellfish contaminated, through trophic transfer, with ciguatoxins (CTXs). In this study, we developed an experimental model to assess the trophic transfer of CTXs from herbivorous parrotfish, Chlorurus microrhinos, to carnivorous lionfish, Pterois volitans. During a 6-week period, juvenile lionfish were fed naturally contaminated parrotfish fillets at a daily dose of 0.11 or 0.035 ng CTX3C equiv.

      • Natural toxins

  16. Moxifloxacin and Sulfamethoxazole-Based Nanocarriers Exhibit Potent Antibacterial Activities

    • Antibiotics

    • Antibiotic resistance is a major concern given the rapid emergence of multiple-drug-resistant bacteria compared to the discovery of novel antibacterials. An alternative strategy is enhancing the existing available drugs. Nanomedicine has emerged as an exciting area of research, showing promise in the enhanced development of existing antimicrobials. Herein, we synthesized nanocarriers and loaded these with available clinically approved drugs, namely Moxifloxacin and Sulfamethoxazole.

      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus

  17. Future trends of processed meat products concerning perceived healthiness: A review

    • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

    • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. Abstract

  18. Dietary N‐epsilon‐carboxymethyllysine as for a major glycotoxin in foods: A review

    • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

    • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. Abstract

  19. Saccharomyces cerevisiae biomass as a source of next‐generation food preservatives: Evaluating potential proteins as a source of antimicrobial peptides

    • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety

    • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. Abstract

  20. Transcriptome Alterations of an in vitro-Selected, Moderately Resistant, Two-Row Malting Barley in Response to 3ADON, 15ADON, and NIV Chemotypes of Fusarium graminearum

    • Frontiers in Plant Science

    • Fusarium head blight caused by Fusarium graminearum is a devastating disease of malting barley. Mycotoxins associated with contaminated grain can be transferred from malt to beer and pose a health risk to consumers. In western Canada, F. graminearum has undergone an adaptive shift from 15ADON constituency to dominance by virulent 3ADON-producers; likewise, NIV-producers have established in regions of southern United States.

  21. Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N6) Virus Clade 2.3.4.4h in Wild Birds and Live Poultry Markets, Bangladesh

    • Emerging Infectious Diseases

    • J. Turner et al. Abstract
      Migratory birds play a major role in spreading influenza viruses over long distances. We report highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N6) viruses in migratory and resident ducks in Bangladesh. The viruses were genetically similar to viruses detected in wild birds in China and Mongolia, suggesting migration-associated dissemination of these zoonotic pathogens.

      • Viruses

  22. Impact of γ-irradiation or heat pasteurisation treatment on nutritional and immunological properties of human milk

    • International Dairy Journal

    • Author(s): V. Robichaud, B.R. Aguilar-Uscanga, M. Millette, Z. Allahdad, M. Lacroix

  23. Do gait parameters improve after botulinum toxin injections in post stroke patients? A prospective study

    • Toxicon

    • Author(s): Dimitrios N. Varvarousis, Dimitris Dimopoulos, George I. Vasileiadis, Ioannis Manolis, Avraam Ploumis

      • Clostridium botulinum
      • Bacterial pathogens

  24. A colorimetric lateral flow assay based on multiplex PCR for the rapid detection of viable Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella Typhimurium without enrichment

    • LWT

    • Author(s): Jin-Hee Kim, Se-Wook Oh

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens

  25. Distribution Characteristics and Relevance of Heavy Metals in Soils and Colloids Around a Mining Area in Nanjing, China

    • Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

    • Heavy metal pollution in agricultural soils poses a direct threat to food safety and human health. It has been shown that the colloids is the carrier of heavy metal transport in the polluted soil by heavy metals, but the sources of heavy metals in the soil and colloids and their interrelations are not transparent at present.