Research Publications (Food Safety)

Author(s): Tatsuya Nakayama, Tran Thi Tuyet Hoa, Hong Mong Huyen, Takahiro Yamaguchi, Michio Jinnai, Doan Tran Nguyen Minh, Oanh Nguyen Hoang, Hien Le Thi, Phong Ngo Thanh, Hoai Phuong Hoang, Do Phuc Nguyen, Chinh Dang Van, Yuko Kumeda, Atsushi Hase

Author(s): Paula Kuchheuser, Marc Birringer

Author(s): Rounaq Nayak, Louise Manning, Patrick Waterson

Author(s): Carla Cervini, Carol Verheecke-Vaessen, Tingting He, Abdi Mohammed, Naresh Magan, Angel Medina

Author(s): Yan Ma, Yingying Zhang, Zhongguo Shan, Xin Wang, Xiaodong Xia

Author(s): Ziwei Zhao, Md Iqbal Hossain, Soontag Jung, Zhaoqi Wang, Daseul Yeo, Mengxiao Song, Ae Min, Sunho Park, Changsun Choi

Author(s): Ying Luo, Lulu Liu, Li Yuan, Jianke Li, Xiaoyuan Wang

Author(s): Arzu Mert, Aiming Qi, Aiden Bygrave, Henrik Stotz

Author(s): Omar Hernández Hernández, Ana L. Gutiérrez-Escolano, Cleo Cancio-Lonches, Montserrat H. Iturriaga, Juan Ramiro Pacheco-Aguilar, Rocío Morales-Rayas, Sofía M. Arvizu-Medrano A multiplex PCR method was developed for the simultaneous detection of murine norovirus (MNV-1) as a surrogate for human norovirus (HuNoV) GI and GII, Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., and Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in fresh produce.

Author(s): Xiaowei Zhang, Donggen Zhou, Yifang Cao, Yan Zhang, Xinglong Xiao, Fengsong Liu, Yigang Yu

Author(s): Mengyang Niu, Changjian Bao, Junyi Zhan, Xiaomeng Yue, Jianwen Zou, Nana Su, Jin Cui

Author(s): Samira Raesi, Reza Mohammadi, Zahra Khammar, Giti Paimard, Sepehr Abdalbeygi, Zahra Sarlak, Milad Rouhi

Salmonella enterica  has been increasingly implicated in foodborne outbreaks involving low moisture foods (LMF) during the recent decade. This study aimed to investigate the potential for persistence of  Salmonella enterica  in a range of low moisture foods (LMF) during storage at 3 temperatures.

Cheese made with unpasteurised milk has been associated with outbreaks of illness. However, there are limited data on the prevalence of shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC) in these products, and a lack of clarity over the significance of E. coli as general indicators of hygiene in raw milk cheeses. The aim of this study was to provide further data to address both of these issues as well as assessing the overall microbiological quality of raw milk cheeses available to consumers in England.

Phycoerythrin (PE) is a natural water-soluble pigment protein with characteristic phycobilins and is sensitive to thermal and light environmental changes. In this study, PE was extracted from Porphyra haitanensis and PE–oligochitosan complexes (POC) were fabricated by a self-assembly approach. The effects of cationic oligochitosan on the binding interaction, structure, size distribution, and color stability of PE were evaluated.

Introduction. Biofilm formation and hemolysis are closely related to the pathogenicity of Staphylococcus aureus .

Cronobacter sakazakii is a known foodborne opportunistic pathogen that can affect the intestinal health of infants. Despite undergoing complex manufacturing processes and low water concentration in the finished product, infant formula has been associated with Cronobacter infections, suggesting that the pathogenicity of C. sakazakii may be related to its tolerance to stress.

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is one of the most serious diseases of small-grain cereals worldwide, resulting in yield reduction and an accumulation of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) in grain. Weather conditions are known to have a significant effect on the ability of fusaria to infect cereals and produce toxins. In the past 10 years, severe outbreaks of FHB, and grain DON contamination exceeding the EU health safety limits, have occurred in countries in the Baltic Sea region.

The scientific rationality of farmers’ grain storage technology and equipment is crucial for the biosecurity of grain in the main grain-producing areas represented by Northeast China. In this paper, four farmer grain storage mock silos of different widths were used as a means to track an experimental cycle of grain storage.

Tetrodotoxins (TTXs) are potentially lethal paralytic toxins that have been identified in European shellfish over recent years. Risk assessment has suggested comparatively low levels (44 µg TTX-equivalent/kg) but stresses the lack of data on occurrence. Both bacteria and dinoflagellates were suggested as possible biogenic sources, either from an endogenous or exogenous origin.

Fumonisin B1 (FB1) is among the most common contaminants produced by Fusarium spp. fungus from corns and animal feeds. Although FB1 has been known to cause physical or functional defects of embryos in humans and several animal species such as Syrian hamsters, rabbits, and rodents, little is known about the precise toxicity to the embryos and the underlying mechanisms have not been fully addressed.

As aflatoxins are a global risk for humans and animals, testing methods for rapid on-site screening are increasingly needed alongside the standard analytical laboratory tools.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global crisis for human public health which threatens the effective prevention and control of ever-increasing infectious diseases. The advent of pandrug-resistant bacteria makes most, if not all, available antibiotics invalid. Meanwhile, the pipeline of novel antibiotics development stagnates, which prompts scientists and pharmacists to develop unconventional antimicrobials.

Environmental Microbiology Reports, EarlyView.

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. Many important food bioactive compounds are plant secondary metabolites that have traditional applications for health promotion and disease prevention. However, the chemical instability and poor bioavailability of these compounds represent major challenges to researchers.