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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. Comparison of selective enrichment and plating media for Salmonella isolation from broiler carcasses

    • Journal of Food Safety
    • Journal of Food Safety, EarlyView. Abstract

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  2. Inconsistent PCR detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli: Insights from whole genome sequence analyses

    • PLOS ONE
    • by Vinicius Silva Castro, Rodrigo Ortega Polo, Eduardo Eustáquio de Souza Figueiredo, Emmanuel Wihkochombom Bumunange, Tim McAllister, Robin King, Carlos Adam Conte-Junior, Kim Stanford

      • Bacterial pathogens
  3. Organisational forgetting: The food safety risk associated with unintentional knowledge loss

    • Trends in Food Science & Technology
    • Author(s): Louise Manning, Wyn Morris, Ian Birchmore

      Abstract
      Background
      Organisational forgetting is associated with unintentional knowledge loss that makes both food businesses and consumers vulnerable to a food safety incident. It is essential that food businesses have strategies and processes in place to minimise unintentional knowledge loss to ensure that essential knowledge is retained, maintained and stays valid.

  4. Identification and Structure–Activity Relationships of Dietary Flavonoids as Human Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) Inhibitors

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
    • Dietary flavonoids are known to have anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects, but their influences on human macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), a vital proinflammatory cytokine recognized as a therapeutic target for infectious diseases and cancers, have been rarely reported.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants
  5. Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Emerging Contaminants in Food

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
    • As current concerns about food safety issues around the world are still relatively serious, more and more food safety issues have become the focus of people’s attention. What’s more serious is that environmental pollution and changes in human lifestyles have also led to the emergence of contaminants in food, microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) being typical representatives. MPs and NPs (M/NPs) in food are gradually becoming recognized by regulatory authorities and the public.

  6. Molecular characterization of rectal isolates of carbapenemase-negative carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales obtained from ICU patients in Kuwait by whole-genome sequencing

    • Microbiology
    • Carbapenem-resistant enterobacterales (CRE) are listed among the most urgent antibiotic resistance threats.

      Previous studies on the mechanisms of CRE in Kuwait have focused on carbapenemases. There have been no studies on non-carbapenemase-producing CRE in Kuwait.

      • Bacterial pathogens
  7. Disinfection to control African swine fever virus: a UK perspective

    • Microbiology
    • A review of African swine fever (ASF) was conducted, including manifestations of disease, its transmission and environmental persistence of ASF virus. Findings on infectious doses of contemporary highly-pathogenic strains isolated from outbreaks in Eastern Europe were included.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  8. The future of farming: Who will produce our food?

    • Food Security
    • Achieving SDG2 (zero hunger) in a situation of rapid global population growth requires a continued focus on food production. Farming not merely needs to sustainably produce nutritious diets, but should also provide livelihoods for farmers, while retaining natural ecosystems and services. Rather than focusing on production principles, this article explores the interrelations between farms and farming systems in the global food system.

  9. Development of a Sandwich Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for the Detection of Egg Residues in Processed Food Products

    • Food Analytical Methods
    • Food allergy has become an important food safety concern affecting people’s health and quality of life. As one of the most common allergic foods, egg poses a safety hazard to susceptible individuals. Therefore, it is crucial to develop rapid and sensitive detection methods for allergen monitoring. Sandwich ELISA detection method was developed based on two polyclonal antibodies for the detection of egg white allergens in this study.

  10. Determination of 72 Chemical Pesticides and Estimation of Measurement of Uncertainty in Rice Using LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS

    • Food Analytical Methods
    • A multi-residue method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of 39 and 33 chemical pesticides in rice using LC-MS/MS and GC-MS/MS, respectively. The coefficient of determination was 0.994 to 0.999 over the linear concentration range of 0.01 to 0.1 μg mL-1. The LOD and LOQ were in the range of 0.31 to 3.35 and 1.04 to 10.06 μgkg-1, repsectively.

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants
  11. Antibiotic-Based Magnetic Nanoprobes Combined with mPCR for Simultaneous Detection of Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus

    • Food Analytical Methods
    • Sensitive, simple, and rapid pathogen separation and detection methods are essential for the early diagnosis and immediate medical treatment of bacterial infections. In this study, a novel strategy based on vancomycin (Van)-modified ovalbumin (OVA) mediated magnetic nanoprobes (MBs-OVA-Van) combined with multiplex polymerase chain reaction (mPCR) was developed for efficient isolation and detection of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Bacillus cereus (B.

      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
  12. Assessing Soil Quality and Heavy Metal Contamination on Scheelite Mining Sites in a Tropical Semi-arid Setting

    • Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
    • The study area lies in a semi-arid setting of Brazil that comprises some of the largest scheelite mines in the country, but information regarding the mining impacts on the soil quality are relatively scarce. Here, we studied the changes in the soil physical and chemical characteristics caused by the scheelite mining activities in northeast Brazil, including the impacts on heavy metal concentrations in soils.

  13. Stability and Safety of Inhibitor Cystine Knot Peptide, GTx1-15, from the Tarantula Spider Grammostola rosea

    • Toxins
    • Inhibitor cystine knot (ICK) peptides are knotted peptides with three intramolecular disulfide bonds that affect several types of ion channels. Some are proteolytically stable and are promising scaffolds for drug development. GTx1-15 is an ICK peptide that inhibits the voltage-dependent calcium channel Cav3.1 and the voltage-dependent sodium channels Nav1.3 and Nav1.7.

  14. Potential of Near Infrared Spectroscopy as a Rapid Method to Discriminate OTA and Non-OTA-Producing Mould Species in a Dry-Cured Ham Model System

    • Toxins
    • The ripening process of dry-cured meat products is characterised by the development of fungi on the product’s surface. This population plays a beneficial role, but, uncontrolled moulds represent a health risk, since some of them may produce mycotoxins, such as ochratoxin A (OTA). The aim of the present work is to assess the potential of near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for the detection of OTA-producing mould species on dry-cured ham-based agar.

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins
  15. What Matters in Piglets’ Exposure to Antibiotics Administered through Drinking Water?

    • Antibiotics
    • A number of drugs are given in drinking water in piglet farming, although this way of administering drugs leads to significant and uncontrolled variability in exposures. Three main explanations for this variability have been described in the literature: (1) the drinking behavior of animals, (2) the drug concentration in water, and (3) the inter-individual variability in the pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters.

      • Bacterial pathogens
  16. Molecular and Biochemical Insights Into Early Responses of Hemp to Cd and Zn Exposure and the Potential Effect of Si on Stress Response

    • Frontiers in Plant Science
    • With the intensification of human activities, plants are more frequently exposed to heavy metals (HM). Zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd) are frequently and simultaneously found in contaminated soils, including agronomic soils contaminated by the atmospheric fallout near smelters. The fiber crop Cannabis sativa L. is a suitable alternative to food crops for crop cultivation on these soils. In this study, Cd (20 μM) and Zn (100 μM) were shown to induce comparable growth inhibition in C. sativa.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants
  17. Emergence of mcr-1-Harboring Salmonella enterica Serovar Sinstorf Type ST155 Isolated From Patients With Diarrhea in Jiangsu, China

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
    • Background: This study analyzed the antimicrobial resistance phenotypes and mechanisms of quinolone, cephalosporins, and colistin resistance in nontyphoidal Salmonella from patients with diarrhea in Jiangsu, China.

      • Salmonella
      • Bacterial pathogens
  18. Disinfection Performance of a Drinking Water Bottle System With a UV Subtype C LED Cap Against Waterborne Pathogens and Heterotrophic Contaminants

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
    • The purgaty One systems (cap+bottle) are portable stainless-steel water bottles with UV subtype C (UVC) disinfection capability. This study examines the bottle design, verifies disinfection performance against Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vibrio cholerae, and heterotrophic contaminants, and addresses the public health relevance of heterotrophic bacteria.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens
  19. Bioaugmented Mixed Culture by Clostridium aceticum to Manipulate Volatile Fatty Acids Composition From the Fermentation of Cheese Production Wastewater

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
    • Production of targeted volatile fatty acid (VFA) composition by fermentation is a promising approach for upstream and post-stream VFA applications. In the current study, the bioaugmented mixed microbial culture by Clostridium aceticum was used to produce an acetic acid dominant VFA mixture. For this purpose, anaerobic sequencing batch reactors (bioaugmented and control) were operated under pH 10 and fed by cheese processing wastewater.

      • Bacterial pathogens
  20. Genomic Analysis of Carbapenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolated From Urban Rivers Confirms Spread of Clone Sequence Type 277 Carrying Broad Resistome and Virulome Beyond the Hospital

    • Frontiers in Microbiology
    • The dissemination of antibiotic-resistant priority pathogens beyond hospital settings is both a public health and an environmental problem. In this regard, high-risk clones exhibiting a multidrug-resistant (MDR) or extensively drug-resistant (XDR) phenotype have shown rapid adaptation at the human-animal-environment interface.

  21. Viral intra-host evolution in immunocompetent children contributes to human norovirus diversification at the global scale

    • Emerging Microbes & Infections
      • Norovirus
      • Viruses
  22. Analysis of imidacloprid residues in mango, cowpea and water samples based on portable molecular imprinting sensors

    • PLOS ONE
    • by Sihua Peng, Shuyan Yang, Xi Zhang, Jingjing Jia, Qiulin Chen, Yuyang Lian, Aqiang Wang, Bei Zeng, Heming Yang, Jinlei Li, Jianguo Dan, Jianjun Liao, Shihao Zhou

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants
  23. Educational interventions to address misconceptions about antibiotic residues in milk can alter consumer perceptions and may affect purchasing habits

    • Journal of Dairy Science
    • The industrialization of the agri-food industry and resultant decrease in the number of people employed on farms has contributed to a knowledge gap among consumers about food production processes. A commonly reported concern of dairy consumers is the use of antibiotics in dairy animals, even though these drugs are an important tool for promoting animal health and welfare and food safety.

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Produce Safety
      • Pre Harvest
  24. Poly-l-lysine-functionalized magnetic beads combined with polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli O157:H7 in milk

    • Journal of Dairy Science
    • Rapid and credible detection of pathogens is essential to prevent and control outbreaks of foodborne diseases. In this study, a poly-l-lysine-functionalized magnetic beads (PLL-MB) strategy combined with a PCR assay was established to detect Staphylococcus aureus. We also detected Escherichia coli O157:H7 to further verify the strategy for gram-negative bacteria detection.

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
  25. Exosomes mediated the delivery of ochratoxin A-induced cytotoxicity in HEK293 cells

    • Toxicology
    • Author(s): Liye Zhu, Haomiao Wang, Jieyu Yuhan, Boyang Zhang, Hongyu Li, Charles Asakiya, Kunlun Huang, Xiaoyun He, Wentao Xu

      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins