Research Publications (Food Safety)

Vigna mungo (L.) Hepper commonly known as blackgram is an important legume crop with good quality dietary proteins and vitamins. Low production of blackgram in the chromium rich soil of Odisha is a serious concern against its demand. Chromium (VI) was tested on V. mungo var. B3-8-8 at 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 µM concentration on growth, anti-oxidative enzymes and chromium content at 15, 30 and 45 d of treatments.

Toxic effects among fumonisins B (FB), deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEN) administered alone and combined were investigated in 84-day-old ducks during force-feeding. 75 male ducks, divided into five groups of 15 animals, received daily during the meal a capsule containing the desired among of toxin.

In dystonic and spastic movement disorders, however different in their pathophysiological mechanisms, a similar impairment of sensorimotor control with special emphasis on afferentation is assumed. Peripheral intervention on afferent inputs evokes plastic changes within the central sensorimotor system. Intramuscular application of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) is a standard evidence-based treatment for both conditions.

Journal of Food Safety, EarlyView. Listeria monocytogenes are pathogenic microorganisms and of particular concern in the poultry industry. They are frequently isolated from raw chicken products due to their ability to attach to a wide variety of food and food‐contact surfaces. The application of synthetic antimicrobial agents is often limited by potential emergence of antimicrobial resistance and regulations associated to organic poultry products.

Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, Accepted Article. In this study, the influence of cold plasma treatment on quality parameters of tender coconut water (TCW) and its beverage and the kinetics of degradation were investigated. In TCW, the kinetics of ascorbic acid, antioxidant activity, and transmittance followed the zero‐order model while TA, total fatty acid content, and microbial load followed first‐order reaction. TCW stored well for 2 days at 6°C.

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. Increasing awareness of inefficient meat production and its future impact on global food security has led the food industry to look for a sustainable approach. Meat products have superior sensorial perception, because of their molecular composition and fibrous structure.

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. Understanding fruit quality is an effective way to reduce fruit loss and waste by providing proper strategies for fruit processing and management. Various noninvasive technologies have been developed for assessing fruit quality. Among them, acoustic vibration technology has received considerable attention from academics.

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, EarlyView. The verification of authenticity and detection of food mislabeling are elements that have been of high importance for centuries. During the last few decades there has been an increasing consumer demand for the verification of food identity and the implementation of stricter controls around these matters.

Background Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a common reason for children to receive medical care. However, the viral etiology of AGE illness is not well described in the post–rotavirus vaccine era, particularly in the outpatient (OP) setting.

Background Clinicians may prescribe antibiotics to influenza patients at high risk for bacterial complications. We explored the association between antibiotics, antivirals, and hospitalization among people with influenza. Methods A retrospective cohort study of patients with confirmed influenza with encounters during January 2011–January 2019 was conducted using data from the Veterans Affairs Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI).

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

Author(s): Yuanyuan Fang, Lili Lu, Yuan Liang, Dongjie Peng, Michael Aschner, Yueming Jiang

Author(s): Bing Niu, Hui Zhang, Guangya Zhou, Shuwen Zhang, Yunfeng Yang, Xiaojun Deng, Qin Chen

Author(s): Zhihui Wu, Hongbin Pu, Da-Wen Sun

Prions cause transmissible and inevitably fatal neurological diseases in agriculturally important animals, including bovine spongiform encephalopathy in domestic cattle, scrapie in sheep and goats, and chronic wasting disease in cervids. Because animals are largely asymptomatic throughout the course of the disease, early detection of prion disease is important. Hamsters were peripherally (ip) inoculated with hamster-adapted (Sc237) prions.

The purpose of this study was to provide contextual information on indigenous food’s technologies and safety from Gabon. The strategic focus being to promote local food with enhanced nutritional value and improved safety. An investigation and monitoring were carried out to elucidate their process flow diagrams and to identify safety failures. Samples were taken for microbiological analysis using conventional culture-based techniques.

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A novel bacterial strain was isolated from industrially contaminated waste water. In the presence of crude oil, this strain was shown to reduce the rate of total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) up to 97.10% in 24 h. This bacterium was subsequently identified by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and affiliated to the Serratia genus by the RDP classifier.

The current study was developed to evaluate agronomic efficiency and food security of isolated or simultaneous use of two residues—steel slag and fresh or composted poultry litter—in the cultivation of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica). The composition and contribution of toxic and potentially toxic metals by different treatments and contents, translocation, and accumulation of Pb, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, and Zn in different plant organs were analyzed.

In recent years Melamine is upgraded as a type three carcinogen. It is a sorry fact that still; people are in the fantasy mode and abaft the melamine tableware as they are a good piece of decorative material which sets dining an opulent look. The present study focuses on the determination of melamine leaching from melamine tablewares. The food stimulants culled for this study are conventional Indian cuisines.

The furan levels in commercial coffee product samples (17 instant coffees, 12 mixed coffee, 8 canned coffee) were 49–2155, 10–201 and 15–209 ng/g, respectively. Since thermal degradation/rearrangement of carbohydrates is the main source of furan, the concentrations of furan and monosaccharides (mannose, rhamnose, glucose, galactose and arabinose) were analysed in 26 green and roasted coffee bean (Coffea arabica) varieties.

An arginine–glucose mixture (1:2 mol ratio) with pH 9 was heated at 53–100 °C for 10–350 min, and the effects of process parameters were determined during the Maillard reaction (MR). The heating temperature and time were selected as process conditions and were studied with central composite design. The model system was tested based on the values obtained from antioxidant capacity, browning intensity, pH, acrylamide (AC), and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) concentrations.

Air samples were collected around industrial parks in Jiangsu, China, to allow the concentrations, profiles, and risk assessment of polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs), polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs), and metals to be investigated. The concentrations of ΣPBDD/Fs and ΣPCNs were 1324.26–2080.98 fg/m3 (11.35–42.57 fg I-TEQ/m3) and 10,404.9–29,322.9 fg/m3 (1.32–7.19 fg I-TEQ/ m3), respectively.

The disposal of lignite spoil and tailings poses a major environmental problem in lignite mining sites which is associated with the oxidation of sulfide minerals contained in the primary ore. This process renders acidic effluents. Lignite mining in the Oropos Neogene basin, North Attica, Greece operated since the last century and ceased in the late 1960s. Piles of complex waste material are dispersed close to the mining sites.