Research Publications (Food Safety)

Background Paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) are biotoxins derived from harmful algal blooms and cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP). PSTs are widely found in natural waters, indicating that they can cause human death through food chain and economic losses of aquatic species worldwide.

Background Aflatoxins contamination, one of the most severe food safety issue, has received global concern for everyone's health. Fluorescent aptasensor, as a rising sensing strategy, have opened up innovative platform for monitoring and trace levels of aflatoxins thanks to their ease of operation, rapid response, accurate determination, and high sensitivity and selectivity, as well as the promising potential in point-of-care (POC) testing.

Background Deoxynivalenol (DON) is an important Fusarium mycotoxin commonly detected in foods and feeds, which has drawn global attention because of its high contamination level and frequency.

Author(s): Natalia Casado, Sonia Morante-Zarcero, Isabel Sierra

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In the last years, several food alerts have identified high levels of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in a wide variety of food products, highlighting their occurrence as a concerning food safety issue.

Author(s): Inass Mollayusefian, Vahid Ranaei, Zahra Pilevar, Marina M.S. Cabral-Pinto, Ali Rostami, Amene Nematolahi, Khaled Mohamed Khedher, Van Nam Thai, Yadolah Fakhri, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah

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Despite numerous studies regarding the prevalence of AFM1 in Milk, no systematic review and meta-analysis study on a global scale was conducted.

Author(s): Moein Bashiry, Fardin Javanmardi, Ehsan Sadeghi, Sajad Shokri, Hedayat Hossieni, Carlos A.F. Oliveira, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah

Background
Aflatoxins are groups of mycotoxins that can be generally found in foods, particularly cereals and nuts. Cereal-based baby foods are important energy supplement sources, though the possibility of mycotoxin contamination in these products have been reported frequently.

Author(s): Amir Ismail, Iqra Naeem, Yun Yun Gong, Michael N. Routledge, Saeed Akhtar, Muhammad Riaz, Leandra Naira Zambelli Ramalho, Carlos Augusto Fernandes de Oliveira, Zubair Ismail

Author(s): Nikita Saha Turna, Felicia Wu

Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), a naturally occurring mycotoxin (fungal toxin) in maize and nuts, causes liver cancer and has been associated with other adverse health effects. Much less is known about the toxicity of its metabolite AFM1, which is secreted in the milk of mammals. Nonetheless, many nations have set regulatory limits for maximum allowable AFM1 in milk and other dairy products.

Author(s): Yue Wu, Jun-Hu Cheng, Da-Wen Sun

Author(s): Helina Marshall, Julie P. Meneely, Brian Quinn, Yueju Zhao, Paula Bourke, Brendan F. Gilmore, Guangtao Zhang, Christopher T. Elliott

Author(s): Carolina Fernanda Sengling Cebin Coppa, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Paula Alvito, Ricardo Assunção, Carla Martins, Ismail Eş, Bruna Leonel Gonçalves, Diane Valganon de Neeff, Anderson S. Sant'Ana, Carlos Humberto Corassin, Carlos Augusto Fernandes Oliveira

Author(s): M.P. Thanushree, D. Sailendri, K.S. Yoha, J.A. Moses, C. Anandharamakrishnan

Abstract

Background

Among several food and agricultural commodities, spices are valued for their characteristic flavor. They may also impart color and improve the overall keeping quality of the food. Apart from being used in various indigenous recipes and cuisines, spice and spice extracts are used in traditional medicines, cosmetics, and in a range of other applications.

Publication date: January 2019

Source: Trends in Food Science & Technology, Volume 83

Author(s): Srinivasan Ramalingam, Ashutosh Bahuguna, Myunghee Kim