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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. Physical and Chemical Methods for Reduction in Aflatoxin Content of Feed and Food

    • Toxins

    • Aflatoxins (AFs) are among the most harmful fungal secondary metabolites imposing serious health risks on both household animals and humans. The more frequent occurrence of aflatoxins in the feed and food chain is clearly foreseeable as a consequence of the extreme weather conditions recorded most recently worldwide. Furthermore, production parameters, such as unadjusted variety use and improper cultural practices, can also increase the incidence of contamination.

      • Natural toxins
      • Produce Safety
      • Aflatoxins
      • Post Harvest
      • Pre Harvest

  2. Low Aflatoxin Levels in Aspergillus flavus-Resistant Maize Are Correlated With Increased Corn Earworm Damage and Enhanced Seed Fumonisin

    • Frontiers in Plant Science

    • Preharvest mycotoxin contamination of field-grown crops is influenced not only by the host genotype, but also by inoculum load, insect pressure and their confounding interactions with seasonal weather. In two different field trials, we observed a preference in the natural infestation of corn earworm (CEW; Helicoverpa zea Boddie) to specific maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes and investigated this observation.

      • Natural toxins
      • Pre Harvest
      • Produce Safety
      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins

  3. Aflatoxins in the soil ecosystem: an overview of its occurrence, fate, effects and future perspectives

    • Mycotoxin Research

    • Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites produced by specific strains of fungi, especially Aspergillus spp. These natural toxins are mainly found in soil, decaying vegetation and food storage systems and are particularly abundant during drought stress. Aflatoxin contamination is one of the most important threats to food safety and human health due to its toxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic properties.

      • Produce Safety
      • Pre Harvest
      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins
      • Post Harvest

  4. Impact of push‐pull cropping system on pest management and occurrence of ear rots and mycotoxin contamination of maize in western Kenya

    • Plant Pathology

    • Push‐pull involves intercropping of cereals with Desmodium as a ‘push’ crop and planting Napier grass/Brachiaria as the ‘pull’ crop at the border. The technology has been reported to effectively control stemborers, striga weed and fall armyworm (FAW), and to improve soil nutrition resulting in increased grain yield.

      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Produce Safety
      • Pre Harvest