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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. Persistence of microbiological hazards in food and feed production and processing environments

    • EFSA Journal
    • Abstract Listeria monocytogenes (in the meat, fish and seafood, dairy and fruit and vegetable sectors), Salmonella enterica (in the feed, meat, egg and low moisture food sectors) and Cronobacter sakazakii (in the low moisture food sector) were identified as the bacterial food safety hazards most relevant to public health that are associated with persistence in the food and feed processing environment (FFPE).

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
  2. Foodborne Pathogen Dynamics in Meat and Meat Analogues Analysed Using Traditional Microbiology and Metagenomic Sequencing

    • Antibiotics
    • Meat analogues play an increasing role in meeting global nutritional needs. However, while it is well known that meat possesses inherent characteristics that create favourable conditions for the growth of various pathogenic bacteria, much less is known about meat analogues.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
  3. Cocoa Bean Shell Wastes for the Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles with Antimicrobial Activity Against Foodborne Pathogens

    • Food and Bioprocess Technology
    • The green synthesis of silver nanoparticles offers a non-toxic, eco-friendly, economical, and efficient solution against various microorganisms. The study aimed to investigate the utilization of cocoa bean shells for the production of silver nanoparticles through green synthesis, besides its characterization and evaluation against foodborne pathogens.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  4. Progress in research on the safety of silicone rubber products in food processing

    • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
    • Abstract Silicone rubber (SR) is widely used in the food processing industry due to its excellent physical and chemical properties. However, due to the differences in SR product production formulas and processes, the quality of commercially available SR products varies greatly, with chemical and biological hazard potentials.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  5. Prevalence and Antimicrobial Resistance of Virulent Listeria monocytogenes and Cronobacter sakazakii in Dairy Cattle, the Environment, and Dried Milk with the In Vitro Application of Natural Alternative Control

    • Antibiotics
    • This study aims to detect the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Listeria monocytogenes and Cronobacter sakazakii in three dairy households and dried milk from different suppliers, and evaluate the antimicrobial effect of rose water, rose, and orange essential oils. In total, 360 samples were collected from cattle, the environment, and dried milk (n = 30). Antimicrobial activity was evaluated with twofold microtube dilution and the time-kill method. L.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
  6. Evaluation of Potential for Butyl and Heptyl Para-Hydroxybenzoate Enhancement of Thermal Inactivation of Cronobacter sakazakii during Rehydration of Powdered Infant Powdered Infant Formula and Non-Fat Dry Milk.

    • Prior studies have demonstrated that parabens enhanced the thermal inactivation of foodborne pathogens including Cronobacter sakazakii , Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes in model systems. However, there have been few studies looking at this phenomenon in actual food systems. The current study evaluated the potential enhancement of thermal inactivation of C.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
  7. Colorimetric sensor based on peroxidase-like activity of chitosan coated on magnetic nanoparticles for rapid detection of the total bacterial count in raw milk

    • European Food Research and Technology
    • Recently, frequent outbreaks of foodborne diseases have attracted increasing attention, and how to rapidly detect foodborne pathogens has also become an urgent issue. Herein, we reported the colorimetric sensor based on chitosan-coated magnetic nanoparticles (CS@MNPs) for rapidly broad-spectrum detection of the total bacterial count, whose color change can be visible to the naked eye without any other sophisticated instruments.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Cronobacter
      • Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  8. Synergistic Effects of Butyl Para-Hydroxybenzoate and Mild Heating on Foodborne Pathogenic Bacteria

    • Journal of Food Protection
    • ABSTRACT While high temperature heat treatments can efficiently reduce pathogen levels, they also affect the quality and nutritional profile of foods, as well as increase the cost of processing. The food additive butyl para-hydroxybenzoate (BPB) was investigated for its potential to synergistically enhance the thermal inactivation at mild heating temperatures (54 – 58 ºC).

      • Escherichia coli O157:H7
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  9. Multiplex real-time PCR coupled with sodium dodecyl sulphate and propidium monoazide for the simultaneous detection of viable Listeria monocytogenes, Cronobacter sakazakii, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella spp. in milk

    • International Dairy Journal
    • Author(s): Hong Qin, Xiuquan Shi, Liang Yu, Ke Li, Jianwu Wang, Jihua Chen, Fei Yang, Haiyan Xu, Huilan Xu

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Cronobacter
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
  10. Microbial composition of Korean kefir and antimicrobial activity of Acetobacter fabarum DH1801

    • Journal of Food Safety
    • The microbial population of kefir made from Korean kefir grain was profiled via next‐generation sequencing technology at the species level. Interestingly, Acetobacter fabarum was the second most predominent bacteria in kefir. We isolated Acetobacter fabarum DH1801 strain and revealed its potent and broad‐spectrum antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria. This could contribute to the anti‐contamination and probiotic attributes of Korean kefir.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Salmonella
      • Shigella
      • Cronobacter
      • Staphylococcus aureus
  11. Evaluation of non-isothermal inactivation on survivals of pathogenic bacteria by predictive models

    • LWT
    • Publication date: March 2019

      Source: LWT, Volume 101

      Author(s): Jae-Hyun Yoon, Areum Han, Jeongyeup Paek, Sun-Young Lee

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  12. Qualitative risk assessment of cricket powder to be used to treat undernutrition in infants and children in Cambodia

    • Food Control
    • Publication date: October 2018
      , Volume 92

      Author(s): K. Walia, A. Kapoor, J.M. Farber

      • Campylobacter
      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Cronobacter
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
  13. A novel bacteriocin BMP11 and its antibacterial mechanism on cell envelope of Listeria monocytogenes and Cronobacter sakazakii

    • Food Control
    • Publication date: September 2018
      , Volume 91

      Author(s): Lanhua Yi, Xin Li, Lingli Luo, Yingying Lu, Hong Yan, Zhu Qiao, Xin Lü

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Cronobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
  14. Overview of Food Safety Hazards in the European Dairy Supply Chain

    • Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
    • Monitoring of dairy products should preferably focus on the most relevant food safety hazards in the dairy supply chain. For this purpose, the possible presence of microbiological, chemical, and physical hazards as well as trends in the dairy supply chain that may affect their presence were assessed. A literature review was combined with available data from EFSA, RASFF, and the Dutch monitoring program on chemical hazards as well as expert information.

      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Campylobacter
      • Cronobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Antibiotic residues
      • Dioxins
      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins
  15. A Rapid and Sensitive Method for Simultaneous Screening of Nine Foodborne Pathogens Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Assay

    • Food Analytical Methods
      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Shigella
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Cronobacter
  16. The response of foodborne pathogens to osmotic and desiccation stresses in the food chain

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology
    • Publication date: 16 March 2016
      , Volume 221

      Author(s): Catherine M. Burgess, Andrea Gianotti, Nadia Gruzdev, John Holah, Susanne Knøchel, Angelika Lehner, Edyta Margas, Stephan Schmitz Esser, Shlomo Sela (Saldinger), Odile Tresse

      • Campylobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  17. Evaluation of probiotic properties of Lactobacillus plantarum WLPL04 isolated from human breast milk

    • Journal of Dairy Science
    • Publication date: Available online 21 January 2016


      Author(s): Meiling Jiang, Fen Zhang, Cuixiang Wan, Yonghua Xiong, Nagendra P. Shah, Hua Wei, Xueying Tao

      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Shigella
      • Cronobacter
      • Staphylococcus aureus
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Bacillus cereus
  18. In vitro probiotic characteristics of Lactobacillus plantarum ZDY 2013 and its modulatory effect on gut microbiota of mice

    • Journal of Dairy Science
    • Publication date: Available online 2 July 2015

      Author(s): Renhui Huang , Xueying Tao , Cuixiang Wan , Shengjie Li , Hengyi Xu , Feng Xu , Nagendra P. Shah , Hua Wei

      • Clostridium perfringens
      • Listeria monocytogenes
      • Shigella
      • Cronobacter
      • Bacterial pathogens
  19. Comparison of Desiccation Tolerance among Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica, and Cronobacter sakazakii in Powdered Infant Formula

    • Journal of Food Protection
    • Koseki, Shigenobu et al. Bacterial pathogens such as Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Salmonella enterica, and Cronobacter sakazakii have demonstrated long-term survival in/on dry or low–water activity (aw) foods. However, there have been few comparative studies on the desiccation tolerance among these bacterial pathogens separately in a same food matrix.

      • Cronobacter
      • Listeria monocytogenes