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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. Interaction of acrylamide with micelles in French fry aqueous extracts

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Lijing Ke, Penglan Zhang, Leiwen Xiang, Hailin Wang, Pingfan Rao, Shaoyun Wang

      • Chemical contaminants

  2. How fermentation by lactic acid bacteria can address safety issues in legumes food products?

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Hélène Licandro, Phu Ha Ho, Thi Kim Chi Nguyen, Awanwee Petchkongkaew, Hai Van Nguyen, Son Chu-Ky, Thi Viet Anh Nguyen, Da Lorn, Yves Waché

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues

  3. Risk profiling of exposures to multiclass contaminants through cereals and cereal-based products consumption: A case study for the inhabitants in Shanghai, China

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Xianli Yang, Zhiyong Zhao, Yanglan Tan, Bo Chen, Changyan Zhou, Aibo Wu

      • Pesticide residues
      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Natural toxins
      • Heavy Metals

  4. Analysis of PAHs in oily systems using modified QuEChERS with EMR-Lipid clean-up followed by GC-QqQ-MS

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Yaqing Sun, Shimin Wu

      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Degradation of chlorpyrifos and inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Aspergillus niger on apples using an advanced oxidation process

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): J. Ho, R. Prosser, M. Hasani, H. Chen, B. Skanes, W.D. Lubitz, K. Warriner

      • Pesticide residues
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Food safety risks in traditional fermented food from South-East Asia

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Anil Kumar Anal, Giorgia Perpetuini, Awanwee Petchkongkaew, Reasmey Tan, Sylvie Avallone, Rosanna Tofalo, Hai Van Nguyen, Son Chu-Ky, Phu Ha Ho, Thanh Tam Phan, Yves Waché

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  7. Validation of QuEChERS for screening of 4 marker polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fish and malt

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): L. Duedahl-Olesen, N.M. Iversen, C. Kelmo, L.K. Jensen

      • Chemical contaminants

  8. Understanding possible causes of exceeding dioxin levels in palm oil by-products: An explorative study

    • Food Control

    • Author(s): Wilma Taverne-Veldhuizen, Ron Hoogenboom, Guillaume ten Dam, Rik Herbes, Pieternel Luning The Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (period 1999–2014) reported exceeding levels of dioxins (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxinsand dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs)) in palm oil by-products, such as palm fatty acid distillate (PFAD) and hydrogenated palm fatty acid distillate (HPFAD), but not in crude and refined palm oil.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Dioxins

  9. Acrylamide reduction after phenols addition to Californian-style black olives

    • Food Control

    • Available online 9 September 2019

      Author(s): D. Martín-Vertedor, A. Fernández, A. Hernández, R. Arias-Calderón, J. Delgado-Adámez, F. Pérez-Nevado

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Snowflake-like gold nanoparticles as SERS substrates for the sensitive detection of organophosphorus pesticide residues

    • Food Control

    • Available online 21 August 2019

      Author(s): Dandan Huang, Jingchen Zhao, Minglin Wang, Shuhua Zhu

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants
      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  11. Simple and sensitive detection of acrylamide based on hemoglobin immobilization in carbon ionic liquid paste electrode

    • Food Control

    • Available online 23 July 2019

      Author(s): Na Li, Xiaoying Liu, Jihe Zhu, Bijing Zhou, Junxian Jing, Aibing Wang, Rui Xu, Zhou Wen, Xingbo Shi, Shiyin Guo

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Antimicrobial residues, non-typhoidal Salmonella, Vibrio spp. and associated microbiological hazards in retail shrimps purchased in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam)

    • Food Control

    • Available online 10 July 2019

      Author(s): Nguyen Thi Phuong Yen, Nguyen Thi Nhung, Nguyen Thi Bich Van, Nguyen Van Cuong, Le Tran Tien Chau, Huynh Ngoc Trinh, Chu Van Tuat, Nguyen Dong Tu, Nguyen Phu Huong Lan, James Campbell, Guy Thwaites, Stephen Baker, Juan Carrique-Mas

      • Salmonella
      • Vibrio
      • Antibiotic residues
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  13. Content and the relationship between cadmium, nickel, and lead concentrations in Ecuadorian cocoa beans from nine provinces

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: December 2019

      , Volume 106

      Author(s): David Romero-Estévez, Gabriela S. Yánez-Jácome, Karina Simbaña-Farinango, Hugo Navarrete

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  14. Study on optimization of removing cadmium by lactobacillus fermentation and its effect on physicochemical and quality properties of rice noodles

    • Food Control

    • Available online 28 June 2019

      Author(s): Jihe Zhu, Yao Chen, Chenghao Lv, Weiguo Wu, Si Qin

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  15. Fipronil residues and risk assessment of Chinese marketed fruits and vegetables: A long-term investigation over 6 years

    • Food Control

    • Available online 26 June 2019

      Author(s): Shu-xuan Liang, Zhe Zhao, Chun-lin Fan, Jian-zhong Xu, Hui Li, Qiao-ying Chang, Guo-fang Pang

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Rapid detection of trace methylene blue and malachite green in four fish tissues by ultra-sensitive surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy coated with gold nanorods

    • Food Control

    • Available online 17 June 2019

      Author(s): Taotao Xu, Xiaohui Wang, Yiqun Huang, Keqiang Lai, Yuxia Fan

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Bio-removal of phenanthrene, 9-fluorenone and anthracene-9,10-dione by laccase from Aspergillus niger in waste cooking oils

    • Food Control

    • Available online 7 June 2019

      Author(s): Chong Teng, Shimin Wu, Guangyi Gong

      • Chemical contaminants

  18. Ionic liquids-based dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction for determination of carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in tea beverages: Evaluation of infusion preparation on pollutants release

    • Food Control

    • Available online 8 June 2019

      Author(s): Camilo Rivera-Vera, Guillermo Lasarte-Aragonés, Manuel A. Bravo, Daniela Muñoz-Lira, Ricardo Salazar, Carla Toledo-Neira

      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Exposure to arsenic through breast milk from mothers exposed to high levels of arsenic in drinking water: infant risk assessment

    • Food Control

    • Available online 31 May 2019

      Author(s): Fateme Samiee, Mostafa Leili, Javad Faradmal, Zahra Torkshavand, Gholamreza Asadi

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  20. A global approach for prioritizing chemical contaminants in raw materials of food for infants and young children

    • Food Control

    • Available online 21 May 2019

      Author(s): Thomas Stroheker, Yong Joo Chung, Gabriele Scholz, Paolo Mazzatorta

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Reassessment of acrylamide content in breakfast cereals. Evolution of the Spanish market from 2006 to 2018

    • Food Control

    • Available online 21 May 2019

      Author(s): Marta Mesías, Laura Sáez-Escudero, Francisco J. Morales, Cristina Delgado-Andrade

      • Chemical contaminants

  22. Spatial analysis of heavy metals in meat products in China during 2015-2017

    • Food Control

    • Available online 29 April 2019

      Author(s): Xueli Wang, Yan Zhang, Zhi Geng, Yang Liu, Lixia Guo, Gexin Xiao

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Simultaneous detection of 4(5)-methylimidazole and acrylamide in biscuit products by isotope-dilution UPLC-MS/MS

    • Food Control

    • Available online 29 April 2019

      Author(s): Chunjian Wu, Li Wang, Xiaobing Guo, He Li, Shujuan Yu

      • Chemical contaminants

  24. A national-scale cumulative exposure assessment of organophosphorus pesticides through dietary vegetable consumption in China

    • Food Control

    • Available online 24 April 2019

      Author(s): Zhijun Chen, Yiping Xu, Na Li, Yongzhong Qian, Zijian Wang, Yan Liu

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  25. Occurrence of pesticides in fruits and vegetables from organic and conventional agriculture by QuEChERS extraction liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

    • Food Control

    • Available online 26 April 2019

      Author(s): Juan Manuel Montiel-León, Sung Vo Duy, Gabriel Munoz, Marc-André Verner, Mohammed Y. Hendawi, Hector Eduardo Moya Rojas, Marc Amyot, Sébastien Sauvé

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants