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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. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 207: Occurrence of Regulated Mycotoxins and Other Microbial Metabolites in Dried Cassava Products from Nigeria

    • Toxins

    • Dried cassava products are perceived as one of the potential sources of mycotoxin ingestion in human foods. Processing either contributes to the reduction of toxins or further exposes products to contamination by microorganisms that release metabolic toxins into the products. Thus, the prevalence of microbial metabolites in 373 processed cassava products was investigated in Nigeria.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  2. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 203: Study on the Association among Mycotoxins and other Variables in Children with Autism

    • Toxins

    • Environmental factors and genetic susceptibility are implicated in the increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Mycotoxins are agricultural contaminants of fungal origin that represent real risk factors for human health and especially for children. Thus, the main hypothesis of this work is that the deterioration of the clinical manifestation of autism in children may result from the exposure to mycotoxins through the consumption of contaminated food.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  3. Influences of pretreatment and drying methods on composition, micro/molecular structures and some health-related functional characteristics of dietary fibre powder from orange pulp residues

    • International Journal of Food Science & Technology

    • Summary

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  4. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 194: Occurrence of Penicillium brocae and Penicillium citreonigrum, which Produce a Mutagenic Metabolite and a Mycotoxin Citreoviridin, Respectively, in Selected Commercially Available Rice Grains in Thailand

    • Toxins

    • Commercially available rice grains in Thailand were examined to isolate the monoverticillate Penicillium species responsible for toxic yellowed rice. Penicillium species were obtained from seven out of 10 rice samples tested. Among them, one Penicillium citreonigrum isolate and six Penicillium brocae isolates were morphologically identified. The P. citreonigrum isolate produced the mycotoxin citreoviridin on a yeast extract sucrose broth medium.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Natural toxins

  5. Gene expression as a good indicator of aflatoxin contamination in dry-cured ham

    • Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 67

      Author(s): Belén Peromingo, Mar Rodríguez, Josué Delgado, María J. Andrade, Alicia Rodríguez

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  6. Antimicrobial packaging based on ɛ-polylysine bioactive film for the control of mycotoxigenic fungi in vitro and in bread

    • Journal of Food Processing and Preservation

      • Aflatoxins
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Natural toxins

  7. Control of aflatoxigenic strains by Cinnamomum porrectum essential oil

    • Journal of Food Science and Technology

    • Abstract

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  8. Interactions between water activity and temperature on the Aspergillus flavus transcriptome and aflatoxin B1 production

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 1 September 2017
      , Volume 256

      Author(s): Angel Medina, Matthew K. Gilbert, Brian M. Mack, Gregory R. OBrian, Alicia Rodríguez, Deepak Bhatnagar, Gary Payne, Naresh Magan

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  9. Aflatoxin B1 inhibition in Aspergillus flavus by Aspergillus niger through down-regulating expression of major biosynthetic genes and AFB1 degradation by atoxigenic A. flavus

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 1 September 2017
      , Volume 256

      Author(s): Fuguo Xing, Limin Wang, Xiao Liu, Jonathan Nimal Selvaraj, Yan Wang, Yueju Zhao, Yang Liu

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  10. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 185: Aflatoxin B1 Tolerance and Accumulation in Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) and Yellow Mealworms (Tenebrio molitor)

    • Toxins

    • Crops contaminated with fungal mycotoxins such as aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) are often downgraded or removed from the food chain. This study aimed to evaluate the tolerance and accumulation of AFB1 in two insect species to determine whether they could be used to retain condemned mycotoxin contaminated crops in the food chain.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  11. Co-occurrence of aflatoxins and ochratoxin A in dried fruits in Iran: Dietary exposure risk assessment

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: August 2017
      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 106, Part A

      Author(s): Ali Heshmati, Tahereh Zohrevand, Amin Mousavi Khaneghah, Amir Sasan Mozaffari Nejad, Anderson S. Sant’Ana

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  12. Chemically characterized Mentha cardiaca L. essential oil as plant based preservative in view of efficacy against biodeteriorating fungi of dry fruits, aflatoxin secretion, lipid peroxidation and safety profile assessment

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: August 2017
      Food and Chemical Toxicology, Volume 106, Part A

      Author(s): Abhishek Kumar Dwivedy, Bhanu Prakash, Chandan Singh Chanotiya, Deepa Bisht, Nawal Kishore Dubey

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  13. A survey on the Aflatoxin M1 occurrence and seasonal variation in buffalo and cow milk from Southern Italy

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: November 2017
      , Volume 81

      Author(s): Antonella De Roma, Carmela Rossini, Alberto Ritieni, Pasquale Gallo, Mauro Esposito

      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins

  14. The influence of ecophysiological factors on growth, aflR gene expression and aflatoxin B1 production by a type strain of Aspergillus flavus

    • LWT

    • Publication date: 15 September 2017
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 83

      Author(s): Victoria Bernáldez, Juan J. Córdoba, Naresh Magan, Belén Peromingo, Alicia Rodríguez

      • Natural toxins
      • Aflatoxins

  15. Aflatoxin contamination of dried red chilies: Contrasts between the United States and Nigeria, two markets differing in regulation enforcement

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 80

      Author(s): Pummi Singh, Peter J. Cotty

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  16. Determinants of recent aflatoxin exposure among pregnant women in rural Zimbabwe

    • Molecular Nutrition & Food Research

    • Scope

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  17. Evaluation of fungal microflora for aflatoxin producing possibility in novel quality Meju fermented with single and/or multiple additions of Nelumbo nucifera, Ginkgo biloba, and Allium sativum extracts

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  18. Efficacy of Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus amyloliquefaciens in the control of Aspergillus parasiticus growth and aflatoxins production on pistachio

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 August 2017
      , Volume 254

      Author(s): Fatemeh Siahmoshteh, Ilenia Siciliano, Houda Banani, Zohreh Hamidi-Esfahani, Mehdi Razzaghi-Abyaneh, Maria Lodovica Gullino, Davide Spadaro

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  19. Elimination of aflatoxin B1 in vegetable oil based on immuno-magnetosomes probes from a novel magnetotactic bacterium

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 80

      Author(s): Fuwei Pi, Jiadi Sun, Weiwei Liu, Xiulan Sun, Yinzhi Zhang

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  20. Toxins, Vol. 9, Pages 169: Development of a LC-MS/MS Method for the Multi-Mycotoxin Determination in Composite Cereal-Based Samples

    • Toxins

    • The analytical scenario for determining contaminants in the food and feed sector is constantly prompted by the progress and improvement of knowledge and expertise of researchers and by the technical innovation of the instrumentation available. Mycotoxins are agricultural contaminants of fungal origin occurring at all latitudes worldwide and being characterized by acute and chronic effects on human health and animal wellness, depending on the species sensitivity.

      • Aflatoxins
      • Mycotoxins
      • Natural toxins

  21. Impact of bioactive packaging systems based on EVOH films and essential oils in the control of aflatoxigenic fungi and aflatoxin production in maize

    • International Journal of Food Microbiology

    • Publication date: 2 August 2017
      , Volume 254

      Author(s): Eva M. Mateo, José V. Gómez, Irene Domínguez, Jose V. Gimeno-Adelantado, Rufino Mateo-Castro, Rafael Gavara, Misericordia Jiménez

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  22. The efficacy of bacterial and yeasts strains and their combination to bind aflatoxin B1 and B2 in artificially contaminated infants food

    • Journal of Food Safety

    • Abstract

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  23. Aflatoxin B1 degradation by culture and lysate of a Pontibacter specie

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: October 2017
      , Volume 80

      Author(s): Oluwafemi Ayodeji Adebo, Patrick Berka Njobeh, Sibusiso Sidu, Janet Adeyinka Adebiyi, Vuyo Mavumengwana

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  24. Effects of different sources of Saccharomyces cerevisiae biomass on milk production, composition, and aflatoxin M1 excretion in milk from dairy cows fed aflatoxin B1

    • Journal of Dairy Science

    • Publication date: Available online 3 May 2017


      Author(s): B.L. Gonçalves, J.L. Gonçalves, R.E. Rosim, L.P. Cappato, A.G. Cruz, C.A.F. Oliveira, C.H. Corassin

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins

  25. Biological Control of Aflatoxin Contamination in U.S. Crops and the Use of Bioplastic Formulations of Aspergillus flavus Biocontrol Strains To Optimize Application Strategies

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Aflatoxins
      • Natural toxins