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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. The Ocean as a Global Reservoir of Antibiotic Resistance Genes [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • Recent studies of natural environments have revealed vast genetic reservoirs of antibiotic resistance (AR) genes. Soil bacteria and human pathogens share AR genes, and AR genes have been discovered in a variety of habitats. However, there is little knowledge about the presence and diversity of AR genes in marine environments and which organisms host AR genes.

      • Vibrio
      • Bacterial pathogens
      • Chemical contaminants

  2. Identification of Benzo[a]pyrene-Metabolizing Bacteria in Forest Soils by Using DNA-Based Stable-Isotope Probing [Environmental Microbiology]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • DNA-based stable-isotope probing (DNA-SIP) was used in this study to investigate the uncultivated bacteria with benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) metabolism capacities in two Chinese forest soils (Mt. Maoer in Heilongjiang Province and Mt. Baicaowa in Hubei Province). We characterized three different phylotypes with responsibility for BaP degradation, none of which were previously reported as BaP-degrading microorganisms by SIP. In Mt.

      • Chemical contaminants

  3. Seal molting alters nearshore mercury cycling [Environmental Sciences]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxin that is biomagnified approximately 1–10 million-fold in aquatic carnivores such as the Northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), whose excreta and molted pelage, in turn, constitute a source of environmental MeHg contamination at the base of marine food chains. The potential for this top-down contamination...

      • Chemical contaminants

  4. Ultrasensitive Fluorescence Immunoassay for Detection of Bisphenol A in Milk Products Using Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles as Probe

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Chemical contaminants

  5. Effect of roasting time of buckwheat groats on the formation of Maillard reaction products and antioxidant capacity

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 April 2016
      , Volume 196
      Author(s): Wronkowska Małgorzata, Piskuła Mariusz Konrad, Henryk Zieliński

      • Chemical contaminants

  6. Oral bioaccessibility of arsenic, mercury and methylmercury in marine species commercialized in Catalonia (Spain) and health risks for the consumers

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 25 September 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology
      Author(s): German Cano-Sancho, Gemma Perelló, Ana Luisa Maulvault, António Marques, Martí Nadal, José L. Domingo

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  7. Sulforaphane Protects the Liver against CdSe Quantum Dot-Induced Cytotoxicity

    • PLOS ONE

    • Wei Wang, Yan He, Guodong Yu, Baolong Li, Darren W. Sexton, Thomas Wileman, Alexandra A. Roberts, Chris J. Hamilton, Ruoxi Liu, Yimin Chao, Yujuan Shan, Yongping Bao

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Heavy Metals

  8. Methylmercury sources in the Arctic [Environmental Sciences]

    • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    • Elevated levels of neurotoxic methylmercury in Arctic food-webs pose health risks for indigenous populations that consume large quantities of marine mammals and fish. Estuaries provide critical hunting and fishing territory for these populations, and, until recently, benthic sediment was thought to be the main methylmercury source for coastal fish. New...

      • Chemical contaminants

  9. Semirational Directed Evolution of Loop Regions in Aspergillus japonicus {beta}-Fructofuranosidase for Improved Fructooligosaccharide Production [Enzymology and Protein Engineering]

    • Applied and Environmental Microbiology

    • The Aspergillus japonicus β-fructofuranosidase catalyzes the industrially important biotransformation of sucrose to fructooligosaccharides. Operating at high substrate loading and temperatures between 50 and 60°C, the enzyme activity is negatively influenced by glucose product inhibition and thermal instability. To address these limitations, the solvent-exposed loop regions of the β-fructofuranosidase were engineered using a combined crystal structure- and evolutionary-guided approach.

      • Chemical contaminants

  10. Simultaneous Determination of Perfluorinated Compounds in Edible Oil by Gel-Permeation Chromatography Combined with Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction and Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Chemical contaminants

  11. Effect of Household Coffee Processing on Pesticide Residues as a Means of Ensuring Consumers’ Safety

    • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

    • TOC Graphic

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  12. Androgen and Progesterone Receptors Are Targets for Bisphenol A (BPA), 4-Methyl-2,4-bis-(P-Hydroxyphenyl)Pent-1-Ene—A Potent Metabolite of BPA, and 4-Tert-Octylphenol: A Computational Insight

    • PLOS ONE

    • Mohd Rehan, Ejaz Ahmad, Ishfaq A. Sheikh, Adel M. Abuzenadah, Ghazi A. Damanhouri, Osama S. Bajouh, Samera F. AlBasri, Mansour M. Assiri, Mohd A. Beg

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  13. Influence of home cooking conditions on Maillard reaction products in beef

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 April 2016
      , Volume 196
      Author(s): Aurea Juliana Bombo Trevisan, Daniele de Almeida Lima, Geni Rodrigues Sampaio, Rosana Aparecida Manólio Soares, Deborah Helena Markowicz Bastos

      • Chemical contaminants

  14. Oxidative Stress, Bioelements and Androgen Status in Testes of Rats Subacutely Exposed to Cadmium

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 16 September 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology
      Author(s): Ana Djuric, Aida Begic, Borko Gobeljic, Ivana Stevanovic, Ana Pantelic, Goran Zebic, Vera Prokic, Bratislav Dejanovic, Milica Ninkovic, Ivana Stojanovic, Marina Pavlica, Dusan Djukic, Luciano Saso, Dragan Djurdjevic, Milos Pavlovic, Aleksandra Topic, Dragana Vujanovic, Ivan Stanojevic, Danilo Vojvodic, Mirjana Djukic

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  15. Validation of a liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometric method to determine six polyether ionophores in raw, UHT, pasteurized and powdered milk

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 April 2016
      , Volume 196
      Author(s): Mararlene Ulberg Pereira, Bernardete Ferraz Spisso, Silvana do Couto Jacob, Mychelle Alves Monteiro, Rosana Gomes Ferreira, Betânia de Souza Carlos, Armi Wanderley da Nóbrega

      • Antibiotic residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  16. Multiresidue analysis of multiclass pesticides and polyaromatic hydrocarbons in fatty fish by gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry and evaluation of matrix effect

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 April 2016
      , Volume 196
      Author(s): Niladri S. Chatterjee, Sagar Utture, Kaushik Banerjee, T.P. Ahammed Shabeer, Narayan Kamble, Suseela Mathew, K. Ashok Kumar

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  17. Optimization of a QuEChERS based method by means of central composite design for pesticide multiresidue determination in orange juice by UHPLC–MS/MS

    • Food Chemistry

    • Publication date: 1 April 2016
      , Volume 196
      Author(s): Tiele M. Rizzetti, Magali Kemmerich, Manoel L. Martins, Osmar D. Prestes, Martha B. Adaime, Renato Zanella

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  18. The good health of Bacchus: Melatonin in grapes, the unveiled myth

    • LWT

    • Publication date: January 2016
      Source:LWT - Food Science and Technology, Volume 65
      Author(s): Marcello Iriti, Elena Maria Varoni

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  19. Examining the feasibility of mixture risk assessment: A case study using a tiered approach with data of 67 pesticides from the Joint FAO/WHO Meeting on Pesticide Residues (JMPR)

    • Food and Chemical Toxicology

    • Publication date: Available online 4 September 2015
      Food and Chemical Toxicology
      Author(s): Richard M. Evans, Martin Scholze, Andreas Kortenkamp

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  20. Determination of Mercury Species in Fish and Seafood by Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry: Validation Study

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Chemical contaminants

  21. Method for Analysis and Study of Migration of Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Arsenic from Polypropylene Packaging into Ice Cream and Simulant

    • Food Analytical Methods

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  22. Investigation of potential reasons for bacterial survival on ‘ready-to-eat’ leafy produce during exposure to gaseous ozone

    • Postharvest Biology and Technology

    • Publication date: January 2016
      , Volume 111
      Author(s): Shreya Wani, Jeremy Barnes, Ian Singleton

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants

  23. Content of Cadmium and Lead in Vegetables and Fruits Grown in the Campania Region of Italy

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Esposito, Mauro et al. Illegal practices of waste combustion and their burial in some land devoted to agricultural crops caused a severe economic crisis of the agriculture and food sector in the Campania region of Italy. To assess the levels of contamination by lead and cadmium, the only metals subject to European Union legislation, a system of monitoring of plant foods in the whole territory of the region has been promoted, with the goal of certifying productions and consumer protection.

      • Heavy Metals
      • Chemical contaminants

  24. Effect In Vitro of Antiparasitic Drugs on Microbial Inhibitor Test Responses for Screening Antibiotic Residues in Goat's Milk

    • Journal of Food Protection

    • Romero, T. et al. Microbial inhibitor tests are widely used to screen antibiotic residues in milk; however, these tests are nonspecific and may be affected by various substances capable of inhibiting the growth of the test microorganism. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of antiparasitic drugs in goat's milk on the microbial inhibitor test response.

      • Chemical contaminants
      • Antibiotic residues

  25. Concentrations of organophosphorus pesticides in fresh vegetables and related human health risk assessment in Changchun, Northeast China

    • Food Control

    • Publication date: February 2016
      , Volume 60
      Author(s): Rui Yu, Qiang Liu, Jingshuang Liu, Qicun Wang, Yang Wang

      • Pesticide residues
      • Chemical contaminants