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The Role of Organic Matrices (dried turkey manure) in the Contamination and Survival of Salmonella spp. on Baby Spinach Leaves
(2012)
Microbiological safety of fresh produce has attracted attention due to constant produce outbreaks. Manure contaminated with enteric pathogens has been identified as a major pre-harvest contamination source. This study ...
NON-O157 SHIGA TOXIN-PRODUCING ESCHERICHIA COLI: PRESENCE IN FOOD, PATHOGENICITY ISLAND AND MOLECULAR EVOLUTION
(2013)
Non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are emerging foodborne pathogens that can cause life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) as well as foodborne outbreaks worldwide. Compared with O157, non-O157 ...
Intervention Strategies for Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella in Organic Soil and on Fresh Produce
(2012)
Recently, foodborne diseases caused by Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella have been increasingly associated with the consumption of fresh produce. Consumers' demand for safe, natural products has led to research on ...
Nutrition, Sensory, Quality and Safety Evaluation of A New Specialty Produce: Microgreens
(2013)
Microgreens are new emerging food products, which are young seedlings of vegetables and herbs, having two fully developed cotyledons with the first pair of true leaves emerging or partially expanded. They have gained ...
Food Safety Implications of Biofilms Formed by Resident Bacteria in Fresh-cut Processing Environments
(2013)
Biofilms on equipment surfaces can be vectors for cross-contaminations in food processing facilities. A particular problem is that biofilms can protect pathogenic bacteria from daily cleaning and disinfection operations. ...
Salmonella Newport: Genetic Diversity and Phylogenetic Analysis
(2014)
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica causes over 99% of human salmonellosis. Salmonella Newport has ranked in the top three Salmonella serotypes associated with foodborne outbreaks in the United States. S. Newport is ...
ASSESSMENT OF PREHARVEST MICROBIAL QUALITY OF CANTALOUPES AND PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CANTALOUPES CONTAMINATED WITH LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES
(2014)
Cantaloupe has been recognized as a common vehicle for foodborne infections among fresh produce commodities. A severe multistate outbreak of <italic>Listeria monocytogenes</italic> associated with the consumption of whole ...
Investigating Metrics Proposed to Prevent the Harvest of Leafy Green Crops Contaminated by Floodwater
(2015)
Pathogens can be transported by water through soil to contaminate distant crops. The California LGMA states that leafy green crops within 30ft of flooded soil should be destroyed due to potential contamination. Previously ...
ATTACHMENT, GROWTH AND PERSISTENCE OF CRONOBACTER ON GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS
(2016)
Several Cronobacter outbreaks have implicated contaminated drinking water. This study assessed the impact of granular activated carbon (GAC) on the microbial quality of the water produced. A simulated water filter system ...
ENHANCEMENT OF THERMAL INACTIVATION OF CRONOBACTER SAKAZAKII WITH INCLUSION OF PARABENS
(2016)
Parabens are a family of p-hydroxybenzoic acid esters, which have antimicrobial activity over a broad pH range (4-8). This study was designed to evaluate the enhanced thermal inactivation of Cronobacter sakazakii by the ...