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Algorithms to Localize Food Contamination Events in Blockchain-Based Trusted Food Supply Chains
Enhancing the traceability of the food supply chain is important for food system safety and security. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Heavy Metal/Metalloid Contamination: Their Sources in Environment and Accumulation in Food Chain
Heavy metals/metalloids are generally defined as having density more than 5 g cm−3. Many of them, like Cu, Co, Zn, Fe, Mn, Mo, etc., are biologically...
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Microplastic contamination in the agricultural soil—mitigation strategies, heavy metals contamination, and impact on human health: a review
Microplastic pollution has emerged as a critical global environmental issue due to its widespread distribution, persistence, and potential adverse...
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Aflatoxin contamination in food crops: causes, detection, and management: a review
Mycotoxins are secondary metabolites produced by several fungal species and molds. Under favorable conditions like high temperature and moisture,...
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Mycotoxin contamination in the Arab world: Highlighting the main knowledge gaps and the current legislation
Since the discovery of aflatoxins in the 1960s, knowledge in the mycotoxin research field has increased dramatically. Hundreds of review articles...
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Microbial Biosurfactants for Contamination of Food Processing
Food security is one of the biggest concerns in food processing. In recent decades, the effects of contaminants in food crops are currently...
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Soil Contamination and Conservation
Healthy soils are essential to food security and provide significant contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by conserving...
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Exploring the adoption of food safety measures in smallholder dairy systems in Ethiopia: implications for food safety and public health
Milk is highly perishable and can be a conduit for the transmission of zoonotic foodborne pathogens. This cross-sectional survey involving 159...
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Lysozyme Peptides as a Novel Nutra-Preservative to Control Some Food Poisoning and Food Spoilage Microorganisms
Foodborne illnesses and microbial food contamination are crucial concerns and still issues of great worldwide concern. Additionally, the serious...
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Applying Blockchain Technology for Food Traceability
Food traceability had been welcomed to address some concerns related to food scares or fears. Efficient food traceability helps government agencies...
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Cyanotoxin contamination in commercial Spirulina food supplements
Arthrospira (“Spirulina”) is the most used cyanobacterium in food supplementation. “Spirulina” products are considered as superfood due to their...
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Food Safety Management in Spice Supply Chain
This chapter discusses food safety, quality, and regulatory compliances of spice supply chain, with specific reference to the Indian context, as well...
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Is Your Urban Soil Safe? Evaluating Contamination Risks and Mitigation Options
This lab focuses on the assessment of soil contamination in urban areas and the potential risks associated with gardening, farming, and working in...
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Food safety knowledge, attitudes, and practices of food vendors participating in Nigeria’s school feeding program
This study aimed to measure the food safety knowledge, attitude, and practices among food vendors engaged in Nigeria’s ongoing Home-grown School...
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Nanotechnology in Food Crop Production and Food Processing Industry
The creation of smart packaging, nanosensors, nano pesticides, and nano fertilisers, in particular, has been made possible by the tremendous...
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Red cabbage extract immobilized in bacterial cellulose film as an eco-friendly sensor to monitor microbial contamination and gamma irradiation of stored cucumbers
The aim of the present study is to develop a pH-sensing biopolymer film based on the immobilization of red cabbage extract (RCE) within bacterial...
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Microbial Decontamination of Food
Food is contaminated in the production chain and is the point of concern among the consumers and industries. There is also a considerable increase in...
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Techniques for Detection of Microbial Contamination
Problems of deleterious effects in food are mainly caused by two groups of microbial agents including food pathogenic or spoilage microorganisms. The...
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Timing is everything: how planting period shapes nutritional quality, mycobiota characteristics, and mycotoxin contamination in maize (Zea mays) grains
Maize ( Zea mays L.) is crucial in global grain markets and food/feed production. Fungal contamination in ears can adversely affect crop yield and...
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Food Safety and Agrochemicals: Risk Assessment and Food Security Implications
With the help of agrochemicals (pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, insecticides, soil conditioners, and fungicides), food production has more than...