Sodium Reduction and Its Effect on Food Safety, Food Quality, and Human Health

This paper aims to identify service quality dimensions of street food that have an impact on utilitarian and hedonic values and to determine the effect of utilitarian and hedonic values on repurchase intention. It also examines the moderating effect of risk perception toward street food safety on the relationship between service quality and perceived value. An Internet survey was performed in Korea with 285 respondents. The results confirmed that the five dimensions of street food’s service quality—food quality, employee service, physical environment, price, and rapidity of service—had positive impacts on utilitarian and hedonic values. All perceived value (utilitarian, hedonic) has an impact on repurchase intention. Finally, the food quality of street food showed a stronger influence on utilitarian value among the low-risk perception group than the high-risk perception group depending on the consumers’ level of awareness of food safety. This provides new insights for marketing strategies to attract domestic/foreign consumers to street food vendors and for creating a new food culture by emphasizing important domains of service quality, the relation of quality to consumer values, and risk perception toward food safety in street food.

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Mycotoxins Biocontrol Methods for Healthier Crops and Stored Products

Journal of Fungi ◽

10.3390/jof7050348 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 348

Author(s):

Kristina Habschied ◽

Vinko Krstanović ◽

Zvonimir Zdunić ◽

Jurislav Babić ◽

Krešimir Mastanjević ◽

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Keyword(s):

Food Safety ◽

Human Health ◽

Fungal Growth ◽

Antifungal Compounds ◽

Stored Products ◽

Soil Air ◽

Recent Advances ◽

Environmental Systems ◽

Antifungal Substances

Contamination of crops with phytopathogenic genera such as Fusarium, Aspergillus, Alternaria, and Penicillium usually results in mycotoxins in the stored crops or the final products (bread, beer, etc.). To reduce the damage and suppress the fungal growth, it is common to add antifungal substances during growth in the field or storage. Many of these antifungal substances are also harmful to human health and the reduction of their concentration would be of immense importance to food safety. Many eminent researchers are seeking a way to reduce the use of synthetic antifungal compounds and to implement more eco-friendly and healthier bioweapons against fungal proliferation and mycotoxin synthesis. This paper aims to address the recent advances in the effectiveness of biological antifungal compounds application against the aforementioned fungal genera and their species to enhance the protection of ecological and environmental systems involved in crop growing (water, soil, air) and to reduce fungicide contamination of food derived from these commodities.

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Diversity and Drug Resistance of Filamentous Fungi Isolated from the Fresh Raspberries

Indian Journal of Microbiology ◽

10.1007/s12088-021-00966-y ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ewelina Farian ◽

Angelina Wójcik-Fatla

Keyword(s):

Drug Resistance ◽

Food Safety ◽

Human Health ◽

Amphotericin B ◽

Filamentous Fungi ◽

Rubus Idaeus ◽

Disc Diffusion ◽

Potential Threat ◽

Fungal Strains ◽

Strip Method

AbstractFungi are one of the most widely distributed microorganisms in the environment, including food such as fruits, vegetables and other crops, posing a potential threat to food safety and human health. The aim of this study was to determine the diversity, intensity and drug resistance of potentially pathogenic filamentous fungi isolated from the fresh raspberries (Rubus idaeus L.). A total of 50 strains belonging to genera Fusarium, Cladosporium, Alternaria, Penicillium, Mucor, Rhizopus, Aspergillus and Acremonium were tested for drug resistance against 11 antifungals by disc diffusion and gradient strips methods. The average mycological contamination in the examined samples of raspberries amounted to 4.34 log CFU/g. The Cladosporium was isolated from all tested samples, followed by Alternaria and Fusarium with a frequency of 61% and 34%, respectively. The highest level of drug resistance was observed for Acremonium genera and Fusarium strains recorded a wide variation in drug resistance as revealed by susceptibility with amphotericin B and voriconzole with MICs ranged from 0.5–4 µg/ml and posaconazole with MICs ranging from 3–8 µg/ml. All fungal strains showed 100% resistance to caspofungin, fluconazole and flucytosine with both the methods, and 100% resistance to micafungin and anidulafungin in the gradient strip method.

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Ultrasonics in food processing – Food quality assurance and food safety

Trends in Food Science & Technology ◽

10.1016/j.tifs.2012.01.010 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 26 (2) ◽

pp. 88-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 119

Author(s):

Jayani Chandrapala ◽

Christine Oliver ◽

Sandra Kentish ◽

Muthupandian Ashokkumar

Keyword(s):

Quality Assurance ◽

Food Safety ◽

Food Quality ◽

Food Processing

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Study on Food Safety and Green Food Packaging

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.550-553.1915 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 550-553 ◽

pp. 1915-1918

Author(s):

Lin Lin Shang ◽

Wei Feng

Keyword(s):

Food Safety ◽

Human Health ◽

Food Packaging ◽

Packaging Materials ◽

Safety Hazards ◽

Safety Problem ◽

Green Food ◽

Potential Safety ◽

Safe Food

Safe food packaging is of great significance in solving food safety problem, which can ensure the quality of the food. At the same time protecting the environment should be taken into consideration, and therefore sound food packaging is not only safe to human health but also green to the environment. In this paper potential safety hazards in food packaging materials and how to develop green food packaging are discussed at length.

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The MycoGlobe project: a European Union funded successful experiment in enhancing cooperation and coordination amongst mycotoxin researchers worldwide

World Mycotoxin Journal ◽

10.3920/wmj2008.x045 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 1 (4) ◽

pp. 493-500

Author(s):

D. Bhatnagar ◽

G. Perrone ◽

A. Visconti

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Food Safety ◽

Food Quality ◽

Research Policy ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Quality And Safety ◽

The European Union ◽

Toxigenic Fungi ◽

Wide Range ◽

Food Quality And Safety

In 2004, the European Commission approved the specific support action 'Integration of Mycotoxin and Toxigenic Fungi Research for Food Safety in the Global System' (MycoGlobe, contract FOOD-CT-2004-007174) within the Sixth Framework Programme, Food Quality and Safety. The aim of the MycoGlobe project (http://mycoglobe.ispa.cnr.it) was to implement the outcomes of a wide range of European research projects in the area of mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi by supporting, stimulating and facilitating cooperation between countries in the European Union and other countries that have bilateral scientific and technological cooperation agreement with the European Union (such as USA, Australia and South America). Through a series of conferences and interactions between scientists worldwide, MycoGlobe was a very successful project. The scientific significance of the MycoGlobe project consisted in the spread of knowledge of advanced research tools in genomics and sophisticated and rapid detection systems for mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi; and evaluation of research policy and procedures to achieve best practice for enhancement of food quality and safety by elimination of mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi from commodities. The socio-economic significance of the project was the setting up of a global collaborative network for research and technology transfer in the field of mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi, particularly for the benefit of the developing countries. A relevant outcome of the project was also the launching of the International Society for Mycotoxicology (http://www.mycotoxsociety. org) to promote research on mycotoxins and toxigenic fungi, thereby leading to prevention and reduction in exposure to mycotoxins, enhanced food safety and a greater public awareness of this area.

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