Institute of Farm Animal Genetics, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), Neustadt-Mariensee, Germany; Beijing Key Laboratory of Detection Technology for Animal-Derived Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China; The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China; Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Carl-ThiemKlinikum Cott...

Genome Sequence of a Food Spoilage Lactic Acid Bacterium, Leuconostoc gasicomitatum LMG 18811, in Association with Specific Spoilage Reactions † Per Johansson,‡ Lars Paulin,‡ Elina Säde, Noora Salovuori, Edward R. Alatalo, K. Johanna Björkroth,‡* and Petri Auvinen‡ Department of Food Hygiene and Environmental Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, and Institute of Biotechnology, Uni...

OBJECTIVE To determine the sanitary conditions of vending sites as well as food handling practices of street food vendors in Benin City, Nigeria. METHODOLOGY A descriptive cross-sectional study was done using an observational checklist and researcher-administered questionnaire. 286 randomly selected vending units were surveyed, and their operators interviewed on their food handling practices....

Treatment of food with ionizing energy-'food irradiation'is finally becoming reality in many countries. The benefits include an improvement in food hygiene, spoilage reduction and extension of shelf-life. Although properly irradiated food is safe and wholesome, consumers should be able to make their own free choice between irradiated and non-irradiated food. For this purpese labelling is indisp...

Street food refers to a variety of food and beverages prepared and sold by vendors in streets and other public places for immediate consumption. Selling street foods is an important occupation in many cities in developing countries. As hygienic standards may not be maintained during the preparation of these food items, there is always concern about their safety, quality and hygiene.1 We studied...

We assessed the food safety knowledge and food handling practices of 23 food handlers in 2 hospitals in Alexandria, Egypt [Gamal Abdel Nasser (GAN) and Medical Research Institute (MRI)] before and after a food safety training programme, and also the bacteriological quality of patient meals and kitchen equipment. There was a significant improvement in all knowledge-associated parameters except f...

Department of Nutrition, Food Science and Food Technology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Department of Microbiology and Biochemistry of Dairy Products, Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias-CSIC, Villaviciosa, Spain, 3 Laboratory of Food Microbiology, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, 4 Institut National de la Recherche Agronomiqu...

The International Commission on Microbiological Specifications for Foods (ICMSF) has recently proposed a scheme for the management of microbial hazards for foods that involves the concept of food safety objectives (FSOs). FSOs are intended to specify the maximum levels of hazardous agents required to meet a given public health goal. This scheme offers flexibility for the food industry in terms ...