Parasites are commonly associated with vegetable or fruit borne outbreaks of gastroenteritis. Among all pathogenic intestinal parasites, helminthes cause the most number of parasitic infections in humans and animals, especially in developing countries. We conducted a study to determine the extent of parasitic contamination of raw vegetables sold in some markets of Casablanca (Morocco) .Vegetabl...

This review covers developments in the field of noninvasive techniques for quality analysis of fresh fruit and vegetables over the past decade up to the year 2005. A chapter on the concept of quality is followed by a discussion of various methods and applications including optical, spectroscopic, and mechanical techniques but also the application of X-rays and some noninvasive methods of minor ...

The output of a pesticide surveillance program (detection frequency and number of exceeding measures) can lead to unnecessary concern among consumers since they lack information concerning the actual exposure. In this study, the exposure to pesticide residues through fruit and vegetable consumption is evaluated based on the 2008 surveillance data of the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of ...

ABSTRACT Nonchemical methods including host resistance, organic amendments, crop rotation, soil solarization, and cultural practices have been used to control soilborne pests in fresh market vegetable production systems. Their suitability as alternatives to methyl bromide will depend on the approach to pest management used by the grower. Traditionally, methyl bromide is used in production syste...

conclusions these results show that retail meat and vegetables can serve as a reservoir of multiple antimicrobial resistant salmonella and can probably be a potential route of transmission of these pathogens into human population. results the prevalence of salmonella in retail pork, chicken meat, and fresh vegetables were 82% (34/41), 67.5% (27/40), and 46% (37/80), respectively. the salmonella...