Intestines are used for the production of natural casings as edible sausage containers. Derived from animals (pigs and sheep) experimentally infected with FMDV (initial dosage 10(7.3) PFU/ml, strain O(1Kaufbeuren)), these natural casings were treated with sodium chloride or a phosphate salts/sodium chloride mixture and the residual FMDV titres measured. After storage at about 20 degrees C, no r...

BACKGROUND Iodine is an essential micronutrient used by the thyroid gland in the production of thyroid hormones. Both excessive and insufficient iodine intakes can cause thyroid diseases thus harmful to the human body. Inadequate iodine intake by human body causes Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) and hypothyroidism. Excessive iodine intake causes Iodine Induced Hyperthyroidism (IIH). Universal...

Edible salt is the most used food additive worldwide. Therefore, any contamination of table salt could be considered as a health hazard to the consumers. The present study goal is to determine the levels of heavy metals in the table salt refined and unrefined. Eighty one refined salt samples and 81 unrefined salt samples were purchased from retail market in the province of Hamadan, Iran. The le...

Reclaimed water plays a significant role in conservation, goal of every Florida-Friendly Landscape. However, using reclaimed on plants harvested and consumed from the home landscape must be approached with caution for vegetables, fruit trees, herbs, other edible crops due to risk contamination pathogens salts. Before your garden, it is important have clear understanding what how can safely used...

World energy demand is expected to increase due to the expanding urbanization, better living standards and increasing population. At a time when society is becoming increasingly aware of the declining reserves of fossil fuels beside the environmental concerns, it has become apparent that biodiesel is destined to make a substantial contribution to the future energy demands of the domestic and in...

Protein-based edible films have received consideration attention in recent years because of their advantages, including their use as edible packaging materials, over the synthetic films. In addition, protein-based edible films can also be used for the individual packaging of small portions of food, particularly products that are not currently individually packaged for practical reasons, such as...