BACKGROUND Packaged water products provide an increasingly important source of water for consumption. However, recent studies raise concerns over their safety. OBJECTIVES To assess the microbial safety of packaged water, examine differences between regions, country incomes, packaged water types, and compare packaged water with other water sources. METHODS We performed a systematic review an...

The objective of the present study was to investigate effect packaging methods (i.e., air-packaging and vacuum-packaging) storage temperatures chilled temperature 3 ± 1.0 °C superchilled -2.5 0.5 °C) on sensory quality lipid stability fresh snakehead fish fillets. results indicated that vacuum significantly improved fillets, resulting in lower free fatty acids (FFA), hydroperoxide (PV), thiobar...

Introduction: Consumption of fresh herbs plays a major epidemiological role in the transmission of some parasitic food-borne diseases. Some manufacturers are producing different kinds of fresh packaged ready-to-eat packaged herbs in Iran. Therefore, this study was carried out in order to evaluate the parasitic contamination in ready-to-eat fresh packaged herbs produced by one of major manufactu...

Amperometric biosensors for the measurement of biogenic amines in fish and fruit samples, of lactulose in milk and of glycerol in wine have been developed. The covalent immobilization of enzymes as diamine oxidase (amines), ? galactosidase + fructose dehydrogenase (lactulose) and glycerokinase + glycerol-3P oxidase (glycerol) has been carried out onto polymeric supports for the realization of e...

Rotaviruses (RVs) are important enteric pathogens of newborn humans and animals, causing diarrhea and in rare cases death, especially in very young individuals. Rotavirus vaccines presently used are modified live vaccines that lack complete biological safety. Previous work from our laboratory suggested that vaccines based on in situ produced, non-infectious rotavirus-like particles (RVLPs) are ...

The objective of the study was to assess degree of consumption of packaged foods, awareness of consumers about health problems of food additives, and also their attitudes towards packaged foods. Two hundred seventy nine employees of Jimma University were participated in the study. Data were collected using semi-structured questionnaires, and analyzed using SPSS software (version16). The results...

This paper seeks to analyze the way investors consider growth option values when pricing equity. To achieve this objective we study the effect on stock prices of a comparative case of direct foreign investment involving acquisition of two different growth options, whose valuation has already been well-documented in prior literature. The case consists of the two sequential investment stages carr...

Protection efficiency of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) packaging comprising light protective additives (LPA) was investigated for ultra-high temperature (UHT) 2% milk over 26 weeks in refrigerated LED-lighted retail case storage. For the first time, synergistic efficacy titanium dioxide (TiO2) and carbon black (CB) pigments PET protecting nutrients flavor evaluated this study. Combination Ti...