The sawtoothed grain beetle, Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.), is an important pest of packagedconsumer foods, yet little is knownof its behavioral response to foododors.Adults and larvae are not believed to chew holes through packaging materials, but they may invade packaged food by entering through openings caused by improper sealing or handling, throughholes intentionally placed in packages by...

We report an ongoing, protracted and geographically dispersed outbreak of haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and gastroenteritis in Germany, involving 30 cases since December 2016. The outbreak was caused by the sorbitol-fermenting immotile variant of Shiga toxin-producing (STEC) Escherichia coli O157. Molecular typing revealed close relatedness between isolates from 14 cases. One HUS patient di...

Background: Packaged foods are often high in sugar, salt, fat, additives, preservatives, artificial colors, and flavors but low nutrients. These factors may lead to weight gain, delayed growth development, type 2 diabetes, damage the teeth, food poisoning, many other health problems. This short commentary has critically examined effects of packaged on children’s health, along with possible solu...

BACKGROUND In Australia, the food industry and public health groups are locked in serious struggle for regulatory influence over the terms of front-of-pack food labelling. Clear, unambiguous labelling of the nutritional content of pre-packaged foods and of standardized food items sold in chain restaurants is consistent with the prevailing philosophy of 'personal responsibility'. An interpretive...

many countries have created systems for monitoring food products. however, these systems need paper and label and also, cannot find the origin and final destination of food product. radio frequency identification (rfid) has the capability of monitoring foods completely and track the mentioned points. this technology also can monitor many food products simultaneously. the usage of this system ca...

Sushi, a very popular food worldwide became a popular ready-to-eat food selling in supermarkets, but it exhibit distinct features, which are associated with microbiological hazards. Therefore, MAP technology, known to reduce aerobic bacteria in fishery products, was used to improve quality of ready-to-eat salmon sushi in this study. Salmon sushi were packaged with air (control), 50%N2 /50%CO2 (...

Campylobacter jejuniis the leading cause of bacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. Transmission to humans occurs through consumption of contaminated food or water. The conditions affecting the persistence of C. jejuniin the environment are poorly understood. Some protozoa package and excrete bacteria into multilamellar bodies (MLBs). Packaged bacteria are protected from deleterious conditions, wh...

Sushi, a very popular food worldwide became a popular ready-to-eat food selling in supermarkets, but it exhibit distinct features, which are associated with microbiological hazards. Therefore, MAP technology, known to reduce aerobic bacteria in fishery products, was used to improve quality of ready-to-eat salmon sushi in this study. Salmon sushi were packaged with air (control), 50%N2 /50%CO2 (...

Phthalates are known as endocrine disruptors and common in plastic polymers, varnishes, printing inks. However, they most often enter the human body through food. Plastic materials that hold food contain different chemicals, phthalates one of them. can also be found microplastics since microplastic particles serve a vector for chemicals slowly released into beverages. The aim this preliminary s...