background: selling unpasteurized fruit juices is common in iran. since health standards are not met in preparation and distribution of these products, food infections may increase. the objective of this study was to assess microbial contamination of handmade fruit juices in gorgan, iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted in the first half of 2009. overall, 100 carrot and cantal...

The aim of the present was to analyze effect different intercrops with and without mulch on growth, yield quality kinnow mandarin orchard. data plant such as height, stem girth, canopy spread, volume were collected in month February 2020 before transplanting intercrops. under treatments have significant growth plant, percent increase height (3.22%) + watermelon, girth (4.20%) tomato, spread EW ...

The number of documented outbreaks of human infections associated with the consumption of raw fruits, vegetables, and unpasteurized fruit juices has increased in recent years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in the U.S. the number of reported produce-related outbreaks per year doubled between the period 1973-1987 and 1988-1992 (2,24). During both time periods, the e...

For example, a case-control study of sporadic infections enabled an unprecedented response time during the large U.S. listeriosis outbreak in 2011. Data collected by the Listeria Initiative led to the identification of an association with cantaloupe within days rather than weeks or months (CDC, 2011a). We estimate that the commercial recall of the implicated cantaloupe just 12 days from outbrea...

This study was undertaken to determine the quality of packaged fresh cut cantaloupe subjected to transport vibration after treating with various anti-browning agents. Cantaloupe (Cucumis melo) pieces were dipped in two anti-browning solutions: Treat­ ment-A (2% ascorbic acid + 1% calcium chloride + 0.5% citric acid) and Treatment-B (3% NatureSealTM) for 2 minutes and packaged in bio-based clams...

Recent studies demonstrated that ultraviolet (UV) radiation enhanced terpenoids and decreased esters in thin-sliced cantaloupe. In preliminary studies treating fresh juices with UV, terpenoid compounds that normally were not isolated, or found in minute quantities, were elevated and only low molecular weight alcohols, ketones, and aldehydes decreased. Subsequently terpenoid induction/oxidation ...