to determine suitable pepper cultivars with high quantitative and qualitative characteristics adapted to the climate of sistan, an experiment was conducted in zahak experimental station, zabol, using rcbd with four replications in two years. in this experiment, four sweet pepper, five green pepper and three salad pepper cultivars were evaluated individually. the results showed significant diffe...

Lygus rugulipennis Poppius and Liocoris tripustulatus Fabricius (Heteroptera: Miridae) are pests of glasshouse cucumber and sweet pepper crops respectively. L. rugulipennis has a wide range of foodplants, but L. tripustulatus is specialised with very few food plants. We report behavioural assessments to investigate whether either species exhibits a preference for salad over wild hosts, and whet...

Contamination of spices with pathogens has been reported worldwide, and Salmonella might result in foodborne infections. In this study, we investigated the survival of Salmonella in black pepper and red pepper, and the growth of the surviving Salmonella in cooked food. Salmonella Enteritidis, Salmonella Weltevreden and Salmonella Senftenberg were inoculated into spices, and their survival durin...

BACKGROUND Human food borne infections traditionally are acquired through the ingestion of foods of animal origin. Fresh fruits and vegetables are major vehicles for the transmission of the food-borne infections. In Ethiopia, there is a tradition of consuming raw vegetables, particularly lettuce and green pepper, without adequate treatment. The objective of this study was to investigate the mic...

at the wedding and sat down to the banquet in the afternoon ; of these 110 fewer than forty were subsequently seized with symptoms of irritant poisoning, the time of onset varying from four to sixteen hours after the meal. Five of the persons so attacked had died up to the date when the facts were placed 011 record, and as that was only some ten days after the occurrence, it is possible that ot...

Mixed 3.40 2.30 Ham 2.99 1.90 Roasted Beef.. 4.00 2.10 Turkey Breast. 3.20 2.05 Bacon Turkey.. 3.50 2.00 BLTCIuh. 2.99 1.90 Genoa Salami.. 3.00 2.00 Italian Combo Cappicola Genoa Provolone Pepperoni 3.40 2.10 PepperonL_. 2.99 1.90 Cheese Provolone 3.00 1.90 Vegetarian 2.10 1.35 Hot Meatball w/Mozi._2.90 Hot Veal & Pepper w/M ozz 3.50 Italian Sausage 3.20 Steak Cheese 3.00 Steak Mushroom 3.10 St...

OBJECTIVE Many colleges are removing trays from their dining facilities in hope of reducing waste. How does not having a tray impact food choice? DESIGN A field study was conducted in a university cafeteria (n 417) on two evenings with identical menus, one with tray service and one without. SETTING A dining hall of a large north-eastern university, USA. SUBJECTS Undergraduate students. ...

A quantitative method consisting of solvent extraction followed by liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC/TOF-MS) analysis was developed for the identification and quantitation of three chloronicotinyl pesticides (imidacloprid, acetamiprid, thiacloprid) commonly used on salad vegetables. Accurate mass measurements within 3 ppm error were obtained for all the pesticides studi...

Patients suffering from Refsum's disease show mutations in the enzyme necessary for the degradation of phytanic acid. Accumulation of this tetramethyl-branched fatty acid in inner organs leads to severe neurological and cardiac dysfunctions which can even result in death. Thus, patients with Refsum's disease have to follow a specific diet resigning foods with high levels of phytanic acid and tr...