Combating Foodborne Pathogens from Farm to Fork in the One Health Era
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 8 January 2027 | Viewed by 390
Editors
Interests: animal-derived food safety and quality; microbial risk modelling; pathogenic and spoilage microorganisms; single-cell microbiology; advanced microscopy; lactic acid bacteria and probiotics; quantitative digital food system analysis
Interests: microbiological safety and quality of foods; quantitative microbiology; microbial stress responses; microbial interactions; biofilm; microbial biotechnology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ensuring global food safety requires integrated, multi-disciplinary approaches to mitigate microbial hazards across the food supply chain. Within the contemporary "One Health" framework, the interconnectedness of human, animal, plant, and environmental health underscores the necessity for robust strategies to control foodborne pathogens, particularly as food systems move toward sustainability and circular economy models.
In this context, understanding pathogen behavior and developing novel, sustainable intervention and decontamination technologies constitute the foundation for evolving food safety systems. Concurrently, advancements in Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment (QMRA), digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Omics technologies offer critical capabilities to decode, model, and optimize these control strategies. A key scientific challenge currently involves effectively integrating high-throughput molecular data, computational tools, and empirical evidence into practical food safety workflows.
This Special Issue invites original research and reviews focusing on foodborne pathogen control within a One Health framework, spanning the entire farm-to-fork continuum. We welcome contributions aimed at strengthening pathogen control through a fundamental understanding of pathogen behavior, contemporary control measures, and innovative intervention strategies, contributing to a new-age, risk-based management system. Within this context, a particular emphasis is placed on how digital applications, mathematical and computational models, or advanced molecular methodologies can be effectively integrated to assess and enhance these systems. Concise, clearly written submissions are highly encouraged.
Dr. Zafiro Aspridou
Dr. Alexandra Lianou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- foodborne pathogens
- one health framework
- quantitative microbial risk assessment
- food microbiology
- digital transformation and artificial intelligence
- molecular methodologies
- sustainable food systems
- circular economy models
- exposure assessment
- risk-based food safety management
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