Foodborne Pathogens, Antimicrobial Resistance and Contaminants Risk Assessment and Management Along the Animal-Based Food Chain
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 14
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food microbiology; zoonotic pathogens; antimicrobial resistance; molecular diagnostics of foodborne bacteria; microbiological food safety; One Health approach in foodborne zoonoses; risk assessment in the food chain; bacterial virulence profiling; genomic epidemiology of pathogens isolated from animal-origin food
Interests: antimicrobial resistance in commensal and pathogenic bacteria; microbiota of animals; mechanisms of bacterial resistance; antibiotic alternatives; gut health; bacterial infections in companion and farm animals; foodborne zoonotic pathogens; One Health in veterinary microbiology
Interests: classical and instrumental methods of analysis of microbiological quality of food; predictive mathematical models; microbiological risk assessment of food; phenomenon of biofilm formation by food microorganisms
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Problems related to the occurrence of pathogenic microorganisms stem from their remarkable diversity and continuously evolving defence and adaptation mechanisms. Furthermore, emerging chemical hazards in food may result from changes associated with modern civilization and industrial development.
To effectively protect human health, food law and safety management should be firmly based on risk analysis, with risk assessment as its cornerstone. This assessment must rely on current scientific evidence and be performed in an independent, objective, and transparent manner to ensure proper information flow and risk management.
Since contamination and food safety hazards may occur at any stage of the food chain, it is essential that all aspects of risk are assessed using scientifically validated methodologies.
We invite you to contribute your most recent research to this Special Issue, particularly studies focused on the following areas:
- Detection and identification of foodborne pathogens of animal origin;
- Diagnosis and characterization of microbial contaminants;
- Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria isolated from food of animal origin;
- Risk assessment strategies related to microbiological and chemical hazards in food production and distribution.
Submissions focusing on any point in the food chain are welcome.
Prof. Dr. Joanna Pławińska-Czarnak
Dr. Magdalena Kizerwetter-Świda
Guest Editors
Dr. Elżbieta Rosiak
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- food-born pathogens (Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp.
- antibiotic resistance of microorganisms
- antimicrobial bioactive compounds
- safety in the supply chain
- microbial contamination
- pathogenic microorganisms
- risk analysis in food safety
- One Health approach
- food processing hygiene
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