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Recent Advances in Food Safety and Food Microbiology

A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 6123

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Ljubiša Šaric̈

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Guest Editor
Institute of Food Technology, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Interests: safety and quality of plant- and animal-based food; natural antimicrobials; antimicrobial food packaging; foodborne pathogens
Dr. Jovanov Pavle

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Guest Editor
Institute of Food Technology, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Interests: food safety; food contaminants; antinutrients; pesticides; mycotoxins; liquid chromatography; mass spectrometry

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

In recent decades, athe enhanced globalized food trade, as well as extensive food production, have contributed to the rise in food safety issues. On behalf of the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, we are organizing a Special Issue on the recent advances in food safety and food microbiology.

In this Special Issue, we encourage the submission of manuscripts (original research and review papers) that focus on different food safety issues:

  • Foodborne pathogens;
  • Chemical contaminants;
  • Fungal metabolites;
  • Antinutrients as naturally occurring chemical compounds that exert harmful effects on human health;
  • Food supply chain risk assessment;
  • Social and economic impact of food safety outbreaks.

This Special Issue will also address novel approaches to food microbiology, including functional microorganisms and the application of novel antimicrobial agents in different food and packaging systems. This is s an emerging topic in food preservation due to the appearance of food pathogenic strains with a resistance and persistence to conventional antimicrobial agents.

With the aim to summarize the latest studies concerning different aspects of food safety, experts in various fields of research are invited to contribute to this Special Issue.

Dr. Ljubiša Šaric̈
Dr. Jovanov Pavle
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • food safety
  • food microbiology
  • food contaminants
  • antinutrients
  • natural antimicrobials
  • functional microorganisms
  • food packaging

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First Known Report of mcr-Harboring Enterobacteriaceae in the Dominican Republic
by Angela Perdomo, Hattie E. Webb, Marie Bugarel, Cindy R. Friedman, Louise K. Francois Watkins, Guy H. Loneragan and Alexandra Calle
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20(6), 5123; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20065123 - 14 Mar 2023
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Colistin is a last-resort antibiotic used to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. People with a history of travel to the Dominican Republic have become sick with pathogenic bacteria carrying the mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-1, during and after traveling. This [...] Read more.
Colistin is a last-resort antibiotic used to treat infections caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. People with a history of travel to the Dominican Republic have become sick with pathogenic bacteria carrying the mobile colistin resistance gene, mcr-1, during and after traveling. This investigation aimed to identify mcr genes in Enterobacteriaceae isolated from food animal sources in the Dominican Republic. Three hundred and eleven samples were tested, from which 1354 bacterial isolates were obtained. Real-time PCR tests showed that 70.7% (220 out of 311) of the samples and 3.2% (44 out of 1354) of the isolates tested positive for the mcr gene. All RT-PCR presumptive mcr-positive isolates (n = 44) and a subset (n = 133) of RT-PCR presumptive mcr-negative isolates were subjected to whole-genome sequencing. WGS analysis showed that 39 isolates carried the mcr gene, with 37 confirmed as positive through RT-PCR and two as negative. Further, all of the mcr-positive genomes were identified as Escherichia coli and all contained a IncX4 plasmid replicon. Resistant determinants for other antibiotics important for human health were found in almost all isolates carrying mcr genes. Full article
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Invasive Crayfish Faxonius limosus: Meat Safety, Nutritional Quality and Sensory Profile
by Jasmina Lazarević, Ivana Čabarkapa, Slađana Rakita, Maja Banjac, Zorica Tomičić, Dubravka Škrobot, Goran Radivojević, Bojana Kalenjuk Pivarski and Dragan Tešanović
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(24), 16819; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416819 - 14 Dec 2022
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the safety parameters, nutritional value and sensory profile of the meat from spiny-cheek crayfish (Faxonius limosus), captured from the Danube River in Serbia. To achieve this, we determined their microbiological safety, chemical [...] Read more.
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the safety parameters, nutritional value and sensory profile of the meat from spiny-cheek crayfish (Faxonius limosus), captured from the Danube River in Serbia. To achieve this, we determined their microbiological safety, chemical composition, minerals and heavy metals, fatty acid and amino acid profile, as well as a sensory profile of the meat. The obtained results showed that the meat from crayfish was microbiologically safe. Crayfish meat has a high nutritional quality, high protein content (18.12%) and a total of 17 detected amino acids, of which essential amino acids constituted 6.96 g/100 g sample. Additionally, the crayfish meat was characterized by high levels of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), particularly n-3 PUFA, at an optimal ratio of n-3/n-6 and with low values of atherogenic and thrombogenic indices. Predominant macrominerals in the meat are K, followed by Na, Ca, P and Mg, whereas the content of microminerals was in the following order: Zn > Cu > Fe > Mn. The concentrations of accumulated toxic metals (Cd, Pb, As and Hg) did not exceed the maximum allowed levels. Sensory analysis confirmed that the meat from spiny-cheek crayfish has the potential to become a new food source of essential nutrients. Full article
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Chemical Composition, Antimicrobial Activity, and Withdrawal Period of Essential Oil-Based Pharmaceutical Formulation in Bovine Mastitis Treatment
by Zorana Kovačević, Dragana Tomanić, Ivana Čabarkapa, Ljubiša Šarić, Jovan Stanojević, Katarina Bijelić, Ivan Galić, Zoran Ružić, Mihajlo Erdeljan and Nebojša Kladar
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(24), 16643; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192416643 - 11 Dec 2022
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Due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the risk it represents to public health, and the possible consequences for animal health and welfare, there is an increasing focus on reducing antimicrobial usage (AMU) in animal husbandry. Therefore, a great interest in developing alternatives [...] Read more.
Due to the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the risk it represents to public health, and the possible consequences for animal health and welfare, there is an increasing focus on reducing antimicrobial usage (AMU) in animal husbandry. Therefore, a great interest in developing alternatives to AMU in livestock production is present worldwide. Recently, essential oils (EOs) have gained great attention as promising possibilities for the replacement of antibiotics. The current study aimed to test the potential of using a novel EO-based pharmaceutical formulation (Phyto-Bomat) in bovine mastitis treatment. The antibacterial activity was performed using the microdilution technique. Lactating dairy cows were treated with 15 mL of Phyto-Bomat in the inflamed quarter for 5 consecutive days in order to analyze blood and milk samples for thymol and carvacrol residues using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Antimicrobial activity expressed as the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimal bactericidal concentration (MBC) indicates that this formulation has the highest activity against Gram-positive strains. The dominant compounds in Phyto-Bomat were thymol and carvacrol, at 12.58 ± 1.23 mg/mL and 23.11 ± 2.31 mg/mL, respectively. The quantification of these two compounds in evaluated biological samples showed that 24 h after administration the concentration of thymol and carvacrol in milk samples was at the same level as before application. On the other hand, thymol and carvacrol were detectable in plasma samples even after 24 h post-treatment, with values ranging from 0.15–0.38 and 0.21–0.66 µg/mL, respectively. The tested formulation showed encouraging results of antibacterial activity against bovine mastitis pathogens, as well as the withdrawal period of dominant compounds, which implies that further testing regarding the bacteriological and clinical cure rates in clinical settings is needed. Full article
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