{"title":"A Food Safety Laboratory Curriculum Significantly Improves Knowledge, Behaviors, Attitudes, and Handwashing Skills of Laboratory Personnel in East and South Africa","authors":"D. Oruç, S. Pokharel, A. J. Hirneisen, C. Cutter","doi":"10.4315/1541-9576-41.5.485","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4315/1541-9576-41.5.485","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44411923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Toni de Senna, Shirin J. Abd, Eva Borjas, Anne-Marie Nillo, C. Ferstl
{"title":"Reduction of Salmonella enterica and Pathogenic Escherichia coli in Pasta by Using Common Cooking Methods","authors":"Toni de Senna, Shirin J. Abd, Eva Borjas, Anne-Marie Nillo, C. Ferstl","doi":"10.4315/1541-9576-41.5.476","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4315/1541-9576-41.5.476","url":null,"abstract":"Recent outbreaks and recalls associated with Salmonella enterica and pathogenic Escherichia coli in flour, a major ingredient in pasta, have prompted assessment of the microbiological lethality of cooking methods used to prepare dry pasta products for consumption. In this study, three types of dry pasta inoculated with multistrain cocktails of S. enterica and pathogenic E. coli were subjected to typical cooking treatments: elbow noodles were exposed to microwave cooking (2.5 min on high setting; minimum power output of 720 W) as part of an “elbow noodles in a cup” product, flat noodles were cooked on a stovetop in boiling water (6 min in boiling water), and no-boil lasagna noodles were exposed to baking as part of a three-layer lasagna (50 min in an oven preheated to 204°C). The average population levels of S. enterica and pathogenic E. coli in all three types of the dry noodles were >6.5 log most probable number per gram. Each cooking method evaluated reduced S. enterica and pathogenic E. coli population levels to <0.5 log most probable number per gram, resulting in >6-log reductions. The results of this study demonstrate that the cooking processes evaluated are capable of mitigating the microbiological food safety risks associated with dry pasta.","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42042159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lillian Nabwiire, A. Shaw, G. Nonnecke, D. Minner, E. Johnsen, L. Petersen
{"title":"Addressing Food Safety Educational Needs of Food Handlers in the U.S. Virgin Islands","authors":"Lillian Nabwiire, A. Shaw, G. Nonnecke, D. Minner, E. Johnsen, L. Petersen","doi":"10.4315/1541-9576-41.4.400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4315/1541-9576-41.4.400","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42231967","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R. Hamidi, S. Shekarforoush, S. Hosseinzadeh, S. Basiri
{"title":"Near Neutral Electrolyzed Water and Peroxyacetic Acid and Their Effect on the Survival of Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhimurium, and Listeria monocytogenes Inoculated on Poultry Meat","authors":"R. Hamidi, S. Shekarforoush, S. Hosseinzadeh, S. Basiri","doi":"10.4315/1541-9576-41.4.380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4315/1541-9576-41.4.380","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44620246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing Short- and Long-term Food Safety Attitude and Behavior of Home-based Food Operators","authors":"Leah M. Reever, M. Cater, S. Coleman","doi":"10.4315/1541-9576-41.4.389","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4315/1541-9576-41.4.389","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47647777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Unruh, Katelynn J. Stull, E. Pliakoni, S. Gragg
{"title":"A Bisulfate of Soda and Peroxyacetic Acid Solution Reduces Salmonella on Fresh-Cut Spinach","authors":"D. Unruh, Katelynn J. Stull, E. Pliakoni, S. Gragg","doi":"10.4315/1541-9576-41.4.409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4315/1541-9576-41.4.409","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44340059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bridget J. Perry, A. Shaw, Arlene E. Enderton, Shannon S. Coleman, E. Johnsen
{"title":"North Central Region Produce Grower Training: Pretest and Posttest Knowledge Change and Produce Safety Behavior Assessment","authors":"Bridget J. Perry, A. Shaw, Arlene E. Enderton, Shannon S. Coleman, E. Johnsen","doi":"10.4315/1541-9576-41.3.266","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4315/1541-9576-41.3.266","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":"41 1","pages":"266-273"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43297091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. A. Odetokun, Baasim O. Borokinni, Samiat D. Bakare, I. Ghali-Mohammed, N. Alhaji
{"title":"A Cross-Sectional Survey of Consumers’ Risk Perception and Hygiene of Retail Meat: A Nigerian Study","authors":"I. A. Odetokun, Baasim O. Borokinni, Samiat D. Bakare, I. Ghali-Mohammed, N. Alhaji","doi":"10.4315/1541-9576-41.3.274","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4315/1541-9576-41.3.274","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":"41 1","pages":"274-283"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45390750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander W. Emch, Samantha Burroughs, Javier Gaspar-Hernandez, J. Waite-Cusic
{"title":"Salmonella Growth during the Soaking Step of ‘Sprouted’ Grain, Nut, and Seed Production","authors":"Alexander W. Emch, Samantha Burroughs, Javier Gaspar-Hernandez, J. Waite-Cusic","doi":"10.4315/1541-9576-41.3.314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4315/1541-9576-41.3.314","url":null,"abstract":"Food companies are marketing products with “sprouted,” “activated,” or “awakened” ingredients. The label implies that germination of grains, nuts, and seeds confers improved health benefits; however, the “sprouting” process consists of a simple overnight soak in water often at ambient temperature, followed immediately by drying and further processing. Our objective was to quantify Salmonella growth during soaking of grains, nuts, and seeds commonly included in “sprouted” products. Raw grains (buckwheat, millet, quinoa, rice), nuts (almond, cashew, hazelnut, peanut, pecan, walnut), and seeds (flax, hemp, pumpkin, sunflower) were inoculated with Salmonella to achieve ~3 log CFU/g after drying. Inoculated samples (20 g) were soaked in water (20 mL) with incubation at 7 or 25°C for 24 h. Salmonella bacteria were enumerated using serial dilution and spread plating on Hektoen enteric agar (37°C, 24 h). Salmonella was capable of significant growth (> 3 log CFU/g) in all 15 grains, nuts, and seeds during ambient temperature soaking, reaching an average concentration of 7.05 log CFU/g. High salt concentrations (> 10%) and refrigeration (< 7°C) were verified to prevent growth of Salmonella during soaking. This study demonstrates the risk of ambient temperature “sprouting” practices and presents practical strategies to improve safety","PeriodicalId":38649,"journal":{"name":"Food Protection Trends","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42392479","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}