In order to improve the microbiological stability of Argentinian Port Salut cheese stored at 12°C, starch-based edible films and coatings reinforced with rice bran and added with natamycin and nisin (NANI) were evaluated against a surface contamination of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Listeria...

In order to identify training needs in food handling, the present study evaluates the theoretical knowledge, practical knowledge and attitudes of 221 food handlers working in fishing industries in Mar del Plata, Argentina. A written questionnaire of 45 questions was designed to collect the data on...

Brucellosis is an abortigenic and zoonotic disease. In cattle, it is mainly caused by Brucellaabortus. The disease is endemic in low- and middle-income countries, being considered a neglected zoonotic disease. In these countries, it is of high importance to develop and validate sensitive, specific...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of control strategies (probiotic supplementation and vaccination) at farm on thermotolerant Campylobacter infection due to the consumption of salad cross-contaminated from broiler meat. The broiler food chain was modelled considering the most common...

The aim of this work was to evaluate the hygienic-sanitary conditions of butcher shops in Tandil, Buenos Aires Province, by estimating the risk based on good manufacturing and hygiene practices, through surveys of the establishments. The analysis was performed using a scale of 1-100, and...

Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) can cause opportunistic disease in animals and humans, causing mycobacteriosis. In this study, bovine lungs were collected from butchers' shops and slaughterhouses after food official's inspection from the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires. All samples were...

Antibiotics can be used as growth promoters for fishes in aquaculture. However, its use in animal production induced an increase in the emergence of resistant microorganisms. Piaractus mesopotamicus is the second most produced fish species in Argentina. The aim of this work was to evaluate the...

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a public health concern due to its zoonotic transmission to human, being pigs a highly recognized reservoir. We previously demonstrated HEV genotype 3 infections in pig herds from the highest commercial active region from Argentina. Here, we present a case of acute...

The extensive use of antibiotics as growth promoters, or their continued abusive misuse to cure or prevent the onset of bacterial infections as occurs in the intensive farming, may have played a pivotal role in the spread of reservoirs of antibiotic resistance (AR) among food-associated bacteria...

The first global survey of organophosphate esters (OPEs) and their metabolites (mOPEs) in milk was carried out in this study. Concentrations of 21 OPEs and 9 mOPEs were measured in 178 milk samples collected from 30 countries located on 5 continents, and the ubiquity of both OPEs and mOPEs was...