The present investigation was intended to study the effect of storage at ambient temperature on the fluid bed dried powder of Solid State Fermented (SSF) lactic cultures such as dahi, yoghurt and probiotic cultures and also made an attempt to check the performance in milk. The SSF cultures were...

In this study, we assessed knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) related to tomato hygiene and food safety, among tomato vendors in the Ethiopian cities of Harar and Dire Dawa. From a total of 1498 tomato retail market vendors identified in the two cities through vendor mapping exercises, 151...

Objective: To investigate the changes of microorganism and sanitation of African style salad during processing and refrigerating. Methods: The basic formulation of African style salad was made, the process was processed, the changes of microorganism of this salad made in basic and new formulation...

This study examined the shift in Salmonella and indigenous microbiota on diced tomato after washing with three different sanitizers and during post-wash cold storage. Roma tomatoes were inoculated with a Salmonella cocktail (initial level ~ 5.6 CFU g^-1), diced and washed along with uninoculated...

In the agricultural setting, core global food safety elements, such as hand hygiene and worker furlough, should reduce the risk of norovirus contamination on fresh produce. However, the effect of these practices has not been characterized. Using a quantitative microbial risk model, we evaluated the ...

Recently consumer demand of fresh fruits has been increased because public are more aware with their health. Fruits are often consumed raw, and that increase the chances of people being infected by pathogenic bacteria. This problem encourages the need to find new methods to maintain the quality and ...

The here presented work is focused on the development of a method for detection of microbial contamination of food based on uracil-selective synthetic receptors. Because uracil may serve as an indicator of bacterial contamination, its selective and on-site detection may prevent spreading of...

Salmonella internalization in tomatoes during postharvest handling is a major food safety concern. This study was conducted to determine the effect of immersion time, immersion depth, and temperature differential between bacterial suspension and tomato pulp on the internalization of Salmonella...

Occurrences and contamination of Salmonella enterica on produce are a significant food safety issue. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of low-dose gamma radiation on survival and reductions of S. enterica on postharvest carrot and tomato. Irradiation treatments of 0-1 kGy...

Chitosan from African giant snail (Achatina fulica) shells derived through autoclave- (SSC_A) or ultrasound-assisted (SSC_U) deacetylation was characterised and evaluated for quality and shelf life of tomatoes and cucumbers over 10 days of ambient (26 ± 2°C) and refrigerated (4 ± 2°C) storage. A...