Growth and survival of Listeria monocytogenes on shredded cabbage and cut onions, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis on cubed and shredded carrots along with yeasts on cubed bell peppers and cubed potatoes were studied during a nine-day storage period at 6°C. Fresh vegetables were packaged in retail...

The opportunistic intestinal pathogen Clostridioides difficile is the number one cause of nosocomial diarrhea in humans. In this study, C. difficile was isolated from 26.7% of potatoes and 1.9% of salads from German retail. The majority of strains possessed toxinogenic PCR-ribotypes that are...

Objective: To evaluate the stability of four major pyrethroid pesticides bifenthrin, cyhalothrin, fenvalerate, decamethrin using potato as matrix. Methods: The mixed standard solution of four major pyrethroid pesticides was spiked into potato matrix at 0.02, 0.05 and 0.08 μg/g as low, medium and...

This paper presents an outbreak provoked by methicillin-resistant strains of coagulase-positive S. aureus (CPS), produced staphylococcal enterotoxins (se) in pig meatballs and potato salad consumed from 70 people in the village Mamarchevo, Bulgaria. Eighteen women aged 50 to 70 years, and two...

Root vegetables, which are in close contact with soil, are particularly vulnerable to soil contamination or decay as they can be contaminated from multiple sources, including primary production and processing. This study investigated effective washing conditions to reduce the microbial...

Objective: To investigate the distribution and migration of maleic hydrazide in potato tubers and buds. Methods The content of maleic hydrazide in potatoes was detected by ion exclusion chromatography-ultraviolet method, and the method was verified. This method was used to investigate the migration ...

The occurrence of tropane alkaloids (TAs), toxic plant metabolites, in food in Europe was studied to identify those TAs in food most relevant for human health. Information was extracted from the literature and the 2016 study from the European Food Safety Authority. Calystegines were identified as...

To sensitively monitor trace-level of toxic patulin (PAT), an ultrasensitive PAT ratiometric aptasensor based on the dual-potential electrochemiluminescence (ECL) of Ru(bpy)₃²⁺ was first proposed. Noteworthily, Ru(bpy)₃²⁺-doped trimetallic nanocube (Ru@Tri) innovatively integrated the luminophore...

The method for determining dimethomorph, fluopicolide and its metabolites BAM residue in potato was established based on ultra performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(UPLC-MS/MS). The storage stability was studied of dimethomorph, fluopicolide and its metabolites BAM in potatoes. ...

Despite a long-term reduction trend, the potato production in Poland compared to EU countries is still very high. Therefore, the aim of the paper was to investigate the impact of mechanical damages and light for various genotypes on glycoalkaloids accumulation. Glycoalkaloids are toxic steroid...