Food safety and quality are the basis and prerequisite for ensuring the harmonious and stable development of the modern economy and society. At present, foodborne pathogens, veterinary drug residues, genetically modified foods and adulteration cause or may cause food safety hazards. Metabolomics is ...

With rich nutrients and low fat, aquatic products are popular. Nevertheless, due to microbial invasion, the deterioration of aquatic products expedites during storage, which explains why it is difficult to store and transport such products. Only one preservation technique fails to inhibit all...

Packaging of dairy products develops continuously along with advances in material technologies, which are in turn a response to demands of consumers. This article aimed to give an overview of currently available dairy packaging systems. Novel dairy packaging systems include new packaging...

Objective: The study was conducted in order to investigate microbial contamination of unpackaged homemade food in Baoji railway area, and provide basis for food safety supervision and food-borne diseases prevention. Methods: Five kinds of 207 samples were randomly and sterilely collected in four...

Background: Thermal processing is the most common decontamination method used in the dairy industry to ensure food safety and extend shelf life. However, due to the increased consumer demand for more natural and healthier products, nonthermal technologies have been intensively studied. Irradiation...

Detection analysis quality variation of commercial probiotics dairy products in shelf life (2-6°C) through the indexes of probiotic dairy products in storage conditions: the total number of colonies, coliform group, the total number of lactic acid bacteria, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus...

Lamb meat is an important export commodity, however chilled vacuum-packed (VP) lamb has approximately half the shelf-life of beef under the same storage conditions. This makes the industry more vulnerable to financial losses due to long shipping times and unexpected spoilage. Understanding the...

Household-level food storage can help families save money, minimize food waste, and enhance food safety and security. Storing food within households may, however, be affected by domestic routines, like food shopping and cooking. Therefore, it is essential to evaluate how consumers' attitudes and...

The construction of urban food safety involves food quality and safety control of planting, breeding, food production and management, livestock and poultry slaughtering, food and beverage disinfection, etc. This paper expounded the factors affecting urban food security, including agricultural,...

Street vended food businesses play economic and social roles in developing countries through provision of employment, availability of food at affordable prices, and accessibility of wide range of food choices that suits different social communities and classes. Mobile, semi-mobile or fixed carts...