Food Safety or Typical Dishes?: Toxoplasma gondii and Educational Preventive Campaign

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Vitale ◽  
Vincenzo Di Marco Lo Presti
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii

scholarly journals Toxoplasma gondii in Meat and Food Safety Implications - A Review

Zoonosis ◽  
10.5772/38833 ◽  
2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susana Bayarri ◽  
Mara Jess ◽  
Regina Lzaro ◽  
Consuelo Prez-Arquillu ◽  
Antonio Herrer
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii

scholarly journals Pork safety – challenges and opportunities

2021 ◽  
Vol 854 (1) ◽  
pp. 012043
Author(s):  
Nedjeljko Karabasil ◽  
Tamara Boskovic ◽  
Dragan Vasilev ◽  
Nikola Betic ◽  
Mirjana Dimitrijevic
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Yersinia Enterocolitica ◽  
Meat Inspection ◽  
Production Chain ◽  
Pork Production ◽  
Pork Products ◽  
Meat Safety ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Safe Food

Abstract As pork and pork products represent an important part of the diet, the issue of pork safety and quality has become more prominent. Food safety concerns are shaping consumers’ attitudes toward safe food. The farm and meat sectors aim at producing healthy animals in a protected environment, which is a key point for food/meat safety. The most common biological hazards in the pork production chain are Salmonella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, Trichinella spp. and Toxoplasma gondii. These hazards are not detectable by conventional meat inspection, and measures rely on prevention or reduction of contamination along the production chain.

scholarly journals Toxoplasma gondii in pork and pigs in Serbia – a real food safety hazard

2021 ◽  
Vol 854 (1) ◽  
pp. 012008
Author(s):  
N Betic ◽  
I Klun ◽  
V Djordjevic ◽  
I Brankovic Lazic ◽  
T Baltic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Clinical Symptoms ◽  
Dominant Mode ◽  
Safety Hazard ◽  
Zoonotic Infections ◽  
Source Of Infection ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Undercooked Meat

Abstract Infection with the apicomplexan protozoon Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most prevalent parasitic zoonotic infections globally, with existing seroprevalences varying between continents, countries, and even within countries and between individual communities. It is estimated that one third of the world’s human population is infected with T. gondii, with many studies showing that the dominant mode of infection is consumption of undercooked meat harbouring T. gondii tissue cysts. Prevalences of infection in food animals in different countries range from 0 to 93%. Because of the absence of clinical symptoms in infected animals, and the unfeasibility of rapid and unequivocal detection of microscopic tissue cysts in pork, infected pigs remain unrecognized, and their meat becomes an essential source of infection for humans. The data on T. gondii infection in pigs in Serbia from several studies, as well as on the detection of the parasite in different food categories, from fresh pork to heat-treated products, are discussed.

scholarly journals Meat Safety from Farm to Slaughter—Risk-Based Control of Yersinia enterocolitica and Toxoplasma gondii

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 815
Author(s):  
Nevijo Zdolec ◽  
Marta Kiš
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Yersinia Enterocolitica ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Similar Data ◽  
Safety Control ◽  
Meat Safety ◽  
Latently Infected

The implementation of the traditional meat safety control system has significantly contributed to increasing food safety and public health protection. However, several biological hazards have emerged in meat production, requiring a comprehensive approach to their control, as traditional methods of meat inspection at the slaughterhouse are not able to detect them. While national control programs exist for the most important meat-related hazards, similar data are still lacking for certain neglected threats, such as Yersinia enterocolitica or Toxoplasma gondii. The obstacle in controlling these hazards in the meat chain is their presence in latently infected, asymptomatic animals. Their effective control can only be achieved through systematic preventive measures, surveillance or monitoring, and antimicrobial interventions on farms and in slaughterhouses. To establish such a system, it is important to collect all relevant data on hazard-related epidemiological indicators from the meat chain, which should provide relevant guidance for interventions at the harvest and post-harvest stage. The proposed approach is expected to improve the existing system and provide many opportunities to improve food safety and public health.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the anti-Toxoplasma gondii Activity of Hederagenin in vitro and in vivo

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-301
Author(s):  
Run-Hui Zhang ◽  
Runhao Jin ◽  
Hao Deng ◽  
Qing-Kun Shen ◽  
Zhe-Shan Quan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Biochemical Parameters ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Selectivity Index ◽  
In Vivo Experiments ◽  
Low Cytotoxicity ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii Infection

Toxoplasma gondii infection is widespread worldwide, not only posing a serious threat to human food safety and animal husbandry, but also endangering human health. The selectivity index was employed to measure anti-T. gondii activity. Hederagenin (HE) exhibited potent anti-T. gondii activity and low cytotoxicity. For this reason, HE was selected for in vivo experiments. HE showed 64.8%±13.1% inhibition for peritoneal tachyzoites in mice, higher than spiramycin 56.8%±6.0%. Biochemical parameters such as alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, glutathione, and malondialdehyde, illustrated that HE was a good inhibitor of T. gondii in vivo. This compound was also effective in relieving T. gondii-induced liver damage. Collectively, it was demonstrated that HE had potential as an anti-T. gondii agent.

scholarly journals YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA U MESU SVINJA - RIZIK ZA BEZBEDNOST HRANE

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Ivanović ◽  
J. Janjić ◽  
R. Mitrović ◽  
D. Krnjaić ◽  
M. Bošković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Yersinia Enterocolitica ◽  
European Food Safety Authority ◽  
Salmonella Spp

Evropska agencija za bezbednost hrane (EFSA - European Food Safety Authority)objavila je u 2011. godini preporuke za inspekciju trupova svinja. Preporuke se odnosena najznačajnije biološke opasnosti po zdravlje ljudi koje se mogu naći u mesu.Pored Salmonella spp., Toxoplasma gondii i Trichinella spp., kao biološka opasnostnavodi se i Yersinia enterocolitica. Yersinia enterocolitica, kao i druge bakterije iz familijeEnterobacteriaceae, ima sposobnost opstanka u spoljašnjoj sredini, u koju dospevapreko inficiranih životinja. U Evropi, svinje su najčešći asimptomatski nosiocipatogenih sojeva Y. enterocolitica za ljude, posebno soja biotipa 4 (serotipa O:3) i netako učestalog biotipa 2 (serotip O:9 i O:27). Uzročnici su najčešće lokalizovani uoralnoj duplji, posebno u tonzilama, submaksilarnim limfnim čvorovima, crevima ifecesu svinja. Pravilan postupak sa trupovima svinja, nakon klanja, može znatno dasmanji nivo kontaminacije mesa svinja. Učestalost Y. enterocolitica kod svinja, kaorezervoara ovog patogena, veoma varira. Slučajevi jersinioze kod ljudi zabeleženi su,kako u Evropi, tako i u Japanu, SAD, Nigeriji i Brazilu.

scholarly journals Effectiveness and costs of interventions to reduce the within-farm Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence on pig farms in the Netherlands

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorien M. Eppink ◽  
Henk J. Wisselink ◽  
Inge M. Krijger ◽  
Joke W.B. van der Giessen ◽  
Manon Swanenburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Intervention Strategy ◽  
Food Storage ◽  
Rodent Control ◽  
Pig Farms ◽  
Finishing Pig ◽  
One Year

Abstract Background The parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is recognized as one of the major foodborne pathogens with a high human disease burden. To control T. gondii infections in pigs, European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) advises serological testing of pigs and audits of pig farms to identify risk factors for T. gondii infection. In line with this approach, the aim of the current study was to assess the effectiveness and costs of intervention measures implemented to reduce the T. gondii seroprevalence on finishing pig farms in the Netherlands. A crossover clinical trial was conducted at five case farms were their own control and the cross-over moment was the implementation of interventions to reduce risk factors. Each of the case farms had a farm-specific intervention strategy with one principal intervention measure (neutering of cats, professional rodent control or covering food storage). Results All finishing pig farms (n = 5) showed a reduction in T. gondii seroprevalence within one year of implementing the intervention strategy. Cat neutering (n = 3) and feed coverage (n = 1) showed statistically significant reductions in seroprevalence. Rodent control (n = 1) did not show a statistically significant reduction. The estimated reduction in seroprevalence in response to the neutering of cats and feed coverage were 67 and 96 %, respectively. Conclusions Our work demonstrates that it is possible to reduce the within-farm T. gondii seroprevalence within one year after interventions were implemented to reduce T. gondii risk factors. This information is essential and encouraging for policy makers, food business operators, and farmers to implement in their risk assessment and to apply to food safety control systems.

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