scholarly journals Microplastic risks in the seafood in terms of food safety and their research methods

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-87
Author(s):  
İdil Can Tunçelli ◽  
Nuray Erkan
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Marine Mammals ◽  
Aquatic Organisms ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Plastic Pollution ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Seafood Products ◽  
Seafood Processing

Plastic waste has accumulated in the aquatic ecosystem as a result of the increasing use of plastic in recent years and their wrong recycling policies. Plastic pollution has become a global problem with its effects on aquatic organisms. Plastics that break down into microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) due to different physical, chemical and biological factors in the environment enter the food chain and directly threaten human health. As a result of widespread plastic pollution, microplastics and nanoplastics are ingested by many different species, from zooplankton, fish, shellfish to marine mammals. Microplastics that enter into marine organisms can move within living tissue and move between tissue and organ. However, some stages in seafood processing technologies can also be a source of microplastic contamination. Physical, chemical and biological toxicity effects caused by microplastics are not fully known yet. In future studies, it is important to examine and determine the source and transmission routes of microplastics in seafood for consumer health. In this review, the risks of microplastics entering the food chain from aquatic ecosystems in seafood products in terms of food safety are discussed, and analytical methods for the identification and extraction of micro-plastics in this research area are examined.

Prevalence of Salmonella and Vibrio spp. in Seafood Products Sold in Singapore

2012 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 1320-1323 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUNLE HUANG ◽  
VINAYAK GHATE ◽  
LESLIE PHUA ◽  
HYUN-GYUN YUK
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Meat Products ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Microbiological Quality ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
Seafood Products ◽  
Seafood Processing ◽  
Vibrio Spp

Foodborne hazards in seafood have only recently received increased attention in Singapore since the illness outbreak in 2009 that was associated with consumption of Indian rojak (a traditional salad of fruits, vegetables, and seafood). The microbiological quality of seafood must be evaluated for assurance of food safety. The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbiological quality and to determine the prevalence of Salmonella and Vibrio spp. in seafood sold in Singapore. A total of 116 samples (41 prawn, 44 shellfish, and 31 fishball samples) were collected from major supermarkets and wet markets in Singapore. The mesophilic and psychrotrophic bacterial counts for prawn, shellfish, and fishballs were 2 to 7 log CFU/g. One Salmonella Lexington strain was isolated from a thawed-frozen shellfish product and two Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains were isolated from commercial fishball and shrimp meat products. Thus, seafood sold in Singapore has the potential to be contaminated with Vibrio spp. and Salmonella, and proper handling at food service establishments is required to ensure food safety. Effective control measures also are needed to prevent cross-contamination during postharvest seafood processing.

scholarly journals Innovative Seafood Preservation Technologies: Recent Developments

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Michael G. Kontominas ◽  
Anastasia V. Badeka ◽  
Ioanna S. Kosma ◽  
Cosmas I. Nathanailides
Keyword(s):  
Unsaturated Fatty Acids ◽  
Life Extension ◽  
Processing Technologies ◽  
High Quality Protein ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Seafood Products ◽  
Fishery Products ◽  
Food Commodities ◽  
Fish And Fishery Products ◽  
Natural Preservatives

Fish and fishery products are among the food commodities of high commercial value, high-quality protein content, vitamins, minerals and unsaturated fatty acids, which are beneficial to health. However, seafood products are highly perishable and thus require proper processing to maintain their quality and safety. On the other hand, consumers, nowadays, demand fresh or fresh-like, minimally processed fishery products that do not alter their natural quality attributes. The present article reviews the results of studies published over the last 15 years in the literature on: (i) the main spoilage mechanisms of seafood including contamination with pathogens and (ii) innovative processing technologies applied for the preservation and shelf life extension of seafood products. These primarily include: high hydrostatic pressure, natural preservatives, ozonation, irradiation, pulse light technology and retort pouch processing.

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION ON ENTERPRISES OF THE FOOD INDUSTRY OF THE SYSTEM FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Н.В. АГЕЕВА ◽  
В.К. КОЧЕТОВ ◽  
Е.Ю. ЛИТВИНЕНКО
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Management System ◽  
Food Industry ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Control Points ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Critical Control Points ◽  
Physical Chemical ◽  
Confectionery Products

Рассмотрен опыт внедрения системы менеджмента безопасности пищевой продукции на ОАО Кондитерский комбинат «Кубань». Установлены физические, химические и микробиологические факторы, снижающие безопасность продукции, производимой на ОАО Кондитерский комбинат «Кубань», – мучных кондитерских изделий и продукции цеха шоколадного производства. Перечислены разработанные и внедренные на комбинате пререквизитные программы для предупреждения опасности загрязнения продукции. Установлено, что внедрение превентивных мер позволило: поэтапно сократить количество критических контрольных точек на комбинате с 88 до 4, обеспечить отсутствие рекламации по качеству и безопасности выпускаемой продукции от контролирующих органов, снизить в 2019 г количество претензий от потребителей на 10%. по сравнению с 2018 г. The experience of implementing the food safety management system at OJSC Kuban Confectionery plant is shown. Physical, chemical and microbiological factors that reduce the safety of products produced at the Kuban Confectionery plant-flour confectionery products and products of the chocolate production workshop, have been established. Preliminary programs developed and implemented at the plant to prevent the risk of contamination of products are listed. It was found that the introduction of preventive measures allowed: to gradually reduce the number of critical control points at the plant from 88 to 4, to ensure that there are no complaints about the quality and safety of products from regulatory authorities, to reduce by 10% in 2019 the number of claims from consumers compared to 2018.

Food processing technologies — and the sustainable food chain

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Farkasa ◽  
Cs. Mohácsi-Farkas
Keyword(s):  
Food Chain ◽  
Food Processing ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Processing Technologies

scholarly journals MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTY OF RAW MEAT IMPORTS IN THE YEAR 2017

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jelena VRANEŠEVIĆ́ ◽  
Suzana VIDAKOVIĆ́ ◽  
Slobodan KNEŽEVIĆ́ ◽  
Miloš PELIĆ́ ◽  
Zoran RUŽIĆ́ ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
High Water ◽  
Positive Sample ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
Poultry Meat ◽  
High Water Content ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
Safety Standards ◽  
Official Control

International trade requires food safety guarantees based on specialized hygiene standards, transparency procedures, and programs. Meat, because of its high water content and nutrition, can be an ideal medium for microorganism growth and multiplication. Salmonella, as one of the most common pathogens that can be transmitted from animals to humans, causes major public health problems worldwide. Although mortality is low, the disease has important social and economic consequences. Based on governmental regulation, Serbia runs an active, official control of Salmonella in meat. From January to December 2017, 193 samples of imported pork, beef, lamb, kid, and poultry meat were analyzed for the presence of Salmonella spp. Only one (0.52%) of all analyzed samples was positive to Salmonella spp. The positive sample was frozen chicken drumsticks together with thighs originated from Poland, which makes 6.67% of the total examined poultry meat samples. Infected poultry is one of the most important reservoirs of Salmonella that are transmitted to humans through the food chain. The identity of the isolated strain was biochemically and serologically confirmed to be Salmonella Infantis. This pathogen is in the 4th place of most common Salmonella serovar among human isolates in Europe and the most common serovar isolated from poultry meat. In order to decrease the prevalence of Salmonella spp. it is necessary to maintain all the food safety standards through the whole food chain, from farm to fork.

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