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 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 Veterinary education on fostering food safety and governance achieving a healthy nation in Bangladesh

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
M. Mufizur Rahman ◽  
S. M. Lutful Kabir
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Veterinary Medicine ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Food Quality ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Public Health Authority ◽  
Veterinary Education ◽  
Strategic Action ◽  
Safety Control

Since veterinary medicine plays an important role in assuring a nation's food safety, therefore the present status of our food safety, where large numbers of consumers in Bangladesh have become victims of consuming adulterated foods, needs to be enhanced and governed by the guideline of veterinary and public health educators. This article highlights the need of an integrated collaborative approach between academicians and government officials for the creation and dissemination of food-safety teaching driving force to mitigate food borne diseases, ensure food safety, control mischievous and fraudulent adulteration – all destined to a harmonious national health strategic action plan. Veterinary education is very effective for cor- rect implementation of the stable to table concept and best serves the public when it is updated on current market needs of food products and measures protecting animal health. Universities in Europe and USA have adjusted their veterinary medicine curricula during the past few years. Experts predicted determinant changes by 2020 that would influence the work of the veterinarians. All of them are in favor of placing food quality and food safety and public health as the highest priorities in future veterinary education. In Bangladesh, Universities and Veterinary Colleges are producing qualified Veterinary Food Hygienists to deal with matters of health and demands for consumers’ food protection. The veterinary education blends veterinarians with strong capacity to advocate the assurance of food quality and safety from farm to fork. Government in collaboration with veterinary food hygienist should advocate academic and field covered sciencebased food safety system. It is hoped that in the near future Bangladesh will come forward with veterinary public health responsibilities incorporated in national food safety program. The concerned authorities in collaboration with international public health authority like WHO should establish a center for food safety, food quality control, and zoonoses.

Gold nanoparticle based colorimetric sensor for rapid detection of Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:8 in food samples

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
lu zeng ◽  
Xin-Xin Xu ◽  
Hongliu Ding ◽  
Shanshan Song ◽  
Liguang Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Gold Nanoparticle ◽  
Yersinia Enterocolitica ◽  
Rapid Detection ◽  
Food Samples ◽  
Detection Methods ◽  
Foodborne Diseases ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Serotype O

Foodborne diseases from Yersinia enterocolitica serotype O:8 represent global public health problems. We need rapid Y. enterocolitica O:8 detection methods to ensure food safety. In this study, we developed a...

scholarly journals Analysis of Food Safety Management Systems in the Beef Meat Processing and Distribution Chain in Uganda

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2244
Author(s):  
Siya Balaam Jeffer ◽  
Issmat I. Kassem ◽  
Samer A. Kharroubi ◽  
Gumataw Kifle Abebe
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Preventive Intervention ◽  
Control Point ◽  
Meat Production ◽  
Critical Control Point ◽  
Butcher Shops ◽  
Beef Supply Chain

Meat production is an essential component in food security and the economy in Uganda. However, food safety concerns pose a challenge to public health in Uganda and impede access to regional and global markets. Here, food safety management (FSM) practices in the Ugandan beef supply chain were evaluated. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in major slaughterhouses (n = 3), butcher shops (n = 184), and supermarkets (n = 25) in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. The three slaughterhouses had low scores in core control and assurance activities of FSM. Packaging interventions were weak in all the slaughterhouses, while only one slaughterhouse had a functional cooling facility. Supermarkets implemented better hygienic and preventative practices in comparison to butcher shops. However, both sourced from slaughterhouses that had low-to-poor hygiene practices, which weakened the efforts implemented in the supermarkets. Furthermore, most butcher shops did not offer training to meat handlers on HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point)-based practices. The low food safety performance in the supply chain was primarily attributed to poor sanitation, hygiene, and handling practices. Therefore, HACCP-based training and robust preventive, intervention, and monitoring systems are needed in the Ugandan beef supply chain to benefit public health and increase competitiveness.

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 Toxoplasma gondii infection in domestic and wild felids as public health concerns: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kareem Hatam-Nahavandi ◽  
Rafael Calero-Bernal ◽  
Mohammad Taghi Rahimi ◽  
Abdol Sattar Pagheh ◽  
Mehdi Zarean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Domestic Cats ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Pooled Prevalence ◽  
Wild Felids ◽  
Global Status ◽  
The One ◽  
Toxoplasma Gondii Infection

AbstractFelidae as definitive hosts for Toxoplasma gondii play a major role in transmission to all warm-blooded animals trough oocysts dissemination. Therefore the current comprehensive study was performed to determine the global status of T. gondii infection in domestic and wild felids aiming to provide comprehensive data of interest for further intervention approaching the One Health perspective. Different databases were searched by utilizing particular key words for publications related to T. gondii infecting domestic and wild feline host species, worldwide, from 1970 to 2020. The review of 337 reports showed that the seroprevalence of T. gondii in domestic cats and wild felids was estimated in 37.5% (95% CI 34.7–40.3) (I2 = 98.3%, P < 0.001) and 64% (95% CI 60–67.9) (I2 = 88%, P < 0.0001), respectively. The global pooled prevalence of oocysts in the fecal examined specimens from domestic cats was estimated in 2.6% (95% CI 1.9–3.3) (I2 = 96.1%, P < 0.0001), and that in fecal samples from wild felids was estimated in 2.4% (95% CI 1.1–4.2) (I2 = 86.4%, P < 0.0001). In addition, from 13,252 examined soil samples in 14 reviewed studies, the pooled occurrence of T. gondii oocysts was determined in 16.2% (95% CI 7.66–27.03%). The observed high rates of anti-T. gondii antibodies seroprevalence levels and oocyst excretion frequency in the felids, along with soil (environmental) contamination with oocysts may constitute a potential threat to animal and public health, and data will result of interest in further prophylaxis programs.

scholarly journals The health implications of distrust in the food system: findings from the dimensions of trust in food systems scale (DOTIFS scale)

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Tonkin ◽  
Trevor Webb ◽  
Julie Henderson ◽  
Paul R. Ward ◽  
John Coveney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Food System ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
Consumer Trust ◽  
Safety Practices ◽  
Health Related ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Consumer trust in food systems is essential for consumers, food industry, policy makers and regulators. Yet no comprehensive tool for measuring consumer trust in food systems exists. Similarly, the impact that trust in the food system has on health-related food behaviours is yet to be empirically examined. The aim of this research was to develop a comprehensive instrument to measure trust in the food system (the Dimensions of Trust in Food Systems Scale (DOTIFS scale) and use it to explore whether trust in the food system impacts consumers’ health-related behaviours. Methods The DOTIFS scale was developed using sociological theories of trust and pre-existing instruments measuring aspects of trust. It was pilot tested and content validity was assessed with 85 participants. A mixed-methods exploration of the health-related behaviours of 18 conveniently sampled Australian consumers with differing trust scores determined by the DOTIFS scale was then conducted. During March–July 2019 shopping- and home-observations were used to assess participants’ food safety practices and exposure to public health fortification programs, while the CSIRO Healthy Diet Score determined their adherence to national dietary guidelines. Results The DOTIFS scale was found to have high comprehension, ease of use and content validity. Statistical analysis showed scale scores significantly trended as predicted by participants’ stated level of trust. Differences were found in the way individuals with more or less trust in the food system comply with national dietary guidelines, are exposed to public health fortification programs, and adhere to recommended food safety practices. Conclusions The DOTIFS scale is a comprehensive, sociologically- and empirically- informed assessment of consumer trust in food systems that can be self-administered online to large populations and used to measure changes in consumer trust over time. The differences in health-related behaviours between individuals with varying levels of trust warrant further investigation.

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