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1. A study on the food fraud of national food safety and sample inspection of China

Author:
Dan Li; Mingwu Zang; Xiaoman Li; Kaihua Zhang; Zheqi Zhang; Shouwei Wang
Source:
Food control 2020 v.116 pp. 107306
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
alcohols; databases; eggs; food additives; food fraud; food safety; lean meat; malachite green; pastries; processed foods; veterinary drugs; China
Abstract:
... National food safety and sample inspection is important for the discovery of food safety problems in China. Due to increases in sample quantity since 2014, many food fraud (FF) problems, such as lean meat essence and malachite green added, have been identified through sample inspections. To gain insights into the current situation of FF, we studied failed samples involved FF identified through sam ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107306

2. An empirical study on consumer purchase intention for nuts and influencing factors—Survey based on consumers from Zhejiang

Author:
Lin Hong; Linna Yao; Pian Xie; Weixia Li
Source:
Food control 2020 v.117 pp. 107343
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
empirical research; financial economics; hygiene; industrialization; industry; markets; nuts; product improvement; regression analysis; structural equation modeling; willingness to pay; China
Abstract:
... Recently, the global demand for nuts has increased, which has brought considerable economic benefits. However, specific hygiene issues have affected the development of the nut market. Accordingly, it is necessary to investigate consumer purchase intention in this regard. Hitherto, no in-depth research has been done about the nut industry. Thus, the present study analyzed consumers' willingness to ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107343

3. An intercontinental analysis of food safety culture in view of food safety governance and national values

Author:
Shingai P. Nyarugwe; Anita R. Linnemann; Yingxue Ren; Evert-Jan Bakker; Jamal B. Kussaga; Derek Watson; Vincenzo Fogliano; Pieternel A. Luning
Source:
Food control 2020 v.111 pp. 107075
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
business enterprises; cluster analysis; food industry; food production; food safety; governance; hygiene; risk perception; Africa; China; Greece
Abstract:
... Taking food safety culture into account is a promising way to improve food safety performance in the food industry. Food safety culture (FS-culture) research is expanding from an organisational perspective to include characteristics of the internal and external company environment. In this study, the prevailing food safety culture in 17 food companies from four countries on three continents (Afric ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.107075

4. An on-line study about consumers’ perception and purchasing behavior toward umami seasonings in China

Author:
Yiwen Zhu; Yan Ping Chen; Charfedinne Ayed; Bei Li; Yuan Liu
Source:
Food control 2020 v.110 pp. 107037
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Chinese people; Internet; consumer attitudes; consumer surveys; cuisine; flavorings; purchasing; supermarkets; television; umami; willingness to pay; China
Abstract:
... Though umami seasonings (UMS) play an important part in food flavor and supply in Asian cuisine, little is known about consumers' thoughts and willingness to pay for UMS in China. Thus, this study gives a first insight into Chinese consumers’ knowledge, purchasing behavior and willingness to pay for UMS and explores the deciding factors related to the acceptance of UMS. An online consumer survey c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.107037

5. Antimicrobial effects of Chinese rice wine on Norovirus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in traditional wine-treated mud snails (Bullacta exarata)

Author:
Ningbo Liao; Liming Gong; Lili Chen; Liang Sun; Jiang Chen; Xiuyu Lou; Haiyan Mao; Yanjun Zhang; Ronghua Zhang
Source:
Food control 2020 v.107 pp. 106524
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Norovirus; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Weibull statistics; anti-infective agents; antimicrobial properties; color; food quality; microbiological risk assessment; odors; off flavors; pathogens; rice wines; shellfish; snails; taste; temperature; texture; China
Abstract:
... In China, edible shellfish are recognized as foods potentially at high risk of contamination with human Norovirus (HuNoV) and Vibrio parahaemolyticus. In this study, the antimicrobial effects of Chinese rice wine on HuNoV surrogates (MS2 and MNV-1) and V. parahaemolyticus in pickled mud snails immersed at different temperatures were evaluated. The optimized conditions for the wine treatment were a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.02.018

6. Application of bayesian network modelling to predict food fraud products from China

Author:
Jan Mei Soon
Source:
Food control 2020 v.114 pp. 107232
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Bayesian theory; European Union; adulterated products; aluminum; baked goods; food fraud; fruits; genetically modified organisms; grains; maximum residue limits; melamine; pesticides; rice products; risk ranking; trade; vegetables; China
Abstract:
... Previous studies identified that the origin of food fraud imported into EU was most commonly China. However, which food and drink categories were most affected by fraud? This study aimed to use bayesian network to predict food fraud products originating from China. RASFF notifications related to China were reviewed from 2004 to 2018.1668 fraud-related notifications were included in the development ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107232

7. Application of stochastic Bayesian modeling to assess safety status of baby formulas and quantify factors leading to unsafe products in China market

Author:
Lijuan Wei; Jianan Pei; Aihua Zhang; Xinyang Wu; Yunhui Xie; Yongheng Yang
Source:
Food control 2020 v.108 pp. -
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Bayesian theory; children; food industry; food safety; infants; markets; monitoring; nutrients; stakeholders; China
Abstract:
... Safety status of baby formulas in market is of great concerns due to food safety scandals occurred in China as well as vulnerability of infants and young children, despite the efforts of various stakeholders in recent years to enhance safety & quality. In this study, stochastic Bayesian modeling was used to assess safety status of baby formulas and quantify factors leading to unsafe products in Ch ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106826

8. Authentication of the geographical origin of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L) using various spectroscopies: NIR, low-field NMR and fluorescence

Author:
Haroon Elrasheid Tahir; Muhammad Arslan; Gustav Komla Mahunu; Abdalbasit Adam Mariod; Zhang Wen; Zou Xiaobo; Huang Xiaowei; Shi Jiyong; Hesham El-Seedi
Source:
Food control 2020 v.114 pp. 107231
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Hibiscus sabdariffa; cluster analysis; discriminant analysis; emissions; fluorescence; fluorescence emission spectroscopy; near-infrared spectroscopy; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; prediction; principal component analysis; provenance; China; Sudan
Abstract:
... Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) quality is strongly influenced by several factors and the geographical origin is one of the key parameters. However, fraudulent practices including mislabeling of the geographical sources might occur. In the present experiment, the analyzed samples consisted of 64 authentic samples originating from the world's best roselle country (Sudan) and eight samples from the wo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107231

9. Batch-based traceability for pork: A mobile solution with 2D barcode technology

Author:
Taibo Chen; Kaifang Ding; Shuaikang Hao; Gendao Li; Jingye Qu
Source:
Food control 2020 v.107 pp. 106770
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
animal-based foods; barcoding; business enterprises; nutritive value; pork; pork quality; supply chain; traceability; China
Abstract:
... As an animal-derived food, pork provides Chinese consumers with important nutritional value. The frequent safety incidents related to pork-made food have led the government and public advocate that a traceability system is as an effective means of controlling food quality and safety. This paper thus introduces a mobile pork quality and safety tracing system based on 2D (two-dimensional) barcode (a ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106770

10. Behind the label: Chinese consumers’ trust in food certification and the effect of perceived quality on purchase intention

Author:
Jianhua Wang; Junying Tao; May Chu
Source:
Food control 2020 v.108 pp. -
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
certification; cities; food labeling; international organizations; issues and policy; pork; stakeholders; structural equation modeling; surveys; China
Abstract:
... This study aims to evaluate Chinese consumers' trust in food certification, and incorporates perceived quality as a new construct into the theory of planned behaviour to further analyze their purchase intention of certified food. The study conducted a survey of 844 Chinese consumers in twelve selected cities in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces by stratified sampling regarding their intention to purchas ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106825

11. Characterization of the microbial communities and their correlations with chemical profiles in assorted vegetable Sichuan pickles

Author:
Yu Rao; Yang Qian; Yufei Tao; Xiao She; Yalin Li; Xing Chen; Shuyu Guo; Wenliang Xiang; Lei Liu; Hengjun Du; Hang Xiao
Source:
Food control 2020 v.113 pp. 107174
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Fructobacillus; Lactobacillus; Lactococcus; Pediococcus; acidification; alcohols; aldehydes; alkenes; bacteria; cowpeas; esters; fermentation; free amino acids; hot peppers; metabolites; microbial communities; pickles; radishes; sulfides; China
Abstract:
... The Sichuan pickles of chili peppers, cowpeas and radishes were separately fermented for 12 days in order to identify the distinct microfloras and their correlations with the metabolites in different products. The chili pickle presented a slow fermentation process, high bacterial diversity within six phyla, and sixteen marker genera. Moreover, free amino acids accumulated in chili pickle and its m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107174

12. Chemometrics and innovative multidimensional data analysis (MDA) based on multi-element screening to protect the Italian porcino (Boletus sect. Boletus) from fraud

Author:
Antonio Francesco Mottese; Maria Rita Fede; Francesco Caridi; Giuseppe Sabatino; Giuseppe Marcianò; Giorgio Calabrese; Ambrogina Albergamo; Giacomo Dugo
Source:
Food control 2020 v.110 pp. 107004
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Boletus; cadmium; chemometrics; cluster analysis; copper; discriminant analysis; fraud; iron; magnesium; manganese; manual harvesting; mushrooms; principal component analysis; provenance; regression analysis; screening; sodium; statistical models; surveys; China; Poland
Abstract:
... In this study, a statistical model, combining principal components analysis (PCA), stepwise-canonical discriminant analysis (stepwise-CDA), classification and regression tree (CART), partial least squares-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) and an innovative multidimensional analysis (MDA), was build up to predict the geographical origin of edible porcini (Boletus sect. Boletus). To this purpose, the e ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.107004

13. Chinese consumers’ risk mitigating strategies against food fraud

Author:
Jan Mei Soon; Xin Liu
Source:
Food control 2020 v.115 pp. 107298
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
anxiety; data collection; decision making; food fraud; food industry; food safety; interviews; purchasing; risk; China
Abstract:
... Food fraud is prevalent in China and the increasing number of reported cases undermined the credibility of food safety authorities and the agri-food industry. Food scandals have caused Chinese consumers to be anxious and distrustful of local food products. Urban consumers have resorted to domestic risk mitigating strategies to identify fraudulent food products. This study aims to investigate the r ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107298

14. Co-existence of mphA, oqxAB and blaCTX-M-65 on the IncHI2 Plasmid in highly drug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar Indiana ST17 isolated from retail foods and humans in China

Author:
Zengfeng Zhang; Jingxian Yang; Xuebin Xu; Xiujuan Zhou; Chunlei Shi; Xiaodong Zhao; Yanhong Liu; Xianming Shi
Source:
Food control 2020 v.118 pp. 107269
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Salmonella Indiana; antibiotic resistance; antibiotic resistance genes; azithromycin; beta-lactamase; ceftriaxone; chickens; ciprofloxacin; colistin; ducks; foodborne illness; foods; genetic conjugation; humans; imipenem; monitoring; multiple drug resistance; mutation; phylogeny; plasmids; polymerase chain reaction; public health; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; salmonellosis; sequence analysis; transposons; China
Abstract:
... Salmonellosis is an important global foodborne disease, and Salmonella isolates that are resistant to a wide variety of antibiotics have become a major public health concern. The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution and transmission of mphA gene in azithromycin-resistant Salmonella isolates and characterize the plasmid bearing mphA. In this study, the azithromycin resistance was s ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107269

15. Consumer acceptance of cultured meat in urban areas of three cities in China

Author:
Meng Zhang; Lei Li; Junfei Bai
Source:
Food control 2020 v.118 pp. 107390
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
cities; consumer acceptance; consumer attitudes; cultured meat; food safety; food security; higher education; livestock and meat industry; livestock products; males; meat; prices; questionnaires; supply balance; surveys; taste; uncertainty; urban areas; willingness to pay; China
Abstract:
... Cultured meat is not only conducive to close the gap between supply and demand of livestock products, but also of great significance to the green development of meat industry, food safety and food security. However, there is great uncertainty about whether the meat will be accepted by consumers, and consumer-related research is still in its infancy especially in China. To take early research on co ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107390

16. Effects of geographic locations and topographical factors on secondary metabolites distribution in green tea at a regional scale

Author:
Bo Wen; Shuang Ren; Yanyuan Zhang; Yu Duan; Jiazhi Shen; Xujun Zhu; Yuhua Wang; Yuanchun Ma; Zhongwei Zou; Wanping Fang
Source:
Food control 2020 v.110 pp. 106979
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
altitude; astringency; bitterness; caffeine; epigallocatechin gallate; exposure duration; flavanols; free amino acids; green tea; leaves; planning; plantations; principal component analysis; secondary metabolites; shade; taste; China
Abstract:
... To understand the effects of geographic locations, cultivation altitude, slope, and aspect on secondary metabolites in tea leaves, 78 tea samples were randomly collected from Southern Jiangsu region, China, and catechins, caffeine, and free amino acids were examined. The results showed that samples from the farther north had higher contents of TC, EGCG + GCG, ECG + CG and the ratios of ETC to NTC, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106979

17. Enantioselective behavior analysis of chiral fungicide tetraconazole in apples with UPLC-MS/MS

Author:
Ye Li; Jiyun Nie; Weixia Chang; Guofeng Xu; Saqib Farooq; Mingyu Liu; Jia Zhang
Source:
Food control 2020 v.116 pp. 107305
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
apples; cellulose; crop production; enantiomers; enantioselectivity; food safety; fruit growing; fruits; half life; pollution; risk assessment; tandem mass spectrometry; tetraconazole; ultra-performance liquid chromatography; China
Abstract:
... Chiral fungicide tetraconazole is widely used for apple production without the knowledge of its stereoselective degradation in apples based on the regional disparity and bagging of fruit technique. The present study was initiated to explore the stereoselective degradation of tetraconazole in Fuji apple from the three major apple-producing regions in China, with bagging and non-bagging of fruit tre ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107305

18. Epidemical study of third stage larvae of Anisakis spp. infection in marine fishes in China from 2016 to 2017

Author:
Shuran Yang; Xiaoyan Pei; Ying Li; Li Zhan; Zhen Tang; Weiwei Chen; Xia Song; Dajin Yang
Source:
Food control 2020 v.107 pp. 106769
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Anisakis; chi-square distribution; coasts; fish diseases; guidelines; humans; larvae; light microscopes; marine fish; raw fish; regression analysis; China
Abstract:
... Anisakis, a genus of parasitic nematodes, can infect fish and potentially cause diseases in human. Yet it has not drawn public attention in China. It is urgent to conduct the first epidemical study on third stage larvae of Anisakis spp. infection in marine fishes across most coastal regions of China from 2016 to 2017.In this study, 2422 samples of marine fishes were collected from eight coastal re ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106769

19. Food safety concerns and consumer preferences for food safety attributes: Evidence from China

Author:
Ruifeng Liu; Zhifeng Gao; Heather Arielle Snell; Hengyun Ma
Source:
Food control 2020 v.112 pp. 107157
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
apples; consumer preferences; consumers (people); food industry; food safety; interviews; issues and policy; logit analysis; prices; probability; sociodemographic characteristics; traceability; willingness to pay; China
Abstract:
... China has experienced a series of high-profile food safety scandals in the past few years that seriously challenged public confidence in the domestic food industry. Much attention has been paid to Chinese government's food regulatory and inspection systems. Scant research, however, has been devoted to analyzing Chinese consumers' food safety concerns. This study interviewed 2092 Chinese consumers ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107157

20. Food safety education attitude and practice among health professionals in China, Peru, and the U.S.

Author:
Han Chen; Valeria Martínez; Yaohua Feng
Source:
Food control 2020 v.109 pp. 106945
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Internet; food safety education; information; knowledge; China; Peru
Abstract:
... Consumers trust health professionals (doctors, nurses, dietitians, and physicians) for food safety information. However, in the U.S., half health professionals are not confident with their food safety knowledge, and less than half of the health professionals provide food safety education to their patients. Little information on health professional food safety education awareness has been reported ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106945
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10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106945

21. Genetic and antimicrobial resistance profiles of Salmonella spp. isolated from ducks along the slaughter line in southwestern China

Author:
Xinfeng Han; Junfeng Peng; Xingai Guan; Jiakang Li; Xuelin Huang; Shuliang Liu; Yiping Wen; Qin Zhao; Xiaobo Huang; Qigui Yan; Yong Huang; Sanjie Cao; Rui Wu; Xiaoping Ma; Likou Zou
Source:
Food control 2020 v.107 pp. 106805
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Salmonella; ampicillin; antibiotic resistance; cecum; ciprofloxacin; defeathering; ducks; genes; genotype; kanamycin; minocycline; multiple drug resistance; nalidixic acid; public health; pulsed-field gel electrophoresis; serotypes; slaughter; slaughterhouses; sulfisoxazole; tetracycline; trimethoprim; China
Abstract:
... The prevalence and diversity of Salmonella spp. was investigated along the duck slaughter line in Sichuan Province of China from May 2016 to July 2017. A total of 156 Salmonella isolates were recovered out of 523 samples with an overall prevalence of 27.3%, and high prevalence was observed in caecal samples (43.5%) and carcasses after defeathering (27.0%). Eleven different serotypes were confirmed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106805

22. High occurrence of aflatoxin B1 in Pixian Doubanjiang, a typical condiment in Chinese cuisine

Author:
Liang Zhang; Weizhen Xu; Peng Yue; Qin Wang; Yufeng Li; Xiaofang Pei; Peibin Zeng
Source:
Food control 2020 v.110 pp. 107034
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
aflatoxin B1; carcinogens; condiments; cuisine; factories; food safety; humans; markets; monitoring; relative risk; risk reduction; China
Abstract:
... Aflatoxin B1(AFB1) is one of well recognized mycotoxins and human carcinogens, which poses a great threat to the food safety, yet the occurrence status of AFB1 in Doubanjiang (DBJ), a famous Chinese condiment in Sichuan cuisine, has not been reported. Herein, we proposed a fast study to investigate the ABF1 contamination from three sources of DBJ products. High occurrence of AFB1 at 99.4%, was ide ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.107034

23. Identification of the geographical origins of sea cucumbers in China: The application of stable isotope ratios and compositions of C, N, O and H

Author:
Xuming Kang; Yanfang Zhao; Derong Shang; Yuxiu Zhai; Jinsong Ning; Haiyan Ding; Xiaofeng Sheng
Source:
Food control 2020 v.111 pp. 107036
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Holothuroidea; analysis of variance; carbon; discriminant analysis; food safety; hydrogen; nitrogen; oxygen; principal component analysis; provenance; seafoods; stable isotopes; China
Abstract:
... The determination of the geographical origins of seafood is significant for food safety and health of consumers. It is necessary to develop a feasible method of identifying the geographical origins of sea cucumbers in China. In this study, 76 sea cucumbers collected from five different regions in China were analyzed for the stable isotope ratios and compositions of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), oxygen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.107036

24. Inhibition of multidrug-resistant foodborne Staphylococcus aureus biofilms by a natural terpenoid (+)-nootkatone and related molecular mechanism

Author:
Arakkaveettil Kabeer Farha; Qiong-Qiong Yang; Gowoon Kim; Dan Zhang; Vuyo Mavumengwana; Olivier Habimana; Hua-Bin Li; Harold Corke; Ren-You Gan
Source:
Food control 2020 v.112 pp. 107154
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Staphylococcus aureus; antibacterial properties; bacteria; bacterial growth; biofilm; cell death; confocal laser scanning microscopy; dose response; exopolysaccharides; fibroblasts; food industry; food pathogens; fruits; genes; gentian violet; grapefruits; growth curves; humans; light microscopy; multiple drug resistance; phytochemicals; plankton; sesquiterpenoids; staining; toxicity; toxicity testing; transcription (genetics); China
Abstract:
... Staphylococcus aureus, a foodborne pathogen, poses serious problems to the food industries owing to biofilm formation, and over 25% of the foodborne illnesses in China have been attributed to S. aureus only. Phytochemicals are widely used as anti-biofilm agents with promising efficacy, and most of them are widely available and safe. This study reported the anti-biofilm efficacy of (+)-nootkatone, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107154

25. Isolation, purification, and structural identification of a new bacteriocin made by Lactobacillus plantarum found in conventional kombucha

Author:
A.M.Abd El-Aty; Jinjin Pei; Wengang Jin; A.M. Abd El-Aty; Denis A. Baranenko; Xiaoying Gou; Hongxia Zhang; Jingzhang Geng; Lei Jiang; Dejing Chen; Tianli Yue
Source:
Food control 2020 v.110 pp. 106923
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Gram-negative bacteria; Lactobacillus plantarum; amino acid sequences; antibacterial properties; bacteriocins; biofilm; circular dichroism spectroscopy; consumers (people); desorption; food industry; kombucha; matrix-assisted laser desorption-ionization mass spectrometry; membrane permeability; molecular weight; multiple drug resistance; pH; pepsin; potassium; prediction; preservatives; reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography; screening; shelf life; thermal stability; trypsin; China
Abstract:
... In recent years, the demand for “natural” products has increased, as customers prefer this type of product over those with added chemical preservatives. The critical issues associated with natural products are how to maintain their safety and quality as well as how to prolong their shelf life. In this study, Lactobacillus plantarum SLG10, isolated from kombucha (a traditional fermented drink in So ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106923

26. NMR-based metabolic profiling discriminates the geographical origin of raw sesame seeds

Author:
Seok-Young Kim; EunBi Kim; Byeung Kon Shin; Jeong-Ah Seo; Young-Suk Kim; Do Yup Lee; Hyung-Kyoon Choi
Source:
Food control 2020 v.112 pp. 107113
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
acetates; adulterated products; biomarkers; discriminant analysis; geographical distribution; metabolites; metabolomics; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; oil crops; phenylalanine; provenance; quality control; sesame seed; tryptophan; variance; China; Ethiopia; India; Korean Peninsula; Nigeria
Abstract:
... Sesame seeds are an oil crop mainly cultivated in Asian and African countries. Identification of the geographical origin of sesame seeds is an important issue for preventing adulteration and for quality assurance. This study was performed to establish a discrimination model and investigate potential biomarkers for differentiating the geographical origin of sesame seeds from Korea, China, and other ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107113

27. Occurrence and co-occurrence of mycotoxins in apple and apple products from China

Author:
Yinping Li; Xiaonan Zhang; Jiyun Nie; Syed Asim Shah Bacha; Zhen Yan; Guanwei Gao
Source:
Food control 2020 v.118 pp. 107354
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
altenuene; apples; fungi; markets; patulin; tenuazonic acid; China
Abstract:
... Mycotoxins are abiotic hazards produced by certain fungi that can grow on apples. Consequently, their prevalence in apple and appple products may be relatively high. In this study, 205 healthy apples and 104 rotten apples from three provinces of China (Liaoning, Hebei and Shandong), as well as 107 apple products purchased from Chinese local and online markets, were used to analyze 7 mycotoxins. Th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107354

28. Occurrence of perchlorate in processed foods manufactured in China

Author:
Zhenyu Liao; Dongli Cao; Zhibin Gao; Shuliang Zhang
Source:
Food control 2020 v.107 pp. 106813
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
acceptable daily intake; adults; average daily intake; exposure scenario; food groups; health effects assessments; perchlorates; processed foods; China; United States
Abstract:
... Perchlorate has been recognized as a new threat to the environment and foods, which may cause serious health problems. The information on perchlorate contamination in water and food samples in China is limited. The aims of this study were to acquire the baseline contamination levels of perchlorate in 660 processed food samples, representing 11 food categories manufactured in the Beijing-Tianjin- H ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106813

29. Occurrence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in youtiao and exposure assessment from Shandong Province, China

Author:
Xiaolin Wang; Shufan Wang; Fenghua Li; Renpeng Li; Jing Zhu; Jindong Chen; Wei Li; Dafeng Jiang
Source:
Food control 2020 v.111 pp. 107049
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
European Union; adolescents; adults; average daily intake; benzo(a)pyrene; carcinogenicity; children; dietary exposure; dough; food safety; grains; health effects assessments; high performance liquid chromatography; human health; naphthalene; neoplasms; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; China
Abstract:
... This study analyzed 15 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in 170 youtiao (Chinese dough sticks) samples collected from Shandong Province of China, which were determined using high performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD). The results indicated that the incidence rate of PAHs compounds was 89.4% and the mean concentration of 15 PAHs was 65.8 μg/kg. Naphthalene (Nap) ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.107049

30. Occurrence, drug resistance, and virulence genes of Salmonella isolated from chicken and eggs

Author:
Dan Hai; Xingpeng Yin; Zhaoxin Lu; Fengxia Lv; Haizhen Zhao; Xiaomei Bie
Source:
Food control 2020 v.113 pp. 107109
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Salmonella; agar; amoxicillin; antibiotic resistance; cefazolin; ceftriaxone; chicken meat; chickens; ciprofloxacin; disease outbreaks; disk diffusion antimicrobial test; eggs; farms; food pathogens; foodborne illness; genetic relationships; gentamicin; intestines; kanamycin; markets; multiple drug resistance; nalidixic acid; polymerase chain reaction; resistance genes; sulfamethoxazole; tetracycline; virulence; China
Abstract:
... Salmonella is considered one of the most important foodborne pathogens and is commonly associated with the consumption of eggs, chicken meat, chicken intestines and other animal products. Multidrug resistant (MDR) Salmonella strains are highly adaptive and have been responsible for several foodborne disease outbreaks. We investigated the genetic relatedness, antibiotic resistance and virulence gen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107109

31. Occurrence, spatial distribution and impact factors of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in milks from nine countries

Author:
Yaqing Sun; Kai Yan; Shimin Wu; Guangyi Gong
Source:
Food control 2020 v.113 pp. 107197
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
anthracenes; benzo(a)pyrene; biomass; combustion; cows; isomers; milk; molecular weight; pasteurized milk; phenanthrenes; pollutants; pollution; China; Europe; Pacific Ocean Islands
Abstract:
... Well-known persistent environmental pollutants polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can enter into cows and contaminate milk. This study investigated the concentrations of 16 PAHs in milks from nine countries. For milk samples from Europe and Oceania, the concentrations of PAH16 and benzo[a]pyrene were 7.34–13.60 μg/kg and 0.46–0.83 μg/kg, respectively. For milk samples from 30 provinces in Chi ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107197

32. Ochratoxin – Characteristics, influences and challenges of global research

Author:
Doris Klingelhöfer; Markus Braun; Norman Schöffel; Gerhard M. Oremek; Dörthe Brüggmann; David A. Groneberg
Source:
Food control 2020 v.114 pp. 107230
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
adverse effects; climatic factors; developing countries; humans; infrastructure; ochratoxin A; socioeconomic factors; China; Croatia; Germany; Serbia; Tunisia; United States
Abstract:
... Ochratoxin, especially Ochratoxin A, is assumed to be one of the five most important mycotoxins contaminating food and feed. Primarily developing countries are affected due to the climate conditions and poorer modes of production. The overall adverse health effects on humans are still unclear, although threatening associations have been proven. Knowledge gaps lead to difficult scientific assessmen ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107230

33. Predictive geographical authentication of green tea with protected designation of origin using a random forest model

Author:
Xunfei Deng; Zhi Liu; Yu Zhan; Kang Ni; Yongzhi Zhang; Wanzhu Ma; Shengzhi Shao; Xiaonan Lv; Yuwei Yuan; Karyne M. Rogers
Source:
Food control 2020 v.107 pp. 106807
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
algorithms; carbon; chemometrics; crop production; foods; green tea; lead; potassium; protected designation of origin; provenance; rubidium; stable isotopes; China
Abstract:
... Reliable origin authentication methods are critical for protecting high-value food products with designated geographical origins. A total of 623 tea samples were collected from important green tea production regions around China from 2012 to 2016. A Random Forest model (RF) with 19 input predictors (e.g., δ¹³C, ²⁴Mg, ⁸⁵Rb, and ²⁰⁶Pb/²⁰⁷Pb) was developed. Our RF model not only discriminated Westlak ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106807

34. Prevalence and characterization of Salmonella isolated from raw vegetables in China

Author:
Xiaojuan Yang; Qingping Wu; Jiahui Huang; Shi Wu; Jumei Zhang; Ling Chen; Xianhu Wei; Yingwang Ye; Yu Li; Juan Wang; Tao Lei; Liang Xue; Rui Pang; Youxiong Zhang
Source:
Food control 2020 v.109 pp. 106915
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Coriandrum sativum; Salmonella; antibiotics; disease outbreaks; humans; lettuce; monitoring; multilocus sequence typing; multiple drug resistance; nalidixic acid; public health; raw vegetables; serotypes; China
Abstract:
... Raw vegetables have been associated with numerous foodborne Salmonella outbreaks; however, there is little epidemiological or molecular data on Salmonella contaminants of raw vegetables in China. Here, we investigated the prevalence and molecular characteristics of Salmonella isolates from raw vegetables in China. In total, 406 raw vegetable samples were collected covering most provincial capitals ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106915

35. Prevalence of aflatoxin M1 in raw milk and three types of liquid milk products in central-south China

Author:
Jianglin Xiong; Lijuan Peng; Hualin Zhou; Bo Lin; Pingyu Yan; Wenxuan Wu; Yulan Liu; Lingying Wu; Yinsheng Qiu
Source:
Food control 2020 v.108 pp. -
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
European Union; UHT milk; aflatoxin M1; enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; extended shelf life; liquid chromatography; liquids; milk; pasteurization; pasteurized milk; public health; raw milk; surveys; tandem mass spectrometry; China
Abstract:
... The objective of this study was to survey the prevalence of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) in raw, pasteurized, extended shelf life (ESL) and UHT milk from central-south China. A total of 734 milk samples, comprising raw milk (133 samples), pasteurized milk (410), ESL milk (93) and UHT milk (98), were obtained between Nov. 01, 2018 and Mar. 31, 2019.The AFM1 concentrations in milk samples were detected by EL ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106840

36. Prevalence of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates with strong biofilm formation ability among animal-based food in Shanghai

Author:
Chujun Ou; Daiqi Shang; Jingxian Yang; Bo Chen; Jiang Chang; Fangning Jin; Chunlei Shi
Source:
Food control 2020 v.112 pp. 107106
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
animal-based foods; antibiotic resistance; bacteria; beef; biofilm; chickens; ducks; eggs; erythromycin; food safety; gentian violet; methicillin; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; multiple drug resistance; pasteurized milk; phenotype; pork; public health; staining; supermarkets; tetracycline; vancomycin; China
Abstract:
... Antimicrobial resistance has gradually become a serious problem threatening public health and food safety throughout the world. Biofilm is one of the important factors affecting the antimicrobial resistance of bacteria. Staphylococcus aureus usually has strong biofilm formation ability, and it is widely found in animal-based food. The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence, antimicro ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107106

37. Probiotic potential and amylolytic properties of lactic acid bacteria isolated from Chinese fermented cereal foods

Author:
Yihan Xu; Tao Zhou; Huiqin Tang; Xiqiang Li; Yujing Chen; Limin Zhang; Jianhua Zhang
Source:
Food control 2020 v.111 pp. 107057
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Lactobacillus plantarum; Lactobacillus rhamnosus; amylases; antibiotic resistance; antimicrobial properties; bile salts; culture media; enzyme activity; fermentation; food pathogens; grain foods; lactic acid bacteria; pH; probiotics; ribosomal RNA; sequence analysis; starch; starter cultures; temperature; China
Abstract:
... This study investigated the probiotic potential and amylase properties of amylolytic lactic acid bacteria (ALAB) isolated from fermented cereal-based foods in China. Of 132 LAB isolates screened for amylase production, three (430, 445, and 472) were found to have high amylase activities (8.15, 9.23, and 8.06 U/mL in MRS-1% starch broth, respectively). These three strains were identified as Lactoba ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.107057

38. Risk early warning and control of food safety based on an improved analytic hierarchy process integrating quality control analysis method

Author:
Bo Ma; Yongming Han; Shiying Cui; Zhiqiang Geng; Hongda Li; Chong Chu
Source:
Food control 2020 v.108 pp. -
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
case studies; dairy products; early warning systems; entropy; food safety; probability analysis; product safety; quality control; risk reduction; China
Abstract:
... Food safety risks has received great attention in all world. And the reasonable effectiveness of security warnings can reduce public panic and risk losses. Therefore, this paper proposes an improved risk early warning method for food safety detection data based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) integrating the quality control analysis method. The AHP based on the entropy weight can obtain ri ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106824

39. Risk profiling of exposures to multiclass contaminants through cereals and cereal-based products consumption: A case study for the inhabitants in Shanghai, China

Author:
Xianli Yang; Zhiyong Zhao; Yanglan Tan; Bo Chen; Changyan Zhou; Aibo Wu
Source:
Food control 2020 v.109 pp. 106964
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Monte Carlo method; acceptable daily intake; adults; aflatoxin B1; aluminum; arsenic; cadmium; case studies; children; chlorpyrifos-methyl; deoxynivalenol; dietary exposure; food additives; food contamination; grains; heavy metals; human health; lead; malathion; margin of safety; maximum residue limits; methyl bromide; ochratoxin A; organic phosphorus; organobromine compounds; pigments; risk profile; risk ranking; China
Abstract:
... The co-occurrence of food contaminants has caught the public concern worldwide owing to their extensive distribution and the potential risk on human health. In this study, a total of 6471 samples of cereals and cereal-based products was collected from Shanghai between 2008 and 2011. The food contaminants co-occurred, including mycotoxins (aflatoxin B1, deoxynivalenol and ochratoxin A), pesticides ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106964

40. Similarity matching of food safety incidents in China: Aspects of rapid emergency response and food safety

Author:
Ying-Hua Song; Hui-Qin Yu; Yih-chi Tan; Wei Lv; Dan-Hui Fang; Dan Liu
Source:
Food control 2020 v.115 pp. 107275
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
accidents; algorithms; case studies; crisis response plan; databases; entropy; food safety; foodborne illness; health care workers; models; poisoning; public health; risk; China
Abstract:
... Because food safety risks are becoming increasingly complex, food regulators and public health professionals should improve their ability in food safety management process. This study used the Carrado food poisoning incident in China as a case study to assist related managers in food safety assurance. The indicator system was established by extracting the descriptive information about food safety ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107275

41. Surveillance of foodborne disease outbreaks in China, 2003–2017

Author:
Weiwei Li; Sara M. Pires; Zhitao Liu; Xiaochen Ma; Jinjun Liang; Yuyan Jiang; Jiang Chen; Junhua Liang; Santao Wang; Liansen Wang; Yafang Wang; Can Meng; Xiang Huo; Zhen Lan; Shanrong Lai; Chengwei Liu; Haihong Han; Jikai Liu; Ping Fu; Yunchang Guo
Source:
Food control 2020 v.118 pp. 107359
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Bacillus cereus; Salmonella; Staphylococcus aureus; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; aquatic animals; condiments; disease outbreaks; etiological agents; foodborne illness; meat; monitoring; mushrooms; nitrites; noodles; pesticides; poisonous fungi; poisonous plants; public health; restaurants; rice; saponins; tung oil; China
Abstract:
... Foodborne disease remains a major public health problem worldwide. To understand the epidemiology and changes of foodborne disease in China, data reported to the National Foodborne Disease Outbreak Surveillance System during 2003–2017 were collected. A total of 19,517 outbreaks, which resulted in 235,754 illnesses, 107,470 hospitalizations, and 1,457 deaths, were reported in this period. Of the 13 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107359

42. Survey of aflatoxin B1 and heavy metal contamination in peanut and peanut soil in China during 2017–2018

Author:
Bolei Yang; Chenxi Zhang; Xiujuan Zhang; Gang Wang; Li Li; Hairong Geng; Yang Liu; Chengrong Nie
Source:
Food control 2020 v.118 pp. 107372
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
aflatoxin B1; bioaccumulation; cadmium; chromium; coasts; copper; food contamination; heavy metals; industry; lead; peanut hulls; peanuts; pollution; seeds; soil; surveys; tin; watersheds; zinc; China; Yangtze River; Yellow River
Abstract:
... Peanut, as a nutritious, healthy and delicious food, is susceptible to contamination by aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁) and heavy metals, which has an adverse impact on the healthy development of peanut industry in China. This research was to evaluate the contamination of AFB₁ and heavy metals (cadmium, chromium, lead, tin, copper and zinc) in peanut, to analyze the difference of AFB₁ and heavy metal contamin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107372

43. The Chinese milk supply chain: A fraud perspective

Author:
Yuzheng Yang; Wim Huisman; Kasper A. Hettinga; Liebing Zhang; Saskia M. van Ruth
Source:
Food control 2020 v.113 pp. 107211
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
farmers; farms; food fraud; infant formulas; melamine; milk; milk industry; motivation; risk assessment; supply chain; China
Abstract:
... Food fraud has become a serious concern all over the world and especially in China. The melamine contaminated infant formula in 2008 has brought food fraud in the spotlights. This incident had grave consequences for the Chinese citizens as well as the Chinese milk industry. Fraud vulnerability assessments are the first step towards food fraud prevention and mitigation. To combat food fraud, one ha ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107211

44. The degradation behaviour, residue distribution, and dietary risk assessment of malathion on vegetables and fruits in China by GC-FPD

Author:
Yiping Liu; Shuangqing Liu; Ya Zhang; Dongmei Qin; Zuntao Zheng; Guangyan Zhu; Yuntao Lv; Zhaoqing Liu; Zhe Dong; Xiaolan Liao; Xiaogang Li
Source:
Food control 2020 v.107 pp. 106754
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
average daily intake; broccoli; cherry tomatoes; cranberries; crops; dietary exposure; field experimentation; figs; food intake; fruits; gas chromatography; half life; insecticide residues; malathion; maximum residue limits; monitoring; mulberries; nutrition risk assessment; photometry; standard deviation; China
Abstract:
... The gas chromatography-flame photometric detector (GC-FPD) was used to detect malathion residues content in vegetables (cherry tomatoes and broccoli) and fruits (mulberries, cranberries, and figs). The recoveries of samples were 76.2 ± 3.5%–103.9 ± 3.6% at a spike level of 0.01–10 mg/kg, the relative standard deviation (RSDs) were 2.1%–7.3%, and the limit of quantification (LOQs) were 0.01–0.02 mg ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106754

45. The effect of the seasons on geographical traceability of salmonid based on multi-element analysis

Author:
Cui Han; Shuanglin Dong; Li Li; Fayi Wei; Yangen Zhou; Qinfeng Gao
Source:
Food control 2020 v.109 pp. 106893
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
Salmonidae; aquaculture; atomic absorption spectrometry; discriminant analysis; fish; least squares; principal component analysis; provenance; seasonal variation; traceability; China
Abstract:
... Salmonid samples collected from two sites in different aquaculture areas (Yantai and Liujiaxia, China) in four seasons were subjected to multi-element analysis. The amounts of 18 elements in fish were measured by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The results showed that concentrations of elements in fish from Yantai were stable with seasonal alternation. However, t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106893

46. Willingness to pay in main cities of Zheijiang provice (China) for quality and safety in food market

Author:
F. Riccioli; R. Moruzzo; Z. Zhang; J. Zhao; Y. Tang; L. Tinacci; F. Boncinelli; D. De Martino; A. Guidi
Source:
Food control 2020 v.108 pp. -
ISSN:
0956-7135
Subject:
cities; consumer surveys; educational status; food safety; income; issues and policy; markets; questionnaires; regression analysis; willingness to pay; China
Abstract:
... Food safety related incidents have increased consumers’ concern about food safety and quality and led to a distrust in the Chinese food market. This paper investigates how sociodemographic variables affect willingness to pay (WTP) both for safer and higher quality food by identify a specific user profile. Data were collected through a consumer survey conducted in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, admin ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106831