Pub Date : 2009-11-19DOI: 10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029281
N. Nnam
The study examined the effect of pulverised Moringa oleifera leaf added to maize traditional complementary food (MTCF) on the iron status of infants 6-12 months in Nigeria. Fourty infants were used for the four-week intervention study. The haemoglobin (Hb), serum ferritin (SF) and serum retinol (SR) levels of the infants were determined at baseline and at the end of the study. The infants were randomly assigned to test group (TG) and control group (CG) (n = 20). Infants in the TG received MTCF with Moringa oleifera leaf while the CG had only MTCF. For the TG, the mean Hb increased from 10.65 to 12.98 g dl−1. The proportion of the infants with SF levels below 12 μg l−1 fell from 90% to 5% and those with SR levels below 20 μg dl−1 fell from 85% to 15%. There were no significant changes in the mean Hb, SF and SR levels of infants in the CG.
该研究检查了在尼日利亚将辣木叶粉添加到玉米传统辅食(MTCF)中对6-12个月婴儿铁含量的影响。40名婴儿被用于为期四周的干预研究。在基线和研究结束时测定婴儿的血红蛋白(Hb)、血清铁蛋白(SF)和血清视黄醇(SR)水平。随机分为试验组(TG)和对照组(CG)各20例。甘油三酯组给予含辣木叶的MTCF，而甘油三酯组只给予MTCF。对于TG，平均Hb从10.65 g dl−1增加到12.98 g dl−1。SF低于12 μg l−1的婴儿比例从90%下降到5%，SR低于20 μg dl−1的婴儿比例从85%下降到15%。CG组婴儿平均Hb、SF和SR水平无明显变化。
{"title":"Moringa oleifera leaf improves iron status of infants 6-12 months in Nigeria","authors":"N. Nnam","doi":"10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029281","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029281","url":null,"abstract":"The study examined the effect of pulverised Moringa oleifera leaf added to maize traditional complementary food (MTCF) on the iron status of infants 6-12 months in Nigeria. Fourty infants were used for the four-week intervention study. The haemoglobin (Hb), serum ferritin (SF) and serum retinol (SR) levels of the infants were determined at baseline and at the end of the study. The infants were randomly assigned to test group (TG) and control group (CG) (n = 20). Infants in the TG received MTCF with Moringa oleifera leaf while the CG had only MTCF. For the TG, the mean Hb increased from 10.65 to 12.98 g dl−1. The proportion of the infants with SF levels below 12 μg l−1 fell from 90% to 5% and those with SR levels below 20 μg dl−1 fell from 85% to 15%. There were no significant changes in the mean Hb, SF and SR levels of infants in the CG.","PeriodicalId":14113,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health","volume":"94 1","pages":"158-164"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91282292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-11-19DOI: 10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029279
B. Ekesa, M. Walingo, M. Abukutsa-Onyango
This cross-sectional survey was to determine dietary diversity, nutrient intake, nutrition status and prevalence of childhood illnesses among pre-school children in Matungu division, Western Kenya. A total of 144 households were arrived at using multistage sampling, structured questionnaires with food frequency tables and 24-hour recalls were administered and anthropometric measurements taken. Linear regression tested statistical associations between variables. Epi Info was used to compute nutrition indices later assessed relative to National Centre for Health Statistics and World Health Organization. Only 3% of pre-school children had consumed highly diversified diets and consumption. Stunting was the most prevalent form of malnutrition and malaria was the most prevalent childhood infection. About 7%, 3.6% and 8.1% of changes in underweight, stunting and wasting, respectively, could be attributed to changes in dietary diversity. An r 2 of 0.284 was obtained between nutrition status and morbidity. To enhance children's nutrition and health status, efforts should be on strategies that increase dietary diversity.
{"title":"Dietary diversity, nutrition status and morbidity of pre-school children in Matungu division, Western Kenya","authors":"B. Ekesa, M. Walingo, M. Abukutsa-Onyango","doi":"10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029279","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029279","url":null,"abstract":"This cross-sectional survey was to determine dietary diversity, nutrient intake, nutrition status and prevalence of childhood illnesses among pre-school children in Matungu division, Western Kenya. A total of 144 households were arrived at using multistage sampling, structured questionnaires with food frequency tables and 24-hour recalls were administered and anthropometric measurements taken. Linear regression tested statistical associations between variables. Epi Info was used to compute nutrition indices later assessed relative to National Centre for Health Statistics and World Health Organization. Only 3% of pre-school children had consumed highly diversified diets and consumption. Stunting was the most prevalent form of malnutrition and malaria was the most prevalent childhood infection. About 7%, 3.6% and 8.1% of changes in underweight, stunting and wasting, respectively, could be attributed to changes in dietary diversity. An r 2 of 0.284 was obtained between nutrition status and morbidity. To enhance children's nutrition and health status, efforts should be on strategies that increase dietary diversity.","PeriodicalId":14113,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health","volume":"51 1","pages":"131-144"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79812254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-11-19DOI: 10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029282
V. Nagar, J. Bandekar
A survey to assess the potential public health risk related to consumption of minimally processed sprouts was conducted in retail establishments in Mumbai, India. A total of 80 sprout (40 mixed sprout and 40 alfalfa sprout) samples procured from two different supermarkets were tested for aerobic plate count (APC), coliform count (CC), staphylococcal count (SC) and for the presence of pathogens viz. Yersinia, Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes and coagulase positive Staphylococcus aureus. APC, CC and SC for mixed and alfalfa sprouts were in the range of 7-8 log CFU/g, 6-8 log CFU/g and 3-5 log CFU/g, respectively. Salmonella, Y. enterocolitica, L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7 and coagulase positive S. aureus were not detected in any of the samples analysed. Results from this study show that the packaged sprouts stored at low temperature (<8°C) in the supermarkets in Mumbai, India are of good microbiological quality and free from pathogens.
{"title":"Microbiological quality of packaged sprouts from supermarkets in Mumbai, India","authors":"V. Nagar, J. Bandekar","doi":"10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029282","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029282","url":null,"abstract":"A survey to assess the potential public health risk related to consumption of minimally processed sprouts was conducted in retail establishments in Mumbai, India. A total of 80 sprout (40 mixed sprout and 40 alfalfa sprout) samples procured from two different supermarkets were tested for aerobic plate count (APC), coliform count (CC), staphylococcal count (SC) and for the presence of pathogens viz. Yersinia, Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes and coagulase positive Staphylococcus aureus. APC, CC and SC for mixed and alfalfa sprouts were in the range of 7-8 log CFU/g, 6-8 log CFU/g and 3-5 log CFU/g, respectively. Salmonella, Y. enterocolitica, L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7 and coagulase positive S. aureus were not detected in any of the samples analysed. Results from this study show that the packaged sprouts stored at low temperature (<8°C) in the supermarkets in Mumbai, India are of good microbiological quality and free from pathogens.","PeriodicalId":14113,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health","volume":"50 1","pages":"165-175"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91120619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-11-19DOI: 10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029280
N. A. A. Ella, M. Ismail, Wafaa M. A. Saleh, Asma M. Abdulla
The aim of this study is to use the healthy eating index (HEI) to assess the diet quality of a representative sample of the Egyptian children and adolescents. HEI of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was applied with slight modifications to measure how well the studied Egyptian students' diet conforms to recommended healthy eating pattern. Our results showed that the average HEI score was 59.1 out of a possible 100 and it ranged from 20 to 86, only 0.5% of the students had HEI scores above 80; while 16.9%of them received scores below 50 and the majority (82.5%) had scores on the HEI between 51 and 80. In conclusion, the majority of Egyptian children and adolescents' eating patterns, as measured by the HEI, need improvement. The results of the index are useful in targeting nutrition education and health promotion activities.
{"title":"Evaluation of diet quality of Egyptian adolescents using healthy eating index","authors":"N. A. A. Ella, M. Ismail, Wafaa M. A. Saleh, Asma M. Abdulla","doi":"10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029280","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study is to use the healthy eating index (HEI) to assess the diet quality of a representative sample of the Egyptian children and adolescents. HEI of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was applied with slight modifications to measure how well the studied Egyptian students' diet conforms to recommended healthy eating pattern. Our results showed that the average HEI score was 59.1 out of a possible 100 and it ranged from 20 to 86, only 0.5% of the students had HEI scores above 80; while 16.9%of them received scores below 50 and the majority (82.5%) had scores on the HEI between 51 and 80. In conclusion, the majority of Egyptian children and adolescents' eating patterns, as measured by the HEI, need improvement. The results of the index are useful in targeting nutrition education and health promotion activities.","PeriodicalId":14113,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health","volume":"61 1","pages":"145-157"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84036022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-11-19DOI: 10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029283
N. S. Al-Amoudi
This work was carried out to evaluate the hypocholesterolemia effect of esparto grass leaves, fenugreek seeds powder, myrrh resin and their blend (prepared using equal amounts of each) on albino rats. Half, fenugreek and the blend were added to basal diet at 5% and 10%, while myrrh added at 2.5% and 5% hypercholesterolemia raised serum TC, TG, LDL and VLDL while HDL declined. Feeding on mentioned plants reversed the mentioned change provided that efficacy was different where the blend mostly came first, being of highest effect (indicating a synergistic action) and fenugreek of lowest effect. Fenugreek seeds powder showed 34.50-43.75% decrease of AI compared to control (+). Serum glucose showed 31.25% increase due to hypercholesterolemia, and decreased from 141.13 mg dl−1 (control+) to 97.1-127.0 mg dl−1 by experimental diets; in this concern the blend diet was of highest effect. More studies are needed to confirm the effect of myrrh as overweight and obesity controller agent.
{"title":"Hypocholesterolemic effect of some plants and their blend as studied on albino rats","authors":"N. S. Al-Amoudi","doi":"10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029283","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029283","url":null,"abstract":"This work was carried out to evaluate the hypocholesterolemia effect of esparto grass leaves, fenugreek seeds powder, myrrh resin and their blend (prepared using equal amounts of each) on albino rats. Half, fenugreek and the blend were added to basal diet at 5% and 10%, while myrrh added at 2.5% and 5% hypercholesterolemia raised serum TC, TG, LDL and VLDL while HDL declined. Feeding on mentioned plants reversed the mentioned change provided that efficacy was different where the blend mostly came first, being of highest effect (indicating a synergistic action) and fenugreek of lowest effect. Fenugreek seeds powder showed 34.50-43.75% decrease of AI compared to control (+). Serum glucose showed 31.25% increase due to hypercholesterolemia, and decreased from 141.13 mg dl−1 (control+) to 97.1-127.0 mg dl−1 by experimental diets; in this concern the blend diet was of highest effect. More studies are needed to confirm the effect of myrrh as overweight and obesity controller agent.","PeriodicalId":14113,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health","volume":"1 1","pages":"176-188"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85126379","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-11-19DOI: 10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029276
A. Fatouh, A. M. A. Al-Aziz, A. Motawie, Eman A. El Bostany, A. Ibrahim
Hypomagnesaemia is suggested to be associated with increased incidence of wheeze, airway hyperreactivity and impairment of lung functions. We aimed to assess the serum magnesium level in asthmatic children and evaluate the effect of corticosteroid treatment on it. The study included 89 chronic asthmatic children aged 5-15 years receiving inhaled fluticasone propionate and short courses of oral methyl prednisolone during exacerbation. About 12 of them stopped steroid treatment three months before inclusion in the study. About 27 healthy children served as controls. Serum magnesium was significantly lower in asthmatics receiving steroid compared to controls and to those not receiving steroid. No significant difference was found between asthmatics not receiving steroid and controls. A significant negative correlation was found between serum magnesium and frequency of oral corticosteroid. Thus, use of corticosteroid in asthmatics reduces magnesium level with recovery to normal after steroid cessation. Magnesium supplementation is recommended to those receiving steroid.
{"title":"Magnesium level in chronic asthmatic children – effect of corticosteroid treatment","authors":"A. Fatouh, A. M. A. Al-Aziz, A. Motawie, Eman A. El Bostany, A. Ibrahim","doi":"10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029276","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029276","url":null,"abstract":"Hypomagnesaemia is suggested to be associated with increased incidence of wheeze, airway hyperreactivity and impairment of lung functions. We aimed to assess the serum magnesium level in asthmatic children and evaluate the effect of corticosteroid treatment on it. The study included 89 chronic asthmatic children aged 5-15 years receiving inhaled fluticasone propionate and short courses of oral methyl prednisolone during exacerbation. About 12 of them stopped steroid treatment three months before inclusion in the study. About 27 healthy children served as controls. Serum magnesium was significantly lower in asthmatics receiving steroid compared to controls and to those not receiving steroid. No significant difference was found between asthmatics not receiving steroid and controls. A significant negative correlation was found between serum magnesium and frequency of oral corticosteroid. Thus, use of corticosteroid in asthmatics reduces magnesium level with recovery to normal after steroid cessation. Magnesium supplementation is recommended to those receiving steroid.","PeriodicalId":14113,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health","volume":"37 1","pages":"101-110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78840995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-11-19DOI: 10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029278
U. Udofia
This study examined the moisture, protein, ash and iron composition of beef and fresh indigenous land snail and the sensory properties of their pies. The edible parts of the snail (Archachatina marginata) and beef and their pies were analysed using standard methods. The beef and beef pies served as controls. The snail and its pie had higher (p < 0.5) values for protein and iron than beef and its pie. The snail pie was preferred (p < 0.5) by the judges (school-age children and young mothers) over meat pie in terms of appearance, texture, taste and flavour. The snail pie is recommended as a cheap source of protein and iron for school-age children and young mothers and could contribute in the fight against iron deficiency anaemia.
{"title":"Snail (Archachatina marginata) pie: a nutrient rich snack for school-age children and young mothers","authors":"U. Udofia","doi":"10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029278","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the moisture, protein, ash and iron composition of beef and fresh indigenous land snail and the sensory properties of their pies. The edible parts of the snail (Archachatina marginata) and beef and their pies were analysed using standard methods. The beef and beef pies served as controls. The snail and its pie had higher (p < 0.5) values for protein and iron than beef and its pie. The snail pie was preferred (p < 0.5) by the judges (school-age children and young mothers) over meat pie in terms of appearance, texture, taste and flavour. The snail pie is recommended as a cheap source of protein and iron for school-age children and young mothers and could contribute in the fight against iron deficiency anaemia.","PeriodicalId":14113,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health","volume":"31 1","pages":"125-130"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86038070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-11-19DOI: 10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029284
M. El-Wassef, M. Anwar, M. Harvi, M.M. Abd El Moneim, G.S. EL Saeed, S.I. Salem, H. Wafay
This work is aimed to study the effect of diabetes on bone health and to evaluate the impact of feeding flaxseed oil on delaying osteoporosis. About 70 female albino rats were included; 30 were ovariectomised (ovx). Experimental diabetes was induced. Rats were classified in groups as control, sham, diabetic, diabetic received flaxseed oil in the diet, ovx, ovx-diabetic and ovx-diabetic received flaxseed oil in the diet. After two months, urine and blood samples were collected. Serum IGF-1 and osteocalcin were increased in ovx and diabetic ovx groups; their lowest levels were detected in the diabetic group. Upon adding flaxseed oil, their mean values were normalised. Urinary deoxypyridinoline was increased in diabetic group; the level was decreased as rats received flaxseed oil. Bone mineral density and content in diabetic group were reduced and normalised after receiving flaxseed oil. So, diabetes has more pronounced effect on bone health than ovariectomy, and flaxseed oil has beneficial effect on the prevention of osteoporosis.
{"title":"Impact of feeding flaxseed oil on delaying the development of osteoporosis in ovariectomised diabetic rats","authors":"M. El-Wassef, M. Anwar, M. Harvi, M.M. Abd El Moneim, G.S. EL Saeed, S.I. Salem, H. Wafay","doi":"10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.029284","url":null,"abstract":"This work is aimed to study the effect of diabetes on bone health and to evaluate the impact of feeding flaxseed oil on delaying osteoporosis. About 70 female albino rats were included; 30 were ovariectomised (ovx). Experimental diabetes was induced. Rats were classified in groups as control, sham, diabetic, diabetic received flaxseed oil in the diet, ovx, ovx-diabetic and ovx-diabetic received flaxseed oil in the diet. After two months, urine and blood samples were collected. Serum IGF-1 and osteocalcin were increased in ovx and diabetic ovx groups; their lowest levels were detected in the diabetic group. Upon adding flaxseed oil, their mean values were normalised. Urinary deoxypyridinoline was increased in diabetic group; the level was decreased as rats received flaxseed oil. Bone mineral density and content in diabetic group were reduced and normalised after receiving flaxseed oil. So, diabetes has more pronounced effect on bone health than ovariectomy, and flaxseed oil has beneficial effect on the prevention of osteoporosis.","PeriodicalId":14113,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health","volume":"101 1","pages":"189-201"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87975494","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-07-09DOI: 10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.026919
A. Bu-Abbas, A. Yusuf, Bassam Shaker Badawi, Hasan Faleh Sanam Alshammari
This study aims to determine the contamination residue levels of ethion in different forms of red-hot chilli samples using gas chromatography analysis with tandem mass spectrometry detection mode. The results of this study clearly demonstrated that the percentage of ethion residue levels decreased remarkably from 81 to 19% of 156 and 384 red chilli samples analysed during 2004 and 2005, respectively. Further results also showed that only 15% of 225 samples analysed in 2006 were found to be contaminated with the residues of ethion pesticide, whereas the decrease in residual ethion contamination percentage level was slightly varied to 16% of 450 samples surveyed in 2007. Mean concentrations of ethion residues were in the range of less than 2 µg kg1 in all tested hot chilli pepper varieties. These results highlighted the necessity to routinely monitor this particular food spice commodity for ethion contamination in order to avoid the exposure to these harmful residues and, moreover, confirmed the importance of such pesticide monitoring programme to reduce the incidence of illegal residues in red chilli peppers.
{"title":"Contamination of the organophosphorus insecticide ethion residues in commercial samples of red-hot chilli spice in Kuwait","authors":"A. Bu-Abbas, A. Yusuf, Bassam Shaker Badawi, Hasan Faleh Sanam Alshammari","doi":"10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.026919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.026919","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to determine the contamination residue levels of ethion in different forms of red-hot chilli samples using gas chromatography analysis with tandem mass spectrometry detection mode. The results of this study clearly demonstrated that the percentage of ethion residue levels decreased remarkably from 81 to 19% of 156 and 384 red chilli samples analysed during 2004 and 2005, respectively. Further results also showed that only 15% of 225 samples analysed in 2006 were found to be contaminated with the residues of ethion pesticide, whereas the decrease in residual ethion contamination percentage level was slightly varied to 16% of 450 samples surveyed in 2007. Mean concentrations of ethion residues were in the range of less than 2 µg kg1 in all tested hot chilli pepper varieties. These results highlighted the necessity to routinely monitor this particular food spice commodity for ethion contamination in order to avoid the exposure to these harmful residues and, moreover, confirmed the importance of such pesticide monitoring programme to reduce the incidence of illegal residues in red chilli peppers.","PeriodicalId":14113,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health","volume":"3 1","pages":"59-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86391744","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2009-07-09DOI: 10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.026918
M. Alnasser, Simon F. Park, Paul Jenesson, I. Tewfik
Food irradiation is the process of exposing food to controlled source of ionising radiation for the purpose of reduction of microbial load, destruction of pathogens and extension of product shelf-life. Detection and measurement of irradiation dose in food are an essential element of food safety and quality. This study aimed to estimate shelf-life of chicken samples which have been stored frozen for up to 12 months (at −18 ± 1° C) after being irradiated at 7 kGy (food and drug administration recommended dose) using gamma rays. Simple detection methods were employed in this experiment; the determination of 2-dodecylcyclobutanone and evaluation of the total plate count. The combined use of these two methods (chemical and microbial) enabled successful identification of the dose applied and accurate estimation of storage period (shelf-life) of frozen chicken samples. The reported results are promising and can possibly advocate; quality, safety and traceability of irradiated foods particularly at the retailer's shelves.
{"title":"Assessment of shelf-life of irradiated frozen chicken","authors":"M. Alnasser, Simon F. Park, Paul Jenesson, I. Tewfik","doi":"10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.026918","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJFSNPH.2009.026918","url":null,"abstract":"Food irradiation is the process of exposing food to controlled source of ionising radiation for the purpose of reduction of microbial load, destruction of pathogens and extension of product shelf-life. Detection and measurement of irradiation dose in food are an essential element of food safety and quality. This study aimed to estimate shelf-life of chicken samples which have been stored frozen for up to 12 months (at −18 ± 1° C) after being irradiated at 7 kGy (food and drug administration recommended dose) using gamma rays. Simple detection methods were employed in this experiment; the determination of 2-dodecylcyclobutanone and evaluation of the total plate count. The combined use of these two methods (chemical and microbial) enabled successful identification of the dose applied and accurate estimation of storage period (shelf-life) of frozen chicken samples. The reported results are promising and can possibly advocate; quality, safety and traceability of irradiated foods particularly at the retailer's shelves.","PeriodicalId":14113,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health","volume":"81 1","pages":"48-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89853100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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