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Microbial quality analysis of falsified medicines seized by controling agencies
have surged by nearly 65%, spanning 142 countries, posing significant threats to the health and well-being of unsuspecting individuals worldwide [100]. While substandard and falsified life-saving ...
Occurrence of microcystin congeners in surface waters and food in Belgium as a source of exposure to humans
conjunction with and compared to other research tools. The MC s prevalence data was then used to make a preliminary assessment of human exposure and associated public health risk. Initially, methodologies were ...
Development of strain-level shotgun metagenomics approaches to detect and characterize microbiological contaminants in the context of food safety
Safety microbiological contaminants shotgun metagenomics Abstract: Foodborne contaminations are a global burden on public health worldwide. For many years, and until recently, the microbial contaminants ...
CHROMATOGRAPHIC FINGERPRINT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DETECTION OF TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS IN PLANT FOOD SUPPLEMENTS
by preparing triturations of TT with herbal matrices in varying ratios (½, ⅕, 1/10, 1/15, ½0). Twenty unknown samples were screened for TT and further confirmation was carried out by UH ¨ PLC-mass ...
The interplay between market concentration and diversity, food environment related commitments and associated practices of major food companies across European, Belgian and French markets
a public health perspective was conducted. Market concentration and diversity, food environment related commitments and associated practices were considered together with policy implications. It was found ...
Development of a data-intensive centralized system for surveillance and outbreak investigation of bacterial pathogens using whole-genome sequencing
were optimized for time-critical situations such as outbreaks, where providing a quick response facilitates efficient public health intervention, thereby minimizing the clinical and economic impact. ...
Development of vibrational spectroscopic methods combined with chemometrics for the detection and quantification of nicotine in e-liquids.
of nicotine in e-liquids out of the laboratory. Raman and SERS, combined with chemometrics were proved to be promising tools for the detection and quantification of nicotine in e-liquids. However, ...
Chemical and toxciological characterization of e-liquid cigarettes
this phenomenon. Prior to this, the use of the e-cigarette was not yet mainstream, as only nicotine-free e-cigarettes were allowed on the market. However, as a result of the legislative changes, ...
Bepaling van spoorelementen in diverse matrices met spectrometische technieken.
matrices with spectrometric techniques. With the aim of detecting possible risks for public health and to be able to give advice to the authorities (including EFSA, the FASFC,…) in the context of the ...
Development of a genoserotyping system for the identification of Salmonella serotypes
infect humans, but also animals which are its main reservoir. Humans are mostly infected through the consumption of animal-derived food products. Besides its impact on public health, another major concern ...