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Retrospective surveillance of viable Bacillus cereus group contaminations in commercial food and feed vitamin B2 products sold on the Belgian market using whole-genome sequencing

bacterium that occurs as a contaminant in food and feed, occasionally resulting in food poisoning through the production of various toxins. In this study, we retrospectively characterized viable B. cereus ...

Identification and characterization of inorganic food additives and pearlescent pigments in sprays for food decoration by STEM-EDX

products and domestic cooking to enhance the appearance of food. To obtain specific hues, inorganic food additives containing (nano)particles are mixed in varying concentrations, and pearlescent pigments ...

Development of novel analytical methods to trace small micro- and nanoplastics in food matrices

of convenient food or usage of single-use items. As a direct consequence, the production of plastics is globally increasing, as well as their release into the environment, threatening wildlife and ...

BSFM 2023- L. monocytogenes in Plant-Based Foods: insights from of a recent foodborne outbreak linked to vegan alternative to cheese

Listeriosis outbreaks have been associated with a wide range of animal-derived foods, including unpasteurized milk, dairy products, raw or undercooked meat and raw or smoked fish products. A survey conducted by ...

Development of strain-level shotgun metagenomics approaches to detect and characterize microbiological contaminants in the context of food safety

the host depletion DNA extraction method. We then investigated the issue of the detection and characterization of genetically modified microorganisms (GMM s) in microbial fermentation products as a case ...

Development of a Taxon-Specific Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Method to Detect Trichoderma reesei Contaminations in Fermentation Products

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Fraiture, Marie-Alice; Gobbo, Andrea; N. Papazova; Roosens, Nancy H. C. Source: Fermentation, Volume 9, Issue 11 (2023) Health Topics:  Food consumption and food safety Consommation et sécurité a ...

Hepatitis E virus in pork meat products and exposure assessment in Belgium

Publication Type: Peer reviewed scientific article Authors: Locus, Tatjana; Lambrecht, Ellen; Michael Peeters; Suin, Vanessa; Bavo Verhaegen; Van Hoorde, Koenraad; Lamoral, Sophie; Vanwolleghem, Thomas; Steven Van Gucht Source: International Journal of Fo ...

The contribution of cacao consumption to the bioaccessible dietary cadmium exposure in the Belgian population

Toxicology, Volume 172 (2023) Keywords: bioaccessibility Cadmium chocolate consumption survey Abstract: Since 2019, EU limits apply to cadmium (Cd) concentrations in cacao-derived food products. The dietary ...

Targeted High-Throughput Sequencing Enables the Detection of Single Nucleotide Variations in CRISPR/Cas9 Gene-Edited Organisms

and their derived food/feed products commercialized on the European Union market fall within the scope of European Union Directive 2001/18/ EC. Consequently, their control in the food/feed chain by GMO ...

Regulatory safety assessment of nanoparticles for the food chain in Europe

small particles (including nanoparticles) in products used in the food chain in the EU falls within the remit of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and has been under thorough scientific ...

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