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Physicochemical characterization and genotoxicity assessment of nanomaterials using new approach methodologies
smaller size and increased volume-specific surface area, nanoparticles may possess unique properties compared to their bulk counterparts, making them useful for applications such as food coloring and plant ...
Modelling the cost differential between current and healthy diets according to household education level in Belgium.
estimate the cost differential between current and healthy diets, overall and by household education level. Data from the 2014-2015 and food prices from the 2014 were linked. The was used to model healthy, ...
The promotion of ultra-processed foods in modern retail food outlets in rural and urban areas in Kenya.
Kenya (Nairobi — urban, Mombasa — coastal tourist and Baringo — rural). Each county was stratified into high and low SES using national poverty indices. PARTICIPANTS: Food outlets that offered ...
An interlaboratory proficiency test using metagenomic sequencing as a diagnostic tool for the detection of RNA viruses in swine fecal material.
material and the extracted RNA. While different mNGS workflows for the generation of mNGS data were used in the different laboratories, the bioinformatic analysis was standardized using a metagenomic read ...
Development of the Local Food Systems Policy Index (Local Food-EPI+) tool and assessment process to benchmark the implementation of local government policies for creating healthy, equitable and environmentally sustainable food systems.
sustainability of food systems and prioritise action areas. Broad use of this tool will identify and promote leading practices, increase accountability for action and build capacity and collaborations. Health ...
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in food and beverages: determination by LC-HRMS and occurrence in products from the Belgian market.
effective, rugged, and safe” (QuEChERS) protocol and combined with a two-step purification using solid-phase extraction (SPE) was optimised. The quantitative analysis was performed by liquid chromatography ...
FT-IR spectroscopy as a rapid method for Salmonella spp. typing
done from the means of the spectra represented by scatter plots and dendrograms using principal component analysis (PCA) or linear discriminant analysis (LDA). Additionally, the classification capacity ...
Reflections of the NRL: implementation of EN ISO 11133 in food microbiology laboratories
a mandatory standard for all accredited laboratories that perform microbiological testing of food, animal feed or water using culture media. It defined terms related to quality assurance of culture media and ...
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
on the Belgian market. In total, 75 collected product samples were cultured on a general medium and, in case of bacterial growth, two isolates per product sample were collected and characterized using ...
Which government policies to create sustainable food systems have the potential to simultaneously address undernutrition, obesity and environmental sustainability?
identified and prioritised based on their double- or triple-duty potential, synergies and trade-offs. Using participatory and transdisciplinary approaches, policies were identified to have double- or ...