Food spoilage makes foods undesirable and unacceptable for human use. The preservation
of food is essential for human survival, and different techniques were initially used to limit the …

Food and waterborne illnesses are still a major concern in health and food safety areas.
Every year, almost 0.42 million and 2.2 million deaths related to food and waterborne illness …

This report of the EFSA and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
presents the results of zoonoses monitoring activities carried out in 2019 in 36 European …

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are omnipresent and have been shown to
induce a wide range of adverse health effects, including hepatotoxicity, developmental …

Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) is a food-borne pathogen of great concern due to the
severity of the disease it can cause. A key pathogenicity factor is the ability to produce Shiga …

Signs and symptoms of Shiga toxin–producing Escherichia coli (STEC) serogroup O157: H7
infection range from mild gastrointestinal to bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome …

Shiga toxins (Stx) are AB5-type toxins, composed of five B subunits which bind to Gb3 host
cell receptors and an active A subunit, whose action on the ribosome leads to protein …

There is growing evidence that plastic particles can accumulate microorganisms that are
pathogenic to humans or animals. In the current study, the composition of the plastispheres …

Introduction. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) can cause severe disease and
large outbreaks. In England, the incidence and clinical significance of STEC serogroups …

The wild boar is an abundant game species with high reproduction rates. The management
of the wild boar population by hunting contributes to the meat supply and can help to avoid a …