Prior to a deadly 2014 listeriosis outbreak, caramel apples were not thought to be vehicles
for the foodborne pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. The purpose of this review article is to …

Microbial contamination of fresh produce poses significant challenges to food safety and
public health. Postharvest washing is a common practice in the fresh produce industry to …

Food industry cleaning operations must efficiently mitigate any risk of remaining unwanted
contamination without consuming large amounts of water, chemicals and energy. This …

Peracetic acid (PAA) is a highly potent disinfectant, exhibiting an outstandingly broad
spectrum of activity against various microorganisms and viruses. Nevertheless, one …

The aim of this study was to examine the washing effect of the positively charged emulsion
produced by the combination of peanut skin extract (PSE) and benzethonium chloride (BEC) …

Biosurfactants play a very important role in the fresh produce industry, especially as
antimicrobial agents. This study aimed to investigate the anti-oxidant and anti-bacterial …

Apples are naturally coated with a water-repelling hydrophobic wax layer, which may limit
the antimicrobial efficacies of surface sanitizer solutions. Lauric arginate (LAE) is a cationic …

Determination of the microbial content in foods is important, not only for safe consumption,
but also for food quality, value, and yield. A variety of molecular techniques are currently …

Purpose: Pistachio is a crusial agricultural product in Iran, but its contamination with various
micro-organisms can cause problems in production, consumption, and export. Peracetic …

Listeria monocytogenes has caused outbreaks of foodborne illness from apples in the USA,
and is also a major issue for regulatory compliance worldwide. Due to apple's significance …