Highlights•Nitrite has multifunction and important in processed meat.•Consumer demands
nitrite-free meat products due to the concerns of health risk.•Potential alternatives to replace …

Pork is the most consumed meat in the world and is a source of foodborne diseases. To
develop effective food safety interventions for pork, it is crucial to understand the nature of …

Listeriosis, an invasive illness with a fatality rate between 20% and 30%, is caused by the
ubiquitous bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. Human listeriosis has long been associated …

As meat consumption is increasing around the world, so do concerns and challenges to
meat hygiene and safety. These concerns are mostly of a biological nature and include …

This process of “curing” food is a long practice that dates back thousands of years long
before refrigeration or food safety regulations. Today food safety and mass manufacturing …

When compared to common bacterial agents associated with foodborne disease, Listeria
monocytogenes is an infrequent but pernicious pathogen linked to disproportionally high …

The performance of six predictive models for Listeria monocytogenes was evaluated using
1014 growth responses of the pathogen in meat, seafood, poultry and dairy products. The …

The majority of human listeriosis cases appear to be caused by consumption of ready-to-eat
(RTE) foods contaminated at the time of consumption with high levels of Listeria …

The discovery of the nitric oxide (NO) pathway in the 1980s represented a critical advance in
understanding cardiovascular disease, and today a number of human diseases are …

This study investigated the potential use of atmospheric pressure plasma (APP) treatment as
a curing process for canned ground ham. APP treatment for 60 min while mixing increased …