Foodbome pathogens

Determine Critical Control Points. A critical control point (CCP) is any point in the process where loss of control may result in an unacceptable health risk. A CCP is estabhshed for each identified hazard. The emergence of foodbome pathogens has taught food processors the importance of potential product contamination from the processing environment. 

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in the USA has estimated that Campylobacter and Salmonella are the top two bacterial foodbome pathogens as they are responsible for a total of 2 and 1.3 million foodbome infections every year (Mead et al., 1999). Most of the cases of infection with Campylobacter and Salmonella appear to be due to eggs and poultry, but a significant number of cases are related to beef products (CDC, 2005 Jay, 2000). EHEC does not cause as many infections as the top two pathogens (approximately 100,000 in the USA), but EHEC is frequently linked to outbreaks of diarrhea caused by the consumption of contaminated ground beef (Mead et al., 1999, Rangel et al., 2005). Infections caused by EHEC are the major microbial public health concern related to ruminant food products. 

Wilderdyke, M.R., Smith, D.A. and Brashears, M.M. (2004) Isolation, identification, and selection of lactic acid bacteria from alfalfa sprouts for competitive inhibition of foodbome pathogens. Journal of Food Protection, 67, 947-951. 

Koubova V., Brynda E., Karasova L., Skvor J., Homola J., Dostalek J., Tobiska P., Rosicky J., Detection of foodbome pathogens using surface plasmon resonance biosensors, Sensors and Actuators B 2001 74 100-105. 

V. Koubova, E. Brynda, L. Karasova, J. Skvor, J. Homola, J. Dostalek, P. Tobiska, and J. Rosicky, "Detection of Foodbome Pathogens Using Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensors," Sensors and Actuators B74, 100-105 (2001). 

Susan McCormick, Bacterial Foodbome Pathogens and Mycology Research Unit, USDA-ARS-NCAUR, Peoria, IL, USA... 

Shan B, Cai YZ, Brooks JD, Corke H. (2007) Antibacterial properties and major bioactive components of cinnamon stick (Cinnamomum burmannii) Activity against foodbome pathogenic bacteria. JAgric Food Chem 55 5484-5490. 

US Food Drug Administration Center for Food Safety Applied Nutrition Foodbome Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook - The Bad Bug Book . Online. Available HTTP (accessed 9 April 2003). 

Use of optical fiber biosensors for real-time detection of biowarfare agents (BWA) especially those of bacterial cells, toxins, or spores in the air, soil, or environment has been investigated by the Naval Research Laboratory (Taitt et al, 2005). In addition, many laboratories are also employing fiber optic biosensors for detection of wide varieties of foodbome pathogens, which are discussed below. 

Bacteriocin-producing strains have also demonstrated the ability to inhibit foodbome pathogens when food products are either fermented with such strains, or contain them as inhibitory flora. In sausage fermentation trials using bacteriocin-... 

Food-derived anticarcinogens, conjugated dienoic derivatives of linoleic acid, 262-270 Food quality health concerns, 5-6 maintenance by natural and synthetic compounds, 56-76 molecular s proaches to study, 1-6 related to antimicrobial peptides, 303-318 Foodbome pathogens, ionizing radiation, 296-298 Free radical(s) beef flavor peptides, 89-91 oxidation generating system, 88-89,91/ protein composition, 88-89,91/... 

Velusamy V, Arshak K, Korostynska O, Oliwa K, Adley C (2010) An overview of foodbome pathogen detection in the perspective of biosensors. Biotechnol Adv 474(28) 232-254... 

Gilliland, S.E. and Speck, M.L. 1977. Antagonistic action of Lactobacillus acidophilus toward intestinal and foodbome pathogens in associative cultures. J. Food Prot. 40, 820-823. 

Altekruse, S.F. et al., Campylobacter jejusi an emerging foodbome pathogen, Emerging Infect. Dis., 5, 28, 1999. 

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