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Pepsin and Trypsin Treatment Combined with Carvacrol: An Efficient Strategy to Fight Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterococcus faecalis Biofilms
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article)
Biofilms consist of microbial communities enclosed in a self-produced extracellular matrix which is mainly responsible of biofilm virulence. Targeting this matrix could be an effective strategy to control biofilms. In this ...
Food safety knowledge attitude and practices of oncology nurses, in Lebanese hospitals
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
BackgroundCancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment, have a higher risk to foodborne infections as compared to other populations. Oncology nurses, having a direct significant contact with these patients, could be ...
Encapsulation of carvacrol and thymol for a persistent removal of Listeria innocua biofilms
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Chemical disinfectants along with various mechanical methods are still commonly used in the food industry to disinfect food contact surfaces. A new strategy that could replace them is by encapsulating carvacrol (CAR) and ...
Toxic metals in packed rice: Effects of size, type, origin, packing season, and storage duration
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
The aim of our study was to quantify toxic metals in rice, to determine factors affecting its contamination, and evaluate exposure from its consumption in Lebanon and United Arab Emirates (UAE). For this, a market screening ...
Determination of heavy metals contamination in thyme products by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Thyme herbs constitute a major part of the Mediterranean diet and are gaining worldwide popularity. However, their chemical contamination with toxic metals may put consumers at a health risk. The objective of this study ...
Exposure to Ochratoxin A from Rice Consumption in Lebanon and United Arab Emirates: A Comparative Study
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2022 , Article)
Our study aims to evaluate the ochratoxin A (OTA) in rice marketed in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and to determine the exposure to OTA from rice consumption. All brands available in the market were collected ...
Exposure Assessment of Aflatoxin B1 through Consumption of Rice in the United Arab Emirates
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2022 , Article)
Rice is one of the most consumed staple foods worldwide and a major part of the diet for half of the global population. Being primarily cultivated in countries with warm and humid environments increases rice’s susceptibility ...
Assessment of prerequisite programs implementation at food packaging manufacturing companies and hygiene status of food packaging in a developing country: Cross-sectional study
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2023 , Article)
Food packaging has a critical role in all food types and along the food chain from product preservation to transportation, distribution, storage, retailing, and end-use. However, it can become a source of contamination and ...
Chapter 1- Application of chitosan in active food packaging
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Book chapter)
Food packaging has an essential role in protecting food products from external factors such as heat, oxidation, and light. Improvements in food packaging studies created active packaging that aims at extending perishable ...
Chitosan nanoparticles with essential oils in food preservation
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Book chapter)
Recently, chitosan nanoparticles (NPs) have received tremendous interest as being one of the best natural nanomaterials used for the encapsulation of essential oils (EOs) in food applications. Due to their various ...