Foodborne Pathogens: Control Strategies in the Food Supply Chain
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 March 2024) | Viewed by 1547
Special Issue Editors
Interests: control measures for foodborne pathogens—Prevalence, antibiotic resistance and virulence factors of foodborne pathogens
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Foodborne diseases have a great impact on socioeconomic development, negatively affecting healthcare systems, national economies, tourism, and trade. Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, and Listeria monocytogenes are among the most important pathogen bacteria associated with food safety issues in the food supply chain. Control strategies for foodborne pathogens are designed to prevent, reduce, or, ultimately, eliminate food safety risks; they can be applied at the pre-harvest level in the field or on the farm, or at the post-harvest level during processing. At food services and at home, training can be used as an intervention with which to educate employees and consumers on the proper handling of food products to reduce the risk of foodborne illness.
This Special Issue aims to present control strategies for foodborne pathogens at any step of the food supply chain. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: the development, implementation, and/or validation of pre-harvest and post-harvest interventions for foodborne pathogens; the use of natural antimicrobials or antagonistic microorganisms for the control of foodborne pathogens; and intervention strategies in food service establishments, as well as at the consumer level, to reduce the risk of foodborne illness. In this Special Issue, original research papers and reviews are welcome.
Dr. Elisa Cabrera-Diaz
Dr. Angélica Villarruel-López
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- intervention strategies
- control measures
- antimicrobial treatments
- natural antimicrobials
- antagonistic microorganisms
- validation
- pre-harvest interventions
- post-harvest interventions
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