Microbiological safety of ready-to-eat minimally processed vegetables in Brazil: an overview.

Autor: Sant'Anna PB; Department of Biological Sciences, 'Luiz de Queiroz' College of Agriculture, University of Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil., de Melo Franco BD; Department of Food and Experimental Nutrition, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.; Food Research Center (FoRC-CEPID), Sao Paulo, Brazil., Maffei DF; Food Research Center (FoRC-CEPID), Sao Paulo, Brazil.; Department of Agri-food Industry, Food and Nutrition, 'Luiz de Queiroz' College of Agriculture, University of Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of the science of food and agriculture [J Sci Food Agric] 2020 Oct; Vol. 100 (13), pp. 4664-4670. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 May 08.
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.10438
Abstrakt: The market of ready-to-eat minimally processed vegetables (RTE-MPV) is increasing in Brazil and many other countries. During processing, these vegetables go through several steps that modify their natural structure while maintaining the same nutritional and sensory attributes as the fresh produce. One of the most important steps is washing-disinfection, which aims to reduce the microbial load, prevent cross-contamination and inactivate pathogenic microorganisms that may be present. Nonetheless, the presence of pathogens and occurrence of foodborne illnesses associated with consumption of RTE-MPV concern consumers, governments and the food industry. This review brings an overview on the microbiological safety of RTE-MPV, focusing on Brazilian findings. Most of the published data are on detection of Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes, indicating that their prevalence may range from 0.4% to 12.5% and from 0.6% to 3.1%, respectively. The presence of these pathogens in fresh produce is unacceptable and risky, mainly in RTE-MPV, because consumers expect them to be clean and sanitized and consequently safe for consumption without any additional care. Therefore, proper control during the production of RTE-MPV is mandatory to guarantee products with quality and safety to consumers. © 2020 Society of Chemical Industry.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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