Modelling in food microbiology has become an indispensable approach in food safety to
generate predictions about the microbial behaviour. One of its weaknesses is the lack of …

Fresh beef and meat products have been implicated in outbreaks of Shiga toxin-producing
Escherichia coli (STEC) worldwide. This study investigated the prevalence of E. coli O157 …

Propidium monoazide coupled to real time PCR (PMA‐qPCR) is a novel methodology
proposed for the quantification of viable bacteria in food after microbial inactivation …

Risk assessment in agro-food supply chains is crucial in managing the complexity and
uncertainty associated with food product production, distribution, and consumption. This …

Human infection by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) constitutes a serious threat
to public health and a major concern for the meat industry. Presently, consumers require …

Introduction Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a zoonotic pathogen that
cause food-borne diseases in humans. Cattle and derived foodstuffs play a known role as …

The aim of this study was to perform a quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) of
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli hemolytic uremic syndrome (STEC-HUS) linked to …

In a risk assessment perspective, this work aims to assess the bioaccessibility of PCBs in
meat. A standardised in vitro static digestion protocol was set up and coupled with …

Most people consume animal foods, for example meats, but few are concerned with the
quality and origin of these products. Many studies point out hygiene problems of these foods …

Chapter Summary In the last decades, several quantitative microbial risk assessments
(QMRA) of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) from beef consumption have been conducted …