Oily, low water activity (OL aw) products including tahini (sesame seed paste), halva (tahini
halva), peanut butter, and chocolate, have been recently linked to numerous foodborne …

Antibiotic resistance and capacity for biofilm formation of Shigella flexneri render previous
prevention and control strategies minimally effective. Ferulic acid (FA) has been …

Cinnamaldehyde (CA) has demonstrated anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and anti-cancer
activities; Its antimicrobial and antibiofilm actions against Shigella flexneri, on the other …

Persistent bacterial infections caused by biofilm-associated Shigella spp. are a global public
health concern. The following study aims to determine the antibacterial activity and possible …

Tahini is a popular food product in the Middle East region and is used as a major ingredient
in several ready-to-eat food products. Tahini and its products have been linked to foodborne …

Hummus (chickpea dip) is a ready-to-eat product which has been implicated in several
foodborne outbreaks and food recalls. This study aimed to screen the antimicrobial activity of …

Shigella flexneri is the main causative agent of the communicable diarrheal disease,
shigellosis. It is estimated that about 80–165 million cases and> 1 million deaths occur every …

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of γ-irradiation on the microbial inactivation of
selected foodborne pathogens (Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus …

The antimicrobial activity of different essential oils was screened against five Salmonella
serotypes using disk diffusion. Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) and thyme (Thymus …

Tahini, as a low moisture food product, is linked to several outbreaks of Salmonella recently
even though a high temperature roasting (of sesame seeds) through its production is …