Foodborne viruses have been recognized as a growing concern to the food industry and a
serious public health problem. Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is responsible for the majority of viral …

Contaminated irrigation water is among many potential vehicles of human pathogens to food
plants, constituting significant public health risks especially for the fresh produce category …

Green leafy vegetables (GLVs) are a key element of healthy eating patterns and are an
important source of lutein. To clarify the evidence for associations between GLVs and lutein …

To fill the knowledge gap on how effective free chlorine is against viral-contaminated
produce, we inoculated the surfaces of outdoor-or greenhouse-grown kale and mustard with …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a non-enveloped single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus,
belonging to the Hepeviridae family, resistant to environmental conditions, and transmitted …

We investigated the present forms of genogroup II norovirus and group A rotavirus in surface
water used for drinking water production. River water samples (N= 15) collected at a …

Fresh root vegetables are one of the main causes of viral foodborne diseases; however, the
associated risk has not been fully considered. Therefore, the prevalence of five foodborne …

Norovirus (NoV) and hepatitis A virus (HAV) pose a considerable health risk worldwide. In
recent years, many cases of virus infection caused by virus‐contaminated strawberries have …

We determined the disinfection efficacy and inactivation mechanisms of peracetic acid (PAA)-
based sanitizer using pH values relevant for vegetable sanitation against rotavirus (RV) and …

The quality of the water consumed by a given community is related to its quality of life. In this
sense, this study aimed to evaluate, from the perspective of health risk, the physical …