[HTML][HTML] Antibiotic resistant bacteria in food systems: Current status, resistance mechanisms, and mitigation strategies

SA Okaiyeto, PP Sutar, C Chen, JB Ni, J Wang… - Agriculture …, 2024 - Elsevier
The pervasive use of antibiotics in agriculture and animal husbandry has raised a significant
concern—residual antibiotic contamination in food, which contributes to the natural evolution …

[HTML][HTML] Food hygiene in Sub-Saharan Africa: A focus on catering services

AC Tohonon, R Ouétchehou, M Hounsou, O Zannou… - Food Control, 2024 - Elsevier
Food hygiene plays a vital role in ensuring food safety and suitability by preventing
contamination throughout the food chain. However, in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), ensuring …

Unveiling risks in healthy food: vegetables and fruits are linked to the distribution chain of protozoan parasites

AV Eslahi, S Mamedova, R Nassiba, P Karanis - Food Microbiology, 2024 - Elsevier
Vegetable and fruit contamination is recognized as a significant parasite transmission route.
This review presents the current state of vegetables ad fruits contamination with food-borne …

Food safety knowledge and practices among raw meat handlers and the microbial content of raw meat sold at Kumasi Abattoir Butchery Shops in Kumasi, Ghana

DA Asati, PM Abdulai, KS Boateng, AAA Appau… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Foodborne diseases affect nearly 600 million people each year, that is, one in
every ten people, and their outbreaks are most common in low-and middle-income …

A 10‐year (2014–2023) review of complementary food development in sub‐Saharan Africa and the impact on child health

OP Ogunniran, KI Ayeni, OS Shokunbi… - … Reviews in Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Complementary foods (CFs) commonly consumed by infants and young children (IYC) in
sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) are processed using either single or multi‐grain ingredients …

Assessment of food hygiene and safety knowledge, attitude, and practices of fruit and vegetable vendors in the Ho central market, Ghana

MK Boakye, JM Tornyi, I Dzubey, P Adzoyi, JC Ayimah… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Local markets are primarily the center for trade and distribution of fruits and vegetables in
Ghana. Fruit and vegetable vendors are responsible for kee** food hygienic and safe from …

Affinity capture using ligand and polymer-functionalized iron oxide, gold and iron-gold nanocomposites to target enteric bacteria

OB Daramola, N Torimiro, RC George, IV Daramola… - BioNanoScience, 2025 - Springer
In this study, the affinity potentials of biosynthesized and functionalized iron oxide
nanoparticles (IONPs), gold nanoparticles (AuNPs), and iron-gold nanocomposites (Fe3O4 …

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of fresh Nile perch value chain handlers towards food safety requirements in Uganda

JA Ssubi, IM Mukisa, CK Muyanja - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
In the continuum from 'farm to fork', the proficiency of food handlers in terms of knowledge,
attitudes, and practices (KAP) is essential for ensuring improved food safety outcomes. This …

Food hygiene practices and associated factors among street food vendors in northeastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

AY Adem, AA Werkneh, F Yimer, MT Belew - Global Social Welfare, 2023 - Springer
Street foods are ready-made meals, relatively inexpensive and easily accessible for the
marginal people in develo** countries. However, the lack of proper hygiene among …

Genomic characterization of foodborne Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli isolates from Saboba district and Bolgatanga Municipality Ghana

GT Sunmonu, F Adzitey, EE Odih, BA Tibile, R Ekli… - PloS one, 2025 - journals.plos.org
Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli are well-known bacteria commonly associated
with foodborne illnesses in humans and animals. Genomic characterization of these …