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FOOD SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 21, Issue 2, Pages 299-316Publisher
KOREAN SOCIETY FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY-KOSFOST
DOI: 10.1007/s10068-012-0041-1
Keywords
biofilm; quorum sensing; disinfection; produce; food-borne pathogenic bacteria
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- GRRC of Gyeonggi province [GRRC CAU 2010-B05]
- Chung-Ang University
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Outbreaks of produce-related food-borne pathogens have undergone a sharp increase in last three decades because of high produce consumption. A paradigm of food safety for produce is important due to its susceptibility to microbial attack and biofilms formation. Greater attention should be paid to decontaminating the pathogens in biofilms as they pose a risk to public health. This review will focus on produce-related outbreaks, attachments, quorum sensing, biofilms formation, resistance to sanitizers and disinfectants, and current and emerging control strategies for fresh and minimally processed produce, providing new insight into food safety. The consequences of biofilms formation on produce include the formation of a protective environment that is resistant to cleaning and disinfection. Alternative means of controlling or inhibiting biofilms formation on produce will be explained briefly and we will identify where additional research is needed.
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