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20. Inclusion of microbiological food safety as a novel aspect in life cycle assessments of food production.

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Nikkhah, Amin, Ghnimi, Sami, Tichenor Blackstone, Nicole, Nikkhah, Farima, Jacxsens, Liesbeth, Devlieghere, Frank, and Van Haute, Sam

Subjects
FOOD poisoning -- Risk factors, RISK assessment, BACILLUS (Bacteria), CHEMICAL safety, RESEARCH funding, FOOD safety, LIFE expectancy, FOOD chemistry, CONVENIENCE foods, FOOD handling, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, FOOD microbiology, FOOD contamination, PEOPLE with disabilities
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The life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology currently covers a limited number of human health-related impact categories. Microbiological food safety is an essential aspect for the selection of an appropriate food production system and has been neglected in the LCA so far. A framework for the inclusion of a microbiological food safety indicator, expressed as disability-adjusted life year (DALY) value of the consumed food product to the human health damage category (end-point) was created, and applied in a case study model on the cooked-chilled meals as the ready-to-eat meals can be associated with the occurrence of foodborne illness cases and outbreaks. This study suggests a framework for the inclusion of microbiological risk caused by Bacillus cereus associated with the consumption of ready-to-eat meals (in Belgium) in the LCA. The results indicated that the microbiological risk of one package of the investigated ready-to-eat meal was 1.95 × 10−6 DALY, and the obtained DALY value was included as an impact category in the LCA methodology. Inclusion of other categories of food safety (including chemical safety hazards, pesticide residues, heavy metals, and mycotoxins) in LCA could be done in the same fashion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2024
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26. Health risk-benefit assessment of the commercial red mangrove crab: Implications for a cultural delicacy

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De Cock, Andrée, primary, Forio, Marie Anne Eurie, additional, Croubels, Siska, additional, Dominguez-Granda, Luis, additional, Jacxsens, Liesbeth, additional, Lachat, Carl, additional, Roa-López, Heydi, additional, Ruales, Jenny, additional, Scheyvaerts, Victoria, additional, Solis Hidalgo, Michelle Carolina, additional, Spanoghe, Pieter, additional, Tack, Filip M.G., additional, and Goethals, Peter L.M., additional

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2023
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45. Dietary acrylamide intake by potato crisps consumers: A case of Nairobi County

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Paul N. Karanja, Bruno De Meulenaer, Michael W. Okoth, Jackline Akinyi Ogolla, Jacxsens Liesbeth, Jackson N. Kabira, and George Ooko Abong

Subjects
Agriculture and Food Sciences, Percentile, Agriculture (General), Population, Context (language use), Biology, MITIGATION, Body weight, S1-972, 03 medical and health sciences, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0404 agricultural biotechnology, 0302 clinical medicine, Food science, consumption, education, POPULATION, CHIPS, education.field_of_study, Mean value, Agriculture, 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences, potato crisps, 040401 food science, carcinogen, chemistry, exposure, 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis, Acrylamide, acrylamide, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, margins of exposure, STORAGE
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The levels of acrylamide intake because of potato crisps consumption remains unknown in Kenyan context. This study assessed the exposure to acrylamide because of consumption of potato crisps in Nairobi, Kenya. A cross-sectional survey was carried out among 315 crisps consumers in Nairobi, and consumption patterns were collected using a pre-tested structured 7-day recall questionnaire. A total of 43 branded and 15 unbranded potato crisps samples were purchased in triplicates of 100 g and acrylamide was quantified using a gas chromatograph with a flame ionization detector. Consumption data were combined with the data on acrylamide contents from which dietary acrylamide intake was calculated using a probabilistic approach based on @Risk TopRank 6 risk analysis software for excel. The mean estimated acrylamide intake was 1.57 µg/kg body weight (BW) per day while the 95th (P95) percentile was 5.1 µg/kg BW per day, with margins of exposures (MOE) being 197 and 61, respectively. The intake of acrylamide was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in unbranded crisps with a mean value of 2.26 and 95th percentile of 6.54 µg/kg BW per day, MOE being 137 and 47, respectively. There were extremely lower MOE indicating higher exposure to acrylamide by the consumers mainly because of the higher acrylamide contents in potato crisps, and hence the need for mitigation measures.

Published
2020

49. From field to plate : agricultural pesticide presence in the Guayas estuary (Ecuador) and commercial mangrove crabs

Author

Forio Marie Anne Eurie, Spanoghe Pieter, Jacxsens Liesbeth, Deknock Arne, De Cock Andrée, Garcia Arevalo Isabel, Dominguez Granda Luis, Riascos Flores Lenin, Van Echelpoel Wout, De Rop Jasmine, De Troyer Niels, and L M Goethals Peter

Subjects
Agriculture and Food Sciences, Brachyura, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Wetland, Toxicology, Mangrove crab, Risk Assessment, chemistry.chemical_compound, Rivers, Animals, Humans, Pesticides, Ecosystem, geography, geography.geographical_feature_category, Pesticide residue, Ecology, Estuary, General Medicine, Pesticide, Pollution, chemistry, Chlorpyrifos, Environmental science, Pyrimethanil, Ecuador, Mangrove, Estuaries, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Environmental Monitoring
Abstract

Mangroves are unique coastal ecosystems, located in tropical and subtropical regions. Yet, the functioning of these essential ecosystems is threatened by the presence of pollutants, including pesticides originating from agricultural activities. We investigated pesticide residues in the Guayas estuarine environment, since agricultural activities rapidly increased in the Guayas river basin over the past decades. A multi-residue analysis involving a selection of 88 pesticides was performed on the white meat and the hepatopancreas of the red mangrove crab (Ucides Occidentalis) at 15 sampling sites within the Guayas estuary along with water, sediment, and leaves samples. We found that 35 active compounds were present in the Guayas estuary, of which pyrimethanil was most commonly detected and had the highest concentrations in almost all compartments. Also, cadusafos was present in all studied compartments of the Guayas mangrove system and several prohibited pesticides (including carbendazim, carbofuran, and parathion) were detected. An ecotoxicological and probabilistic consumer risk assessment pointed out that current butachlor, carbendazim, and fludioxonil concentrations can cause adverse effects in aquatic organisms in the long term. Moreover, high potential acute and chronic risks of cadusafos residues on aquatic invertebrates and of diuron on algae in the Guayas wetlands were observed. Still, the exposure results indicated that the health risk for the consumers of the commercial red mangrove crab is low concerning cadusafos, chlorpyrifos, diuron, linuron, and pyrimethanil residues in crab tissues. The findings presented in this research can provide a useful basis for local water managers and environmental conservation groups to act and reduce the usage of pesticides, to avoid threatening aquatic and human health.

Published
2022

50. Health Risk-Benefit Assessment of the Commercial Red Mangrove Crab: Implications for a Cultural Delicacy

Author

De Cock, Andrée, primary, Forio, Marie Anne Eurie, additional, Croubels, Siska, additional, Granda-Dominguez, Luis, additional, Jacxsens, Liesbeth, additional, Lachat, Carl, additional, Roa-López, Heydi, additional, Ruales, Jenny, additional, Scheyvaert, Victoria, additional, Solis Hidalgo, Michelle, additional, Spanoghe, Pieter, additional, Tack, Filip, additional, and Goethals, Peter, additional

Published
2022
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