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• Monitoring of bivalve mollusk harvesting areas: the relevance of Salmonella spp.

  Cesare Ciccarelli, Angela Marisa Semeraro, Vittoria Di Trani, Guglielmo D’Aurizio, Giuliana Blasi, Melina Leinoudi, Cristina De Simoni, Elena Ciccarelli

  15-03-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12142

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  Labelling and marketing of bivalve and gastropod molluscs retailed in Sardinia, Italy between 2009 and 2013

  Domenico Meloni

  25-06-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4923

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  Analysis of the sanitary survey 2015-2017 conducted in the gulf of La Spezia (Italy): Reclassification of the areas of production of live bivalve molluscs

  Alice Giusti, Erica Costa, Alice Traina, Daniele Nucera, Patrizia Serratore, Mino Orlandi, Andrea Armani

  01-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8448

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  Influence of rainfall on E. coli concentrations in clams: results of collaboration between competent health authority and producers’ association in the province of Fermo (Italy)

  Valentina Gentili, Loredana Di Giacomo, Sandro Fichera, Antonio Angellotti, Paolo Ascani, Ezio Ferretti, Angeliki Riganatou, Anna Rita Loschi, Stefano Rea

  04-02-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.995

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  European legislation and live bivalve molluscs: Are the criteria for microbiological safety matching with the criteria for sanitary classification of harvesting areas?

  Cesare Ciccarelli, Melina Leinoudi, Angela Marisa Semeraro, Vittoria Di Trani, Elena Ciccarelli, Gaia Consorti

  24-02-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.9956

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  Identification and quantification of potential microplastics in shellfish harvested in Sardinia (Italy) by using transillumination stereomicroscopy

  Giuseppa Lorenzoni, Rita Melillo, Alessandro Graziano Mudadu, Gabriella Piras, Simona Cau, Katia Usai, Luisa Corda, Sara Salza, Tiziana Tedde, Bruna Vodret, Sebastiano Virgilio, Domenico Meloni

  05-12-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.10738

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  Evaluating Escherichia coli contamination in bivalve mollusks using the impedance method: a comparison with most probable number analyses and correlation with environmental parameters

  Sarah Currò, Luca Fasolato, Stefania Balzan, Giacomo Biziato, Francesco Paesanti, Luca Bargelloni, Barbara Cardazzo, Enrico Novelli

  08-06-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11103

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  Occurrence of harmful algal species and shellfish toxicity in Sardinia (Italy)

  Anna Maria Bazzoni, Alessandro Graziano Mudadu, Giuseppa Lorenzoni, Igor Arras, Antonella Lugliè, Barbara Vivaldi, Valentina Cicotelli, Giovanna Sanna, Giuseppe Tedde, Salvatore Ledda, Enrico Alesso, Edoardo Marongiu, Sebastiano Virgilio

  02-11-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.6095

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  Preliminary survey on the occurrence of microplastics in bivalve mollusks marketed in Apulian fish markets

  Nicoletta Cristiana Quaglia, Flavia Capuozzo, Edmondo Ceci, Stefania Cometa, Angela Di Pinto, Anna Mottola, Roberta Piredda, Angela Dambrosio

  08-06-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.10906

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• Model development and initial characterization of Escherichia coli in the shellfish-producing area of Butrinti Lagoon

  Renis Maçi, Fatmira Shehu, Enton Spaho, Bizena Bijo

  22-01-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12105

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  Algal blooms of Alexandrium spp. and Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning toxicity events in mussels farmed in Sicily

  Antonella Costa, Vincenzina Alio, Sonia Sciortino, Luisa Nicastro, Monica Cangini, Fiorella Pino, Irene Servadei, Angelo La Vignera, Gianluca Fortino, Salvatore Monaco, Sonia Dall'Ara

  25-03-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9062

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  Preliminary study on Norovirus, hepatitis A virus, Escherichia coli and their potential seasonality in shellfish from different growing and harvesting areas in Sardinia region

  Riccardo Bazzardi, Maria Caterina Fattaccio, Sara Salza, Antonella Canu, Edoardo Marongiu, Margherita Pisanu

  10-06-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1601

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  Occurrence of trace elements in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819) from an experimental pilot farm in the Calich Lagoon (Sardinia, Italy)

  Domenico Meloni, Alessandro Graziano Mudadu , Maria Cesarina Abete, Anna Maria Bazzoni, Alessandra Griglione, Sabina Pederiva, Caterina Stella, Simonetto Serra, Nicola Fois, Giuseppe Esposito, Stefania Squadrone

  24-02-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.9970

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  Yessotoxin detection in bivalve molluscs: A case study from coastal mussel farms (Sardinia, Italy)

  Alessandro Graziano Mudadu, Giuseppa Lorenzoni, Anna Maria Bazzoni, Riccardo Bazzardi, Giuseppe Tedde, Igor Arras, Giovanna Sanna, Cinzia Santucciu, Edoardo Marongiu, Sebastiano Virgilio

  26-02-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.7015

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  Influence of seasonality on the presence of okadaic acid associated with Dinophysis species: A four-year study in Sardinia (Italy)

  Alessandro G. Mudadu, Anna Maria Bazzoni, Riccardo Bazzardi, Giuseppa Lorenzoni, Barbara Soro, Nadia Bardino, Igor Arras, Giovanna Sanna, Bruna Vodret, Sebastiano Virgilio

  25-03-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.8947

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  New evidence of pectenotoxins in farmed bivalve molluscs from Sardinia (Italy)

  Alessandro G. Mudadu, Anna Maria Bazzoni, Rita Melillo, Cecilia Teodora Satta, Simona Cau, Virgilio Congiu, Barbara Soro, Riccardo Bazzardi, Giuseppa Lorenzoni, Gabriella Piras, Nadia Bardino, Bruna Vodret, Sebastiano Virgilio

  21-06-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9281

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  Monitoring the presence of domoic acid in the production areas of bivalve molluscs

  Rachele Rossi, Olga Arace, Maria Giovanna Buonomo, Daniela Capozzo, Vincenzo Castellano, Samantha Imbimbo, Vittorio Soprano

  20-09-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5706

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• Detection of pathogenic Vibrio spp. in foods: polymerase chain reaction-based screening strategy to rapidly detect pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Vibrio cholerae, and Vibrio vulnificus in bivalve mollusks and preliminary results

  Orlandina Di Maro, Yolande T.R. Proroga, Silvia Castellano, Anna Balestrieri, Federico Capuano, Enrico Arletti, Michelangelo Vietina, Melissa Bizzarri, Nicoletta Murru, Maria Francesca Peruzy, Daniela Cristiano

  26-02-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.11635

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• Analysis of the original notifications in the Tuscany region “Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed” in the seven-year period 2015-2021

  Alice Giusti, Marta Galgani, Filippo Barontini, Emanuela Balocchini, Carlo D’Ascenzi, Andrea Armani

  04-04-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12341

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  Assessment of relationship between rainfall and Escherichia coli in clams (Chamelea gallina) using the Bayes Factor

  Cesare Ciccarelli, Angela Marisa Semeraro, Melina Leinoudi, Vittoria Di Trani, Sandra Murru, Piero Capocasa, Elena Ciccarelli, Luca Sacchini

  16-08-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6826

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• Human enteric viruses’ detection in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) farmed in the central Adriatic Sea

  Gianluigi Ferri, Vincenzo Olivieri, Alberto Vergara

  20-05-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12349

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  Determination of phytoplankton in water samples, algal biotoxins, microbiological parameters and microplastics in Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819) from an experimental pilot farm in the Calich Lagoon (Sardinia, Italy)

  Alessandro Graziano Mudadu, Anna Maria Bazzoni, Rita Melillo, Giuseppa Lorenzoni, Gabriella Piras, Sara Salza, Simona Cau, Barbara Soro, Bruna Vodret, Tiziana Tedde, Nicola Fois, Simonetto Serra, Sebastiano Virgilio, Domenico Meloni

  25-02-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.9973

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• One-year monitoring of potentially pathogenic microorganisms in the waters and sediments of the Lesina and Varano lagoons (South-East Italy)

  Maria Grazia Basanisi, Gaia Nobili, Gianfranco La Bella, Anna Mattea D’Antuono, Rosa Coppola, Annita Maria Damato, Tommaso Scirocco, Lucrezia Cilenti, Giovanna La Salandra

  07-05-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12218

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  Seasonal variations of Escherichia coli contamination in clams (Chamelea gallina) harvested in the Adriatic Sea (San Benedetto del Tronto district, Italy)

  Cesare Ciccarelli, Angela Marisa Semeraro, Alessandra Aliventi, Vittoria Di Trani, Piero Capocasa

  05-06-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1645

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  First multi-year retrospective study on Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus prevalence in Ruditapes philippinarum harvested in Sacca di Goro, Italy

  Patrizia Serratore, Fabio Ostanello, Pier Luca Passalacqua, Emanuele Zavatta, Giorgia Bignami, Andrea Serraino, Federica Giacometti

  15-11-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.6161

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  Detection of Arcobacter spp. in food products collected from Sicilia region: A preliminary study

  Anna Maria Di Noto, Sonia Sciortino, Cinzia Cardamone, Cosimo Ciravolo, Concetta Napoli, Vincenzina Alio, Pietro Arculeo, Giuseppa Oliveri, Antonella Costa

  03-07-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.7171

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  Arcobacter spp. in raw milk from vending machines in Piedmont and occurrence of virulence genes in isolates

  Amaranta Traversa, Silvia Gallina, Francesca Martucci, Cvetelina Boteva, Elisa Baioni, Cristiana Maurella, Laura Chiavacci, Elisa Benvenuto, Irene Ferrero, Elena Ferrero, Federica Giacometti, Silvia Piva, Francesco Chiesa, Daniela Manila Bianchi, Andrea Serraino, Lucia Decastelli

  05-12-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.7859

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• MICROBIOLOGICAL MONITORING PLAN OF VENUS GALLINA PRODUCTION ZONES: THE EXPERIENCE OF Z.T. 11 OF FERMO IN THE PERIOD 2009/2010

  S. Fichera, A. Angellotti, P. Ascani, E. Ferretti, L. Di Giacomo

  15-19

  01-08-2011

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2011.765

  988

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• Impact of volcanic eruptions on heavy metal contamination in the food chain

  Samuele Pulze, Noemi Presti, Aniello Anastasio

  06-08-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13517

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• P08 | Environmental monitoring and identification of Shewanella spp. at a seafood processing plant: preliminary results T. Cardellicchio¹, M. Egidio², A. Mancusi¹, Y.T.R. Proroga¹, S. Capo¹, L. Casalino³, R. Marrone², M. A. Casbarra¹, O. Di Maro¹. | ¹Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, Dip. Coordinamento di Sicurezza Alimentare; ²Università Federico II di Napoli – DMVPA Dip. Medicina Veterinaria e Produzioni Animali; ³Universitas Mercatorum - Sostenibilità e Agenda ESG, Roma, Italy

  Yolande T.R. Proroga

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14391

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  Microplastics in vacuum packages of frozen and glazed icefish (Neosalanx spp.): A freshwater fish intended for human consumption

  Graziella Ziino, Luca Nalbone, Filippo Giarratana, Beatrice Romano, Fabrizio Cincotta, Antonio Panebianco

  21-12-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.9974

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  Lead and other heavy metals (cadmium and mercury) accumulation in bivalve mollusks (Mytilus galloprovincialis, Ruditapes spp. and Crassostrea gigas) sampled in Sardinia in 2008-2012

  Pierluigi Piras, Giannina Chessa, Maurizio Cossu, Gianuario Fiori, Patrizia Piras, Giuseppe Ledda

  e49

  31-12-2013

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2013.1627

  2001

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• Antibiotic residues and heavy metals in blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) fished in the Mediterranean Sea: a preliminary study

  Alessio Manfredi, Patrizio Lorusso, Annamaria Pandiscia, Elisabetta Bonerba, Edmondo Ceci, Giancarlo Bozzo, Domenico Cristofaro, Valentina Terio

  08-04-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13287

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• P01 | Objectives and methods for planning inspections and audits in animal food production establishments in the Emilia-Romagna region A. Rosamilia¹, C. Travaglio², M.L. Bartczak³, F. Vergani⁴, M. Pierantoni⁵, A. Poeta³, D. Fabbri⁶, G. Dell’Orfano⁷, P. Gandolfi⁸, I. Buscemi⁹, F. Zanchini¹⁰, S. Benedetti², A. Padovani². | ¹Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell’Emilia-Romagna; ²Settore Prevenzione Collettiva e Sanità Pubblica, Regione Emilia-Romagna; ³AUSL di Reggio Emilia; ⁴AUSL di Piacenza; ⁵AUSL di Parma; ⁶AUSL di Modena; ⁷AUSL di Ferrara; ⁸AUSL di Bologna; ⁹AUSL di Imola; ¹⁰AUSL della Romagna, Italy

  Alfonso Rosamilia

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14384

  361
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  Microplastics in Sepia officinalis caught on the central Adriatic coast: preliminary results

  Alessia Armellini, Gianluigi Ferri, Carlotta Lauteri, Antonio De Camillis, Luca Pennisi

  08-06-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.9971

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• Machine learning and food inspection: use of Bayesian Network modeling to support official controls in the food industries

  Luca Nalbone, Salvatore Forgia, Filippo Giarratana, Graziella Ziino, Salvatore Monaco, Santino La Macchia, Alessandro Giuffrida

  15-01-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.13491

  773

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  Cadmium bioaccumulation in European flat oysters (Ostrea edulis) from Middle Adriatic Sea (San Benedetto del Tronto district, Italy)

  Cesare Ciccarelli, Angela Marisa Semeraro, Alessandra Aliventi, Vittoria Di Trani, Piero Capocasa

  13-05-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1672

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  Preliminary study on the antimicrobial susceptibility pattern related to the genotype of Vibrio vulnificus strains isolated in the north-western Adriatic Sea coastal area

  Patrizia Serratore, Emanuele Zavatta, Eleonora Fiocchi, Emanuele Serafini, Andrea Serraino, Federica Giacometti, Giorgia Bignami

  20-10-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6843

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  Microbiological and chemical evaluation of Helix spp. snails from local and non-EU markets, utilised as food in Sardinia

  Arianna Corda, Laura Mara, Sebastiano Virgilio, Margherita Pisanu, Giannina Chessa, Antonio Parisi, Maria Paola Cogoni

  17-04-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1732

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• Analysis of post-mortem inspection outcomes in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) slaughtered in the province of Caserta (Campania region, southern Italy)

  Maria Francesca Peruzy, Giorgio Smaldone, Nicoletta Gammarano, Fausta Cucciniello, Nicoletta Murru

  23-12-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12744

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  Detection of Arcobacter spp. in Mytilus galloprovincialis samples collected from Apulia region

  Elisabetta Bonerba, Anna Mottola, Antonio Parisi, Angela Di Pinto, Andrea Serraino, Giancarlo Bozzo, Federica Giacometti, Edmondo Ceci, Giuseppina Tantillo

  17-02-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4583

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  Occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Staphylococcus aureus in seafood

  Deyan Stratev, Todor Stoyanchev, Desislava Bangieva

  03-12-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.10027

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• C15 | Official control of bivalve molluscs in the province of Foggia in the period 2023-2024 and study of the antibiotic resistance characteristics of isolates I. Ciuffreda¹, A. Castelluccio¹, MR. Sasso¹, N. Maino¹, A. Parisi², G. Normanno³, F. Petruzzi², C. Pedarra², V. Rondinone², M. Iammarino², L. Del Sambro², P. Di Taranto². | ¹Servizio igiene degli alimenti di origine animale - Azienda Sanitaria Locale Foggia; ²Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata; ³Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimenti, Risorse Naturali e Ingegneria – Università degli Studi di Foggia.

  Mariarosaria Sasso

  09-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.14360

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  Microbiological and chemical analysis of land snails commercialised in Sicily

  Antonello Cicero, Giuseppe Giangrosso, Gaetano Cammilleri, Andrea Macaluso, Vittoria Currò, Lucia Galuppo, Daniela Vargetto, Domenico Vicari, Vincenzo Ferrantelli

  28-05-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4196

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  Bisphenol A in edible part of seafood

  Adele Repossi, Federica Farabegoli, Teresa Gazzotti, Elisa Zironi, Giampiero Pagliuca

  02-05-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5666

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  A study on the occurrence of human enteric viruses in salad vegetables and seafood and associated health risks for consumers in Mauritius

  Hudaa Neetoo, Khousboo Juggoo, Hena Johaheer, Mala Ranghoo-Sanmukhiya, Zishaan Manoga, Nadhiir Gurib

  10-10-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11447

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• Insect-based products commercialized online: a snapshot of lipid oxidation and mineral content

  Stefania Balzan, Luca Fasolato, Federico Fontana, Sarah Currò, Enrico Novelli

  06-08-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.11600

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