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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

  2285

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  Microbiological criteria: Principles for their establishment and application in food quality and safety

  Liliana Pérez-Lavalle, Elena Carrasco, Antonio Valero Diaz

  06-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8543

  2543

  Downloads: 1471

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• Microbiological safety of dry-aged meat: a critical review of data gaps and research needs to define process hygiene and safety criteria

  Federica Savini, Valentina Indio, Federica Giacometti, Yitagele Terefe Mekkonnen, Alessandra De Cesare, Laura Prandini, Raffaele Marrone, Alessandro Seguino, Marika Di Paolo, Valeria Vuoso, Federico Tomasello, Andrea Serraino

  13-05-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12438

  3906

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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

  1858

  Downloads: 1310

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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

  1706

  Downloads: 866

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• Food safety knowledge, hygiene practices among food handlers, and microbiological quality of animal side dishes in contract catering

  Ika Ratna Palupi, R. Dwi Budiningsari, Fikri Aulia Khoirunnisa, Alifah Sharfina Hanifi

  21-05-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12554

  6254

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  Evaluation of hygienic quality and labelling of fish distributed in public canteens of Northeast Italy

  Mariachiara Armani, Michele Civettini, Gabriella Conedera, Michela Favretti, Dorotea Lombardo, Rosaria Lucchini, Sabrina Paternolli, Alessandra Pezzuto, Michela Rabini, Giuseppe Arcangeli

  20-09-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5723

  1946

  Downloads: 998

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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

  936

  Downloads: 639

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  Evaluation of vacuum packaging for extending the shelf life of Sardinian fermented sausage

  Giuliana Siddi, Francesca Piras, Maria Pina Meloni, Daniele Casti, Carlo Spanu, Carlo Pala, Anna Maria Mocci, Carlo Piga, Riccardo Di Salvo, Enrico De Santis, Christian Scarano

  08-06-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.10819

  2788

  Downloads: 565

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  Analysis of a poultry slaughter process: Influence of process stages on the microbiological contamination of broiler carcasses

  Denise Althaus, Claudio Zweifel, Roger Stephan

  06-11-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.7097

  3189

  Downloads: 1495

  HTML: 177

• Process hygiene criteria for Salmonella in pig carcasses: comparing food business operator self-monitoring and official sampling in an Italian high-throughput slaughterhouse

  Mauro Conter, Martina Rega, Cristina Bacci, Silvia Bonardi

  12-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.14646

  280

  Downloads: 297

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  Investigation on the microbiological hazards in an artisanal salami produced in Northern Italy and its production environment in different seasonal periods

  Lucia Gambi, Cecilia Crippa, Alex Lucchi, Gerardo Manfreda, Alessandra de Cesare, Frédérique Pasquali

  08-03-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.10831

  2199

  Downloads: 619

  HTML: 41

• 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

  2027

  Downloads: 390

  HTML: 30

• Monitoring and preventing foodborne outbreaks: are we missing wastewater as a key data source?

  Fulvia Troja, Valentina Indio, Federica Savini, Alessandro Seguino, Andrea Serraino, Alessandro Fuschi, Daniel Remondini, Alessandra De Cesare

  10-10-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12725

  1241

  Downloads: 701

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  Challenges of sanitary compliance related to trade in products of animal origin in Southern Africa

  Kudakwashe Magwedere, Tembile Songabe, Francis Dziva

  30-06-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.5114

  2017

  Downloads: 1343

  HTML: 617
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  Sensory and microbiological evaluation of traditional ovine ricotta cheese in modified atmosphere packaging

  Isabella Mancuso, Cinzia Cardamone, Gerlando Fiorenza, Giusi Macaluso, Luigi Arcuri, Viviana Miraglia, Maria Luisa Scatassa

  09-06-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1725

  2944

  Downloads: 1578

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  Effect of a new sustainable cooling system used during firming and brining on the microbiological, chemical, and sensory characteristics of buffalo mozzarella cheese

  Marika Di Paolo, Martina De Stefano, Giulia Polizzi, Valeria Vuoso, Adriano Michele Luigi Santoro, Aniello Anastasio, Raffaele Marrone

  11-07-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11290

  1263

  Downloads: 331

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  Microbiological stability of canned tuna produced in Italy and in non-European countries

  Francesco Casalinuovo, Teresa Gazzotti, Paola Rippa, Lucia Ciambrone, Rosanna Musarella, Elena Pratticò

  19-03-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4780

  2979

  Downloads: 1766

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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

  2664

  Downloads: 1207

  HTML: 407
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  Infrared drying as a potential alternative to convective drying for biltong production

  Kipchumba Cherono, Gikuru Mwithiga, Stefan Schmidt

  06-07-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5625

  2078

  Downloads: 1066

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  Detection of food hazards in foods: comparison of real time polymerase chain reaction and cultural methods

  Paolo Bonilauri, Lia Bardasi, Roberto Leonelli, Mattia Ramini, Andrea Luppi, Federica Giacometti, Giuseppe Merialdi

  28-01-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5641

  2911

  Downloads: 1579

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  Assessment of food safety knowledge, attitude, practices of food handlers and microbial contamination in foods at the canteens of a University in Pakistan

  Shinawar Waseem Ali, Mateen Ahmad, Memoona Asif, Rai Muhammad Amir, Ahmad Ali

  30-08-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.10051

  3991

  Downloads: 1219

  HTML: 897
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  Microbial, chemical-physical, rheological and organoleptic characterisation of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) salami

  David Ranucci, Rossana Roila, Dino Miraglia, Chiara Arcangeli, Francesca Vercillo, Sara Bellucci, Raffaella Branciari

  02-10-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.8195

  1791

  Downloads: 985

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• The addition of ascorbic acid improves the microbiological quality and shelf life of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) fillets stored in ice

  Elisa D’Aguì, Stella Lovisolo, Tiziana Civera, Felice Panebianco

  01-07-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12296

  1369

  Downloads: 437

  HTML: 18

• The Bayesian β-binomial model to improve the inference based on the results of sampling plans: the case study of the biotoxin monitoring plan of Chamelea gallina natural beds

  Cesare Ciccarelli, Angela Marisa Semeraro, Vittoria Di Trani, Melina Leinoudi, Guglielmo D’Aurizio, Francesca Barchiesi, Sara Gentili, Elena Ciccarelli

  03-02-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.14544

  281

  Downloads: 277

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  Assessment of contamination of Salmonella spp. in imported black pepper and sesame seed and salmonella inactivation by gamma irradiation

  Maria Cristina D'Oca, Anna Maria Di Noto, Antonio Bartolotta, Aldo Parlato, Luisa Nicastro, Sonia Sciortino, Cinzia Cardamone

  07-04-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2021.8914

  1640

  Downloads: 837

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  Microbiological and physico-chemical changes during manufacture of an Italian goat cheese made from raw milk

  Elena Dalzini, Elena Cosciani-Cunico, Chiara Sfameni, Paola Monastero, Paolo Daminelli, Marina Nadia Losio, Giorgio Varisco

  18-12-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.4586

  2151

  Downloads: 896

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• Dry-aged and dry-cured fish: a critical review of the literature and food safety aspects

  Francesca Troise, Federica Savini, Laura Prandini, Valentina Indio, Alessandra De Cesare, Margherita Masi, Yari Vecchio, Felice Panebianco, Tiziana Civera, Valentina Terio, Elisabetta Bonerba, Annamaria Pandiscia, Leonardo Alberghini, Andrea Serraino, Federica Giacometti

  12-01-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.14097

  1504

  Downloads: 480

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  Sheep milk yogurt from a short food supply chain: study of the microbiological, chemico-physical and organoleptic parameters in relation to shelf-life

  Nicla Marri, Virginia Carfora, Daniela Patriarca, Maria Cristina Veschetti, Giuseppina Giacinti, Gilberto Giangolini, Simonetta Amatiste

  28-08-2014

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2014.1695

  2073

  Downloads: 1513

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  Development of a predictive model for the shelf-life of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus)

  Filippo Giarratana, Felice Panebianco, Luca Nalbone, Graziella Ziino, Davide Valenti, Alessandro Giuffrida

  23-02-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.10019

  1074

  Downloads: 649

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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

  2608

  Downloads: 1283

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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

  1938

  Downloads: 514

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  FLOQSwabTM: optimisation of procedures for the recovery of microbiological samples from surfaces

  Guido Finazzi, Marina Nadia Losio, Giorgio Varisco

  03-08-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5756

  1887

  Downloads: 993

  HTML: 259

• Monitoring of health and hygiene parameters in the Carabinieri’s collective catering facilities

  Gianluigi Ferri, Samuele Pulze, Anna Rita Festino, Chiara Di Vittori, Aurora Astolfi, Alberto Vergara

  19-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.14749

  269

  Downloads: 238

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  Preliminary data on the microbial profile of dry and wet aged bovine meat obtained from different breeds in Sardinia

  Maria Pina Meloni, Francesca Piras, Giuliana Siddi, Rita Sanna, Roberta Lai, Fabrizio Simbula, Daniela Cabras, Maria Maurichi, Giovanna Asara, Enrico Pietro Luigi De Santis, Christian Scarano

  08-06-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11060

  1978

  Downloads: 563

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  Food safety objectives, criteria, ranking and hierarchization

  Gaetano Liuzzo, Stefano Bentley, Federica Giacometti, Silvia Piva, Andrea Serraino

  11-02-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.7395

  1752

  Downloads: 858

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  Behavior of Listeria innocua during the manufacturing and pit-ripening of Formaggio di Fossa di Sogliano PDO cheese

  Federica Giacometti, Paolo Daminelli, Laura Fiorentini, Elena Cosciani-Cunico, Paola Monastero, Elena Dalzini, Marina Nadia Losio, Giovanni Dell'Orfano, Rachele Rossini, Silvia Piva, Andrea Serraino

  19-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8552

  1306

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  American lobsters (Homarus americanus) not surviving during air transport: evaluation of microbial spoilage

  Erica Tirloni, Simone Stella, Mario Gennari, Fabio Colombo, Cristian Bernardi

  02-05-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5620

  1941

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  Role of verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli in the swine production chain

  Laura Ercoli, Silvana Farneti, David Ranucci, Stefania Scuota, Raffaella Branciari

  29-06-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.5156

  2494

  Downloads: 1288

  HTML: 558

• Non-relevant Salmonella serotypes in fresh poultry meat: critical issues for official control officers at market level

  Erica Costa, Valentina Garretto, Francesca Pedonese, Andrea Gori, Claudio Biglia, Maura Mattalia, Andrea Armani

  19-03-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.14843

  239

  Downloads: 244

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  Detection and quantification of Campylobacter in foods: New analytic approaches to detect and quantify Campylobacter spp. in food samples

  Maria Francesca Peruzy, Yolande Thérèse Rose Proroga, Federico Capuano, Federica Corrado, Serena Santonicola, Dario De Medici, Elisabetta Delibato, Nicoletta Murru

  28-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.8591

  1864

  Downloads: 942

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• Assessment of knowledge, attitude, self-reported behavior of food handlers, and the microbial contamination of milk in the school feeding program in Maseru, Lesotho

  Lizzy Sello, Christy Manyi-Loh, Jugen Manyatsa, Olga de Smidt

  22-01-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2026.12844

  325

  Downloads: 333

  HTML: 18
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  Evaluation of some microbiological and chemical parameters of Campania buffalo ricotta cheese

  Angela M.I. Montone, Alessandra De Felice, Roberta Brunetti, Domenico Mollica, Salvatore Capo, Federico Capuano, Achille Guarino, Donatella Nava

  28-09-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2017.6316

  1370

  Downloads: 709

  HTML: 136

• Speck: a traditional culinary specialty from the Italian Alps. A microbiological, molecular and chemical evaluation

  Stefano Colorio, Francesca Precazzini, Martina Stella, Michela Rabini, Gloria Paolazzi, Evelin Elke Oberkalmsteiner, Mara Borghi, Astrid Bettini, Alexander Tavella

  25-09-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2024.12630

  950

  Downloads: 526

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  Microbiological quality and presence of foodborne pathogens in raw milk cheeses and raw meat products marketed at farm level in Switzerland

  Nathalie Spoerry Serrano, Claudio Zweifel, Sabrina Corti, Roger Stephan

  03-07-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.7337

  2479

  Downloads: 913

  HTML: 212

• Assessment of the bacteriological contamination of selected street foods in open and closed environments in the city of Lucknow

  Ruchi Verma, Sunita Mishra

  27-11-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13948

  515

  Downloads: 547

  HTML: 210
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  Food risk associated with vegetable consumption, exposure to antimicrobial-resistant strains and pesticide residues

  Annamaria Castello, Giovanni Lo Cascio, Clelia Ferraro, Licia Pantano, Antonella Costa, Gaspare Butera, Giuseppa Oliveri, Maria Laura Rizzuto, Rosa Alduina, Cinzia Cardamone

  08-06-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11134

  2478

  Downloads: 791

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  Study on microbial communities in domestic kitchen sponges: Evidence of Cronobacter sakazakii and Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) producing bacteria

  Stefania Maria Marotta, Filippo Giarratana, Anastasia Calvagna, Graziella Ziino, Alessandro Giuffrida, Antonio Panebianco

  11-02-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2018.7672

  2658

  Downloads: 1280

  HTML: 177

• Preliminary evaluation of the hygienic level of refrigerated vacuum-packed wild boar meat

  Caterina Altissimi, Mathieu Venuto, Marta Coppini, Raffaella Branciari, Rossana Roila, Sonia Esposto, David Ranucci

  25-06-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2025.13453

  896

  Downloads: 341

  HTML: 28
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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

  2386

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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

  1016

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  Control activities for health and hygiene requirements in National Police collective catering

  Noemi Presti, Samuele Pulze, Fabio Ciciliano, Alberto Vergara

  13-07-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11089

  1495

  Downloads: 443

  HTML: 20
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  Hygiene and welfare evaluation of pigs slaughtered in agritourisms

  Rina Mazzette, Francesca Piras, Vanessa Agus, Gabriella Porcheddu, Giuseppe Fois, Simonetta Gianna Consolati

  28-05-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4580

  2097

  Downloads: 1060

  HTML: 410
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  Investigation on the microbiological hazards in an artisanal soft cheese produced in northern Italy and its production environment in different seasonal periods

  Cecilia Crippa, Frédérique Pasquali; Alex Lucchi; Lucia Gambi, Alessandra De Cesare

  22-06-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.9983

  1212

  Downloads: 624

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  Shelf life evaluation of ricotta fresca sheep cheese in modified atmosphere packaging

  Carlo Pala, Christian Scarano, Massimiliano Venusti, Daniela Sardo, Daniele Casti, Francesca Cossu, Sonia Lamon, Vincenzo Spanu, Michela Ibba, Michela Marras, Antonio Paba, Carlo Spanu, Enrico Pietro Luigi De Santis

  03-08-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2016.5502

  2474

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  HTML: 298
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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

  1882

  Downloads: 799

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  Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profile in Salmonella spp. isolates from swine food chain

  Carlotta Lauteri, Anna Rita Festino, Mauro Conter, Alberto Vergara

  22-06-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2022.9980

  1803

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  Microbiological analysis of the Robiola di Roccaverano cheese by means of traditional culturing methods

  Federica Biolcati, Maria Teresa Bottero, Alessandra Dalmasso

  05-12-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2019.8574

  1446

  Downloads: 794

  HTML: 74
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  Carassius auratus as a bioindicator of the health status of Lake Trasimeno and risk assessment for consumers

  Rossana Roila, Arianna Piersanti, Andrea Valiani, David Ranucci, Tamara Tavoloni, Arianna Stramenga, Francesco Griffoni, Lucia Pittura, Stefania Gorbi, Raffaella Franceschini, Francesco Agnetti, Giuseppe Palma, Raffaella Branciari

  18-07-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2023.11137

  1596

  Downloads: 540

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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

  1599

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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

  1850

  Downloads: 972

  HTML: 270

• 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

  469
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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

  1239

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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

  2594

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  Application of the Micro Biological Survey analytical method for the determination of bacterial load in cow raw milk

  Alessandra Cornacchia, Maria Antonietta Saletti, Violeta Di Marzio, Romolo Salini, Cristina Marfoglia, Elga Tieri, Nicola D’Alterio, Nicla Marri, Francesca Losito, Alyexandra Arienzo, Lorenza Murgia, Giovanni Antonini, Simonetta Amatiste, Loris Leboffe, Francesco Pomilio

  04-11-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2020.7696

  1009

  Downloads: 609

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  Experimental accelerated shelf life determination of a ready-to-eat processed food

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• P24 | Microbiological criteria as a tool for evaluating good hygiene practices in sushi preparation A. Sardella¹, L. Barco¹, L. Grassi², M. Bergantin¹, G. Bozzolan¹, G. Fabbri¹, E. Fornasiero¹, S. Friso¹, E. Marafin¹, M. Milan¹, E. Selmin¹, G. Zanardi¹, P. Zavagnin¹, L. Chiementin³, R. Francia³, G. Toniolo³, L. Bossa³, K. Capello⁴, I. Pascuci⁴, V. Cibin⁴. | ¹SCS1 – Microbiologia generale e sperimentale, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro; ²4SCT4 – Sezione territoriale di Udine, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Udine; ³SIAN – Servizio Igiene degli Alimenti e Nutrizione, Azienda ULSS 8 Berica, Vicenza; ⁴SCS4 – Epidemiologia, servizi e ricerca in sanità pubblica veterinaria, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Legnaro (PD), Italy

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