Microbiological Assessment in Strawberry Production and Recommendations to Establish a Good Agricultural Practice System

Yoon, Yohan; Kim, Kyeong-Yeol; Nam, Min-Ji; Shim, Won‐Bo; Ryu, Jae-Gee; Kim, Doo-Ho; You, Oh-Jong; Chung, Duck-Hwa

doi:10.1089/fpd.2010.0611

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“…This method can extend the shelf life of strawberries without any negative impact on antioxidant activity, amounts of phenols and anthocyanins, or color. Yoon et al 15 suggest that food safety practices in strawberry greenhouses and packaging centers should be improved, and their suggestions may be useful in the establishment of a good agricultural practice system for strawberry production.…”

Section: Silva Srm Et Al -Detection Of Intestinal Parasites In Strawmentioning

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Detection of intestinal parasites on field-grown strawberries in the Federal District of Brazil

Silva¹,

Maldonade

Ginani

et al. 2014

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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Introduction:This study evaluated the presence of pathogenic human parasites on fi eld-grown strawberries in the Federal District of Brazil. Methods: A total of 48 samples of strawberries and 48 soil samples from 16 properties were analyzed. Results: Contaminated strawberries were detected in 56% of the properties. Schistosoma mansoni, Ascaris lumbricoides or Ascaris suum, Balantidium coli, Endolimax nana, and Entamoeba spp. were detected. Soil was contaminated with Entamoeba spp., Entamoeba coli, Strongyloides spp., Ancylostomatidae, and Hymenolepis nana. Conclusions: Producers should be instructed on the safe handling of strawberries in order to reduce the incidence of strawberries that are contaminated with enteroparasites.Keywords: Enteroparasites. Strawberries. Transmission.Fruits and vegetables provide important nutritional value for humans, but when they are consumed raw and without being peeled, they may transmit human pathogens. Evaluating the pathogen load of fresh produce is of great importance for public health because it indicates the hygienic conditions during production, storage, transport, and handling 1 .Ascaris lumbricoides, Entamoeba coli, Entamoeba histolytica, Endolimax nana, and Giardia lamblia have been found on strawberries (Fragaria ananassa Duch) in Mexico 2 . In Costa Rica, microsporidia were detected on strawberries 3 , and in Norway, 20% of strawberries were contaminated with G. lamblia cysts 4 . Strawberries in Turkey were heavily contaminated with Enterobius vermicularis 5 . Salmonella, Escherichia coli 6 , noravirus, rotavirus, swine hepatitis E virus 7 , and hepatitis A virus 8 have also been detected in strawberries in North America.In Brazil, the cultivation of strawberries has increased in recent years. However, the contamination of Brazilian strawberries by protozoa and helminthes that pose a risk to public health has not been investigated. The Brazlândia Administrative Region of the Federal District of Brazil (FD) is the largest production center of strawberries in the CentralWest Region of Brazil. Strawberries produced there are sold in the FD and are also exported to the States of Bahia, Goiás, Pará, and Amazonas. As strawberries can carry pathogenic organisms, the aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of pathogenic human parasites on fi eld-grown strawberries in FD, Brazil.Samples of fi eld-grown strawberries were collected in the rural area of Brazlândia, FD. Brazlândia has approximately 54,000 inhabitants. It has a total area of 474.83km 2 and is 45km from Brasília (15° 47′ 56″ S, 47° 52′ 0″ W). The region includes 1,446 hectares of vegetables and fruit, of which 141 hectares produce approximately 4,700 tons of strawberries annually; they are the most commonly cultivated fruits in Brazlândia [Empresa de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (EMATER)/DF].The producers included in this study were selected using registration data from EMATER. Data were collected from 16 out of 38 registered strawberry producers, during visits that occurred from June to Sep...

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Section: Silva Srm Et Al -Detection Of Intestinal Parasites In Strawmentioning

confidence: 99%

Detection of intestinal parasites on field-grown strawberries in the Federal District of Brazil

Silva¹,

Maldonade

Ginani

et al. 2014

Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop.

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“…Nevertheless, fresh produce can serve as a vehicle for many food-borne pathogenic microorganisms [5]. The most frequent pathogenic bacteria isolated from the fresh products were usually Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and S. aureus, which could also survive in the fresh and frozen strawberries beyond the expected shelf life, causing severe human infection and death, consequently posing a particular health hazard to consumers [5][6][7][8][9][10]. Moreover, S. aureus is also considered as an important hazard due to producing staphylococcal enterotoxins, which could result in staphylococcal food poisoning (SFP) [11].…”

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Non-thermal plasma-activated water inactivation of food-borne pathogen on fresh produce

Wang

Tian

et al. 2015

Journal of Hazardous Materials

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“…In a survey carried out by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Salmonella was detected in one of a total of 143 samples of imported strawberries [7]. Only a few studies have been found in the literature regarding primary production of strawberries, and the results from these surveys also indicate low occurrence of fecal indicators and typical pathogens on strawberries [8,9,10]. …”

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Occurrence of Escherichia coli, Campylobcter, Salmonella and Shiga-Toxin Producing E. coli in Norwegian Primary Strawberry Production

Johannessen

Eckner²,

Heiberg

et al. 2015

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The aim of this study was to investigate the bacteriological quality of strawberries at harvest and to study risk factors such as irrigation water, soil and picker’s hand cleanliness. Four farms were visited during the harvest season in 2012. Samples of strawberries, irrigation water, soil and hand swabs were collected and analyzed for E. coli, Campylobacter, Salmonella and STEC Although fecal indicators and pathogens were found in environmental samples, only one of 80 samples of strawberries was positive for E. coli (1.0 log10 cfu/g) and pathogens were not detected in any of the strawberry samples. The water samples from all irrigation sources were contaminated with E. coli in numbers ranging from 0 to 3.3 log10 cfu/g. Campylobacter (8/16 samples) and Salmonella (1/16 samples) were isolated from samples with high numbers of E. coli. The water samples collected from a lake had lower numbers of E. coli than the samples from rivers and a stream. The present study indicated continuous background contamination in the primary production environment. Although the background contamination was not reflected on the strawberries tested here, the results must be interpreted with caution due to the limited number of samples.

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Microbiological Assessment in Strawberry Production and Recommendations to Establish a Good Agricultural Practice System

Cited by 12 publications

References 33 publications

Detection of intestinal parasites on field-grown strawberries in the Federal District of Brazil

Detection of intestinal parasites on field-grown strawberries in the Federal District of Brazil

Non-thermal plasma-activated water inactivation of food-borne pathogen on fresh produce

Occurrence of Escherichia coli, Campylobcter, Salmonella and Shiga-Toxin Producing E. coli in Norwegian Primary Strawberry Production

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