UV treatment for degradation of chemical contaminants in food: A review

Evans, Natasha Marie; Liu, Huaizhi; Zhu, Yan; Zhou, Ting; Shao, Suqin

doi:10.1111/1541-4337.12698

Cited by 21 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 82 publications

(302 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Moreover, the impact of UV treatment on the degradation of aflatoxins in milk should be mentioned. The degradation ratio of AFM1 , with the initial contamination level of 0.1 µg L −1 , reached 96% when UV treatment was applied at the following conditions: 365 nm, 0.05 µWm −2 , 1 min, 1 mm thickness [74]. However, the thickness of the sample is a crucial parameter as the degradation efficiency of AFM1 in milk declines with increasing thickness of the milk sample.…”

Section: Disinfection Of Liquid Products (Milk Syrup)mentioning

confidence: 99%

UV Light Application as a Mean for Disinfection Applied in the Dairy Industry

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Thermal treatment is the most popular decontamination technique used in the dairy industry to ensure food protection and prolong shelf life. But it also causes nutrient and aroma degradation, non-enzymatic browning, and organoleptic changes of dairy products. Non-thermal solutions, on the other hand, have been extensively explored in a response to rising market demand for more sustainable and safe goods. For a long time, the use of ultraviolet (UV) light in the food industry has held great promise. Irradiation with shortwave UV light has excellent germicidal properties, which can destroy a variety of microbial pathogens (for example bacteria, fungi, molds, yeasts, and viruses), at low maintenance and installation costs with minimal use of energy to preserve food without undesirable effects of heat treatment. The purpose of this review is to update the studies made on the possibilities of UV-C radiation while also addressing the essential processing factors involved in the disinfection. It also sheds light on the promise of UV light-emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) as a microbial inactivation alternative to conventional UV lamps.

show abstract

Section: Disinfection Of Liquid Products (Milk Syrup)mentioning

confidence: 99%

UV Light Application as a Mean for Disinfection Applied in the Dairy Industry

et al. 2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Although there is no ideal method for removing these pesticide contaminants, processes that use UV radiation appears to be a feasible alternative because of their numerous advantages. They are relatively inexpensive, environmentally friendly, efficient, and easy to use (He et al, 2021). Among all UV, UV‐C shows the highest disinfection effect, and UV‐C, along with a photocatalyst, has less detrimental effects on the quality of fruits and vegetables.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A review on pesticides degradation by using ultraviolet light treatment in agricultural commodities

Lakshmipathy,

Sindhu,

Singh

et al. 2024

eFood

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Pesticides are widely used in agriculture, but their persistence in agricultural products can lead to potential health risks and environmental pollution. Traditional methods for removing pesticide residues from food products, such as washing, peeling, and salting, are often insufficient and time‐consuming. As a result, there has been a shift towards nonthermal processing techniques, such as ultraviolet (UV) disinfection. UV disinfection methods, such as low‐pressure and medium‐pressure mercury lamps, are more efficient and environmentally friendly and can effectively remove pesticide residues from food and agricultural products. Recently, the contamination of food products' surfaces with pesticides has become a significant concern in the food industry. This review paper provides an overview of the basic principles of UV light production, pesticides, and the use of UV in eliminating pesticide residues from agricultural products. The toxicity of photoproducts from pesticides that result from UV treatment is also discussed. Additionally, this paper explores how modified, and combined UV light applications can impact the dissipation of pesticides in agricultural commodities. To sum up, the use of UV light is effective for pesticide degradation but requires further research to optimize the technology and evaluate potential photoproduct toxicity. Future studies should concentrate on developing UV Vacuum technology and exploring synergistic combinations with other methods to improve pesticide reduction in agricultural commodities.

show abstract

“…The biological approach is the biodegradation of fungi in grain, from a genomic, proteomic and metabolomic point of view, using some kind of microorganism that is non-toxic and has no side effects on the harmful substances in the grain (Mannaa and Kim 2016). Photodegradation methods use the excellent characteristics of nanomaterials as photocatalysts for the degradation of mycotoxins in the presence of light such as ultraviolet ray (He et al 2021).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prediction and optimal control of fungal contamination of food under the influence of temperature and water content

Wang

Feng

Zheng

et al. 2023

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The mildew phenomenon and mycotoxin pollution caused by the mass reproduction of grain fungi seriously endanger food security and people's health. The existing fungal growth models are difficult to accurately describe and predict the fungal growth trend, and can't optimally control the temperature and water content of grain storage environment. This paper constructs a fungal growth model with temperature and water content as the influencing factors to predict the fungal growth trend, and puts forward the optimal control method of temperature and water content during grain storage. Firstly, on the basis of the existing temperature-based microbial growth dynamics model, water influencing factors were added, and the transformation relationship model between colony diameter and fungal spore number was put forward by improving the two-dimensional normal distribution model. Then, the growth trend of fungi was predicted by discretizing and incrementing the model. On this basis, according to the characteristics of grain fungus pollution, the predictive control theory was improved, and the optimal control objective function with fungus growth as the predictive variable and temperature and water as the control variables was established. The fixed point method was used for iterative solution to achieve the global minimization of colony growth rate, temperature and water control cost. The experimental data of rice storage were used to verify the proposed method, and it was verified that the prediction accuracy of the established fungal growth model was high, and by optimizing the control of temperature and water content, the fungal growth could be significantly reduced.

show abstract

UV treatment for degradation of chemical contaminants in food: A review

Cited by 21 publications

References 82 publications

UV Light Application as a Mean for Disinfection Applied in the Dairy Industry

UV Light Application as a Mean for Disinfection Applied in the Dairy Industry

A review on pesticides degradation by using ultraviolet light treatment in agricultural commodities

Prediction and optimal control of fungal contamination of food under the influence of temperature and water content

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About