Inactivation of Toxoplasma gondii on blueberries using low dose irradiation without affecting quality

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• 作者：Alison Lacombe^a ; Anna Breard^b ; Cheng-An Hwang^c ; Dolores Hill^d ; Xuetong Fan^c ; Lihan Huang^c ; Byong Kwon Yoo^c ; Brendan A. Niemira^a ; Joshua B. Gurtler^a ; Vivian C.H. Wu^e ; ^{vivian.wu@ars.usda.gov}
• 关键词：Toxoplasma gondii ; Parasite ; Blueberry ; Irradiation ; Food safety and quality
• 刊名：Food Control
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：73
• 期：part_PB
• 页码：981-985
• 全文大小：332 K
• 卷排序：73

文摘

Toxoplasma contamination is a concern for fresh produce. Irradiation treatments at 0.2 kGy effectively inactivate T. gondii oocysts on blueberries. Minimal impact on texture, color, or anthocyanin content of treated produce.