Survival of lactic acid and propionibacteria in low‐ and full‐fat Dutch‐type cheese during human digestion ex vivo

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A Bibliometric and Systematic Review of Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment in Food Safety (1995–2024)

Quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) has become a central framework for evaluating foodborne microbial hazards by integrating microbiological data, exposure assessment, dose–response modelling, and probabilistic simulation. Over the past three decades, its rapid expansion has created challenges in obtaining a coherent overview of the field’s structure, dominant themes, and research trajectories. This study presents a bibliometric and systematic review of QMRA research in food safety. Bibliographic...

Download 2026 Nađa Raičević , Amil Orahovac , Aleksandra Martinovic , Robert L. Mach , Werner Ruppitsch

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Energy and macronutrient intakes of Montenegrin adults: insights from the EFSA EU Menu National Survey (2017–2022)

Introduction Understanding population-level dietary intakes is essential for preventing diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and informing evidence-based nutrition policies. Until recently, Montenegro lacked nationally representative data on food and nutrient intake aligned with European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) standards. This study provides the first comprehensive analysis of energy and macronutrient intake among Montenegrin adults within the...

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Montenegrin Sudžuk Fermented Sausage Uncovered: Native Microbiota, Volatile Compounds, Physicochemical‐Structural Characterization and Assessment of Safety Profile

ABSTRACT This study characterizes Montenegrin artisanal Sudžuk sausage by examining its composition, microbiota, and safety‐related features using culture‐dependent methods and amplicon sequencing. The dominant bacterial taxa were lactobacilli, lactococci, and coagulase‐negative cocci, with loads up to 7.82, 7.66, and 4.89 log cfu g −1...

Download 2025 Anna Reale , Nadja Raicevic , Floriana Boscaino , Lucia Aquilanti , Aleksandra Martinovic , Vesna Milanović , Giorgia Rampanti , Giuseppe Paderni , Andrea Osimani , Cristiana Garofalo , ... Pogledajte sve

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Antimicrobial Resistance Gene Patterns in Traditional Montenegrin Njeguški Cheese Revealed by qPCR

Background/Objectives: This study was aimed to investigate the safety profile of traditional Montenegrin Njeguški cheese by quantifying genes associated with resistance to clinically important antibiotics. Methods: Samples of Njeguški cheese were sourced from three artisan producers in Montenegro, identified as A, B, and C, with three individual batches selected per producer. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was performed on bacterial DNA extracted directly from samples to detect genes encoding resistance...

Download 2025 Lucia Aquilanti , Aleksandra Martinovic , Vesna Milanović , Giorgia Rampanti , Andrea Brenciani , Giuseppe Paderni , Andrea Osimani , Cristiana Garofalo , Federica Cardinali , Andrea Cantarini

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Determination of Pesticide Residues in Fresh Fruits in the Serbian Market by LC-MS/MS

The concentrations of pesticide residues were determined in 2164 samples of 46 fruit species, collected over a 4-year period. Fruits originated from 59 countries, including Serbia (N = 199). Pesticide residues were determined by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) after extraction using a modified QuEChERS protocol. A total of 173 pesticide residues were detected. Of the fruit samples, 62.57% had pesticide residues at or above 0.01 mg/kg, and 4.67% exceeded the maximum residue...

Download 2025 Vesna Đorđević , Dragan Vujadinović , Aleksandra Martinovic , Milana Lazović , Isidora Kecojević , Vladimir Tomovic , Ana Joksimović , Srđan Stefanović , Biljana Bajić , Mila Tomović , ... Pogledajte sve