1p. / Most of the "bad food" reported illnesses are due to bacterial contamination. Nearly all of these cases can be linked to improper food handling, both in our homes and in restaurants. This article briefly discusses the causes of food contamination and how to handle food safely.

Kong, Kwok Ho. / "August 2011." / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-68). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.ii / 摘要 --- p.iii / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Literature Review --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- The Retirement-Consumption Puzzle --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- Food Expenditure and Food Consumption --- p.7 / Chapter 2.3 --- Heterogeneous Impact of Retirement on Consumption Expenditure --- p.7 / Chapter 3. --- Data Sources and Description --- p.10 / Chapter 3.1 --- Surveys --- p.10 / Chapter 3.2 --- Sample --- p.12 / Chapter 4. --- Methodology --- p.16 / Chapter 5. --- "Comparison of the NHAPS, ATUS, and ASEC Estimates" --- p.18 / Chapter 6. --- Empirical Results-Demographic Characteristics --- p.21 / Chapter 6.1 --- Male and Female Householders --- p.23 / Chapter 6.2 --- Marital Status --- p.25 / Chapter 6.3 --- Education --- p.27 / Chapter 7. --- Empirical Results-Financial Characteristics --- p.29 / Chapter 7.1 --- Housing Ownership --- p.30 / Chapter 7.2 --- Interest and Dividend Income --- p.32 / Chapter 8. --- Empirical Results-Dependency Status --- p.35 / Chapter 9. --- Potential Bias of Using Age as an Insturment for Retirement --- p.38 / Chapter 10. --- Robustness Checking --- p.40 / Chapter 10.1 --- Estimation with Restricted Samples --- p.40 / Chapter 10.2 --- Ordinary Least Square (OLS) Estimation --- p.41 / Chapter 11. --- Conclusions --- p.43 / Chapter Figure 1 --- Level Changes of Time Spent on Food Production for Household Members by Three-year Ranges --- p.46 / Chapter Figure 2 --- Percentage Change of Time Spent on Food Production for Household Members by Three-year Ranges --- p.47 / Chapter Table 1 --- "Descriptive Statistics of Non-retired and Retired Individuals in NHAPS, ATUS, and ATUS-ASEC" --- p.48 / Chapter Table 2 --- Descriptive Statistics of Time Spent on Home Food Production (in minutes per day) of Non-retired and Retired Households --- p.49 / Chapter Table 3 --- Comparison of Regression Result between the Estimation of Aguiar and Hurst (2005) and the Author's Estimation --- p.50 / Chapter Table 4 --- Descriptive Statistics of ATUS Non-retired and Retired Individuals by Gender --- p.51 / Chapter Table 5 --- 2SLS Estimates of ATUS-ASEC Householders by Gender --- p.52 / Chapter Table 6 --- 2SLS Estimates of ATUS-ASEC Female Householders by Marital Status --- p.53 / Chapter Table 7 --- 2SLS Estimates of ATUS-ASEC Male Householders by Marital Status --- p.54 / Chapter Table 8 --- 2SLS Estimates of ATUS-ASEC Householders by Education Attainment --- p.55 / Chapter Table 9 --- 2SLS Estimates of ATUS-ASEC Householders by Housing Ownership --- p.56 / Chapter Table 10 --- 2SLS Estimates of ATUS-ASEC Householders by Interest Income and Dividend Income during the Survey Year --- p.57 / Chapter Table 11 --- 2SLS Estimates of ATUS-ASEC Householders by Dependency Status during the Survey Year --- p.58 / Chapter Table 12 --- Comparison of Regression Results under Full Samples and Restricted Samples --- p.59 / Chapter Table 13 --- Comparison of Regression Results between the Use of 2SLS and OLS Methods --- p.60 / Chapter Appendix: --- Data --- p.61 / Chapter Appendix Table 1 --- Time Spent on Home Food Production (in Minutes per Day) of Householders by Marital Status --- p.62 / Chapter Appendix Table 2 --- Time Spent on Home Food Production (in Minutes per Day) of Householders by Education Attainment --- p.63 / Chapter Appendix Table 3 --- Time Spent on Home Food Production (in Minutes per Day) of Householders by Housing Ownership and the Sum of Interest Income and Dividend Income --- p.64 / Chapter Appendix Table 4 --- Housing Ownership and Education Attainment of Individuals in 2003-2009 ATUS-ASEC --- p.65 / Chapter Appendix Table 5 --- Time Spent on Home Food Production (in Minutes per Day) of Householders by Dependency Status --- p.66 / References --- p.67

Extended shelf-life cook-chill meals can pose a potential risk of botulism if they are subjected to a temperature abuse. Spores of group II non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum can survive the mild heat treatment typically given to these products and can grow at refrigeration temperatures. To circumvent this safety issue, existing preservation methods can either affect the sensory properties of these foods or damage their image. Therefore, additional natural preservation hurdles are needed. Thus, the aim of this study was to develop a novel bio-preservation method based on the principle of antibiosis between protective cultures (PCs) and C. botulinum. Consequently, the objectives were to select effective anti-botulinal cultures and study their inhibition pattern in microbiological media and foods, identify the conditions for effective inhibition and the nature of the antibiosis. This research demonstrates for the first time that the bacteriocinogenic protective cultures inoculated at high levels had an anti-botulinal effect in a range of commercial cook-chill products, which supported active growth of non-proteolytic C. botulinum. The protocol for commercial application of the protective cultures was developed. / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Open University. BLDSC no. DX214362.

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Food tampering in foodservice facilities, especially with self-serve foods, can result in consumer illness or injury and adversely affect the foodservice organization. This study explored foodservice managers' awareness and perceptions of risk and evaluated a Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP)-based program of food tampering hazard reduction developed for managers. The study had two phases, descriptive and experimental. The purpose of phase one was to determine food tampering awareness and opinions, to obtain descriptive information about foodservice managers and their facilities, and to identify the population for phase two. The purpose of phase two was to evaluate an educational workbook, which had been developed by the researcher, using a post-test for the experimental and control samples. One thousand foodservice managers in commercial and non-commercial foodservices were contacted by mailed questionnaires in phase one; 376 continued on to phase two, one-half received both a food tampering risk reduction self-instructional workbook and a post-test; 238 completed the study. The post-test included a food tampering hazard inspection form used to evaluate facilities. The managers' changes in opinions and actions to reduce food tampering hazards and their understanding of a HACCP-based program were identified and comparisons made through chi square analyses. More non-commercial foodservice managers than commercial managers had college degrees, but there was no significant association between education level and food tampering concern. Managers with self-serve foods reported greater concern than those without; managers aware of food tampering reported greater concern. Managers who had received the self-instructional workbook had greater ability to identify food tampering hazards through floor plan evaluation. No significant changes in food tampering concern or intent to take action to reduce risk were found after the post-test. However, increased awareness led to a trend of increased concern. It was concluded that the questionnaire and post-test both had educational effects on the participants. The workbook and the inspection form are suggested as an educational program to increase awareness and concern for food tampering and the intent to reduce food tampering hazards by foodservice managers. / Graduation date: 1993

This study investigated the effectiveness of teaching basic food safety principles by programmed instruction for consumers. A linear-type programmed text was developed and evaluated. The difference between initial behavior and terminal behavior of subjects using the programmed text was assessed in relation to the terminal objectives of the programmed material. The terminal objectives of the programmed material were expressed in a criterion test used as a pretest and post-test. The criterion test and programmed text were administered to 2 groups of consumers consisting of 20 subjects and 17 subjects, respectively. A positive change in scores between the pretest and post-test was significant at the 0.001 level for both groups. The error rate of the programmed text was within the specified 10 per cent level. The maximum time required to complete the programmed text was estimated to be 1 hour. The results obtained indicated that food safety could be taught effectively to consumers through programmed instruction. / Master of Science

Ma Yam Tak. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 280-299). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Thesis Committee: --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.ii / Abstract --- p.iii / 摘要 --- p.vi / Content --- p.viii / List of Tables --- p.xvii / List of Figures --- p.xxiv / Abbreviations --- p.xxvi / Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Reactive oxygen species (ROS) --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Definition --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Formation of ROS --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2.1 --- Homolysis --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2.2 --- Reaction with pre-formed odd-electron species --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1.2.3 --- Electron transfer --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.2.4 --- Metabolism and cellular functions --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Sources of ROS in human --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.4 --- Chemistry and Biochemistry of ROS --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.4.1 --- Superoxide anion radical (O2、) --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.4.2 --- Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1.4.3 --- Hydroxyl radical (HO) --- p.9 / Chapter 1.1.5 --- Lipid peroxidation --- p.10 / Chapter 1.2 --- Antioxidants --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- Definition --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Mechanism of action --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Natural antioxidants --- p.13 / Chapter 1.2.3.1 --- Endogenous antioxidants --- p.13 / Chapter 1.2.3.2 --- Exogenous antioxidants --- p.14 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Synthetic antioxidants --- p.15 / Chapter 1.3 --- Oxidative stress --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Balance between ROS and antioxidants --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Diseases associated with oxidative stress --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Beneficial effects of dietary antioxidants towards degenerative diseases --- p.18 / Chapter 1.4 --- Principles of assay --- p.21 / Chapter 1.4.1 --- Evaluation of antioxidant activity --- p.21 / Chapter 1.4.1.1 --- ABTS radical cation scavenging activity --- p.21 / Chapter 1.4.1.2 --- DPPH radical scavenging capacity --- p.21 / Chapter 1.4.1.3 --- p-carotene bleaching assay --- p.22 / Chapter 1.4.1.4 --- Ferric reducing antioxidant power --- p.23 / Chapter 1.4.1.5 --- Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity --- p.23 / Chapter 1.4.2 --- Determination of phenolic content --- p.24 / Chapter 1.4.2.1 --- Folin-Ciocalteu method --- p.24 / Chapter 1.4.2.2 --- Enzymatic method --- p.25 / Chapter 1.4.3 --- Determination of Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) --- p.25 / Chapter 1.5 --- Effect of food processing on antioxidant activity --- p.27 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- Blanching --- p.27 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- Drying --- p.29 / Chapter 1.5.2.1 --- Sun-drying or air-drying --- p.29 / Chapter 1.5.2.2 --- Oven-drying --- p.30 / Chapter 1.5.2.3 --- Infrared-drying or microwave-drying --- p.33 / Chapter 1.5.2.4 --- Freeze-drying --- p.34 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- Canning --- p.34 / Chapter 1.5.4 --- General thermal treatment --- p.36 / Chapter 1.5.5 --- Freezing --- p.37 / Chapter 1.6 --- Mushroom antioxidants --- p.44 / Chapter 1.6.1 --- Nutritional information --- p.44 / Chapter 1.6.2 --- Antioxidant activity of edible mushrooms --- p.44 / Chapter 1.6.3 --- Antioxidant components --- p.47 / Chapter 1.7 --- Objectives --- p.50 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- Method development --- p.63 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.63 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials and method --- p.67 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Standard preparation --- p.67 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Preparation of mushroom crude extracts --- p.67 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Optimization of the assay on mushroom extracts and standards / Chapter 2.2.3.1 --- Volume ratio between various reagents and samples --- p.69 / Chapter 2.2.3.2 --- Reaction kinetics --- p.69 / Chapter 2.2.3.3 --- Comparison of response of phenolic standards to the enzymatic method and the Folin Ciocalteu (FC) method --- p.70 / Chapter 2.2.3.3.1 --- Enzymatic method --- p.70 / Chapter 2.2.3.3.2 --- FC method --- p.70 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Statistical analysis --- p.71 / Chapter 2.3 --- Results and discussions --- p.75 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Sample-to-reagent volume ratio --- p.75 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Reaction kinetics --- p.77 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Response of phenolic standards to the enzymatic method and FC method --- p.82 / Chapter 2.3.3.1 --- General trends --- p.82 / Chapter 2.3.3.2 --- Mechanism in the response of phenolic standards to the enzymatic reaction --- p.84 / Chapter 2.3.3.3 --- Mechanism in the response of phenolic standards towards the FC method --- p.86 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Response of interfering compounds to the enzymatic method and the FC method --- p.88 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Response of mushroom crude extracts to the enzymatic method and the FC method --- p.89 / Chapter 2.4 --- Conclusion --- p.90 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Mushroom screening --- p.92 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.92 / Chapter 3.1.1 --- Agrocybe aegerita (Aa) --- p.92 / Chapter 3.1.2 --- Volvariella volvacea (Vv) --- p.93 / Chapter 3.1.3 --- Lentinus edodes (Le) --- p.94 / Chapter 3.1.4 --- Agaricus bisporus (Ab) --- p.95 / Chapter 3.1.5 --- Processing need of fresh mushrooms --- p.95 / Chapter 3.1.6 --- Comparison of antioxidant activity of mushrooms --- p.96 / Chapter 3.2 --- Materials and methods --- p.98 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Sample preparation --- p.98 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Proximate analysis of the four fresh edible mushrooms --- p.99 / Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Crude lipid --- p.99 / Chapter 3.2.2.2 --- Crude protein --- p.99 / Chapter 3.2.2.3 --- Ash content --- p.101 / Chapter 3.2.2.4 --- Total dietary fiber (TDF) content --- p.101 / Chapter 3.2.2.5 --- Moisture content --- p.103 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Sample extraction --- p.103 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Total phenolic content --- p.103 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- Evaluation of antioxidant activity --- p.104 / Chapter 3.2.5.1 --- ABTS radical cation scavenging activity --- p.104 / Chapter 3.2.5.2 --- DPPH radical scavenging capacity --- p.105 / Chapter 3.2.5.3 --- Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power --- p.106 / Chapter 3.2.5.4 --- β-carotene bleaching assay --- p.107 / Chapter 3.2.5.5 --- Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity --- p.108 / Chapter 3.2.6 --- Statistical analysis --- p.109 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results and Discussion --- p.110 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Proximate analysis --- p.111 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Total phenolic content --- p.112 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Antioxidant activities --- p.114 / Chapter 3.3.3.1 --- ABTS radical cation scavenging activity --- p.114 / Chapter 3.3.3.2 --- DPPH radical scavenging capacity --- p.115 / Chapter 3.3.3.3 --- Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power --- p.120 / Chapter 3.3.3.4 --- β-carotene bleaching assay --- p.121 / Chapter 3.3.3.5 --- Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity --- p.124 / Chapter 3.4 --- Correlation between antioxidant activities and total phenolic content --- p.127 / Chapter 3.5 --- Summary --- p.128 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Effect of thermal processing on mushroom antioxidants --- p.131 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.131 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- General procedures of thermal processing on mushrooms --- p.131 / Chapter 4.1.1.1 --- Canning --- p.136 / Chapter 4.1.1.2 --- Drying --- p.136 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- Previous studies on the effect of thermal processing on mushroom antioxidants --- p.136 / Chapter 4.2 --- Materials and methods --- p.140 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Thermal processing --- p.140 / Chapter 4.2.1.1 --- Canning --- p.140 / Chapter 4.2.1.2 --- Drying --- p.143 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Sample preparation --- p.144 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Sample extraction --- p.145 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Evaluation of antioxidant activity --- p.145 / Chapter 4.2.5 --- Total phenolic content --- p.146 / Chapter 4.2.6 --- Measurement of Hydromethylfurfural (HMF) --- p.146 / Chapter 4.2.7 --- Statistical analysis --- p.147 / Chapter 4.3 --- Results --- p.148 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- ABTS radical cation scavenging activity --- p.148 / Chapter 4.3.1.1 --- Canning --- p.148 / Chapter 4.3.1.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.148 / Chapter 4.3.1.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.149 / Chapter 4.3.1.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.149 / Chapter 4.3.1.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.151 / Chapter 4.3.1.2 --- Drying --- p.151 / Chapter 4.3.1.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.152 / Chapter 4.3.1.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.153 / Chapter 4.3.1.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.154 / Chapter 4.3.1.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.155 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power --- p.165 / Chapter 4.3.2.1 --- Canning --- p.165 / Chapter 4.3.2.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.165 / Chapter 4.3.2.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.166 / Chapter 4.3.2.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.167 / Chapter 4.3.2.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.168 / Chapter 4.3.2.2 --- Drying --- p.169 / Chapter 4.3.2.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.170 / Chapter 4.3.2.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.171 / Chapter 4.3.2.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.172 / Chapter 4.3.2.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.173 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- β-carotene bleaching assay --- p.182 / Chapter 4.3.3.1 --- Canning --- p.182 / Chapter 4.3.3.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.183 / Chapter 4.3.3.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.183 / Chapter 4.3.3.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.184 / Chapter 4.3.3.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.184 / Chapter 4.3.3.2 --- Drying --- p.185 / Chapter 4.3.3.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.186 / Chapter 4.3.3.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.187 / Chapter 4.3.3.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.188 / Chapter 4.3.3.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.189 / Chapter 4.3.4 --- Hydroxyl radical scavenging activity --- p.198 / Chapter 4.3.4.1 --- Canning --- p.198 / Chapter 4.3.4.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.198 / Chapter 4.3.4.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.199 / Chapter 4.3.4.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.200 / Chapter 4.3.4.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.201 / Chapter 4.3.4.2 --- Drying --- p.201 / Chapter 4.3.4.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.202 / Chapter 4.3.4.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.203 / Chapter 4.3.4.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.203 / Chapter 4.3.4.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.204 / Chapter 4.3.5 --- Total phenolic content --- p.214 / Chapter 4.3.5.1 --- Canning --- p.214 / Chapter 4.3.5.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.215 / Chapter 4.3.5.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.217 / Chapter 4.3.5.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.218 / Chapter 4.3.5.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.219 / Chapter 4.3.5.2 --- Drying --- p.223 / Chapter 4.3.5.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.223 / Chapter 4.3.5.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.225 / Chapter 4.3.5.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.226 / Chapter 4.3.5.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.227 / Chapter 4.3.6 --- The Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content --- p.237 / Chapter 4.3.6.1 --- Canning --- p.237 / Chapter 4.3.6.1.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.237 / Chapter 4.3.6.1.2 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.238 / Chapter 4.3.6.1.3 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.238 / Chapter 4.3.6.1.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.239 / Chapter 4.3.6.2 --- Drying --- p.239 / Chapter 4.3.6.2.1 --- Effect of blanching --- p.239 / Chapter 4.3.6.2.2 --- Effect of drying time --- p.240 / Chapter 4.3.6.2.3 --- Effect of drying temperature --- p.241 / Chapter 4.3.6.2.4 --- Effect of storage --- p.242 / Chapter 4.4 --- Summary --- p.249 / Chapter 4.5 --- Discussion --- p.257 / Chapter 4.5.1 --- Reduction of antioxidant activities in mushrooms by heat treatment --- p.257 / Chapter 4.5.2 --- Effect of blanching --- p.259 / Chapter 4.5.3 --- Effect of sterilization time --- p.260 / Chapter 4.5.4 --- Effect of drying time and temperature --- p.262 / Chapter 4.5.5 --- Effect of addition of vitamin C --- p.263 / Chapter 4.5.6 --- Changes during storage --- p.265 / Chapter 4.5.7 --- Difference in canning and drying --- p.269 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Conclusions --- p.275 / References --- p.280

Thesis (M.Tech.: Quality)-Dept. of Operations & Quality Management, Durban Institute of Technology, 2005 xiii, 68 leaves / The increasing awareness and demand of consumers for safe and high quality food have lead many companies to undertake a comprehensive evaluation and reorganisation of their food control systems in order to improve efficiency, rationalisation of human resources and to harmonise approaches. This evaluation in food control systems has resulted towards the necessity to shift from the traditional approach that relied heavily on end-product sampling and inspection and to move towards the implementation of a preventative safety and quality approach, based on risk analysis and on the principles of the hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) system. Yoghurt is the most popular fermented milk world-wide; the estimated annual consumption in South Africa amounts to nearly 67 million litres. The aim of this study was to implement a HACCP program in a commercial yoghurt factory and then to evaluate the program during certain critical stages of the manufacturing process.

published_or_final_version / Environmental Management / Master / Master of Science in Environmental Management