Most Common Foodborne Pathogens and Mycotoxins on Fresh Produce: A Review of Recent Outbreaks

Yeni F., Yavaş S., Alpas H., Soyer Y.

CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION, vol.56, pp.1532-1544, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 56
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/10408398.2013.777021
  • Journal Name: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1532-1544
  • Keywords: Foodborne pathogens, fresh produce, epidemiology, traceback, notification, RASFF, PulseNet, FRUITS
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Every year millions of people are affected and thousands of them die due to infections and intoxication as a result of foodborne outbreaks, which also cause billions of dollars' worth of damage, public health problems, and agricultural product loss. A considerable portion of these outbreaks is related to fresh produce and caused by foodborne pathogens on fresh produce and mycotoxins. Escherichia coli O104:H4 outbreak, occurred in Germany in 2011, has attracted a great attention on foodborne outbreaks caused by contaminated fresh produce, and especially the vulnerability and gaps in the early warning and notification networks in the surveillance systems in all around the world. In the frame of this paper, we reviewed the most common foodborne pathogens on fresh produce, traceback investigations of the outbreaks caused by these pathogens, and lastly international early warning and notification systems, including PulseNet International and Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed, aiming to detect foodborne outbreaks.