Acrylamide in Food Workshop 2004: Priority Research Needs for Toxicology and Metabolic Consequences
Journal Article 2004
This article discusses the determination of modes of action and appropriate dose metrics for acrylamide’s principal toxic effects, the examination of potential effects from perinatal exposures, the characterization of the dose-response relationship for germ cell toxicity, and the development of a human PBPK model.
Rat Kidney Pathology Induced by Chronic Exposure to Fumonisin B1 Includes Rare Variants of Renal Tubule Tumor
Journal Article 2001
The carcinogenicity of fumonisin B1 (FB1), a worldwide contaminant of corn produced by the Fusaria species of fungi, has been tested recently in 2-year feeding studies in Fischer F344 rats and B6C3F1 mice. Outcomes of this study were published in Toxicologic Pathology (2001;29:379–386).
Threshold Dose for Peanut: Risk Characterization Based Upon Diagnostic Oral Challenge of a Series of 286 Peanut-Allergic Individuals
Journal Article 2010
Clinical records of 286 consecutive patients reacting positively with objective symptoms to double-blind, placebo-controlled oral peanut challenges at University Hospital, Nancy, France were examined for individual no observed adverse effect levels (NOAELs) and lowest observed adverse effect levels (LOAELs). This study was published in Food and Chemical Toxicology (2010;48:814–819).
Proceedings From the ILSI North America International Conference on the Toxicology of Fumonism
Journal Article 2001
This conference aimed to assemble, present, and critically review the available data on the chemistry, toxicities, and mechanisms of the action of the fumonisin mycotoxins. Proceedings of the event were published in Environmental Health Perspectives (2001;109 S-2).
Implications of Apoptosis for Toxicity, Carcinogenicity, and Risk Assessment: Fumonism B1 as an Example
Journal Article 2001
The rates of cell proliferation and cell loss in conjunction with the differentiation status of a tissue are among the many factors contributing to carcinogenesis. Findings of this study were published in Toxicological Sciences (2001;61:6–17).
Comparison of Virulence of Three Strains of Cronobacter sakazakii in Neonatal CD-1 Mice
Journal Article 2010
The study objective was to compare the virulence of three strains of C. sakazakii in neonatal CD-1 mice.
The Tricks Learnt by Human Enteric Pathogens From Phytopathogens to Persist within the Plant Environment.
Journal Article 2010
Through recent advances in our understanding of microbial/plant interactions it is becoming apparent that human pathogens, principally, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella are adapted to survive in the plant environment. The aforementioned pathogens have surface epitopes that can bind to plant structures such as stomata to aid attachment. This work was published in Current Opinions in Biotechnology (2010;21:131–136).
Persistence of Human Noroviruses on Food Preparation Surfaces and Human Hands
Journal Article 2010
This study, published in Food and Environmental Virology (2009;1:141–147), examines the persistence of representative human noroviruses on the fingertips of volunteers and on commonly used food preparation surfaces.
Neonatal Mice as Models for Cronobacter sakazakii Infection in Infants
Journal Article 2009
The objective of this study, published in the Journal of Food Protection (2009;72:2363–2367), was to compare the susceptibilities of BALB/c, C57BL/6, and CD-1 mice to C. sakazakii strain MNW2.
Microbial Population Profiles of the Microflora Associated With Pre- and Postharvest Tomatoes Contaminated with Salmonella typhimurium or Salmonella montevideo
Journal Article 2009
This article, published in the Journal of Applied Microbiology (2009;107:329–338), helps to determine the microflora profiles of pre- and postharvest tomatoes contaminated with Salmonella montevideo or S. typhimurium DT104.