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The efficacy and safety of high-pressure processing of food
Koutsoumanis, Konstantinos; Alvarez-Ordónez, Avelino; Bolton, Declan; Bover-Cid, Sara; Chemaly, Marianne; Davies, Robert; Cesare, Alessandra DeHigh-pressure processing (HPP) is a non-thermal treatment in which, for microbial inactivation, foodsare subjected to isostatic pressures (P) of 400–600 MPa with common holding times (t) from 1.5 to6 min. The main factors that influence the efficacy (log10reduction of vegetative microorganisms) ofHPP when applied to foodstuffs are intrinsic (e.g. water activity and pH), extrinsic (P and t) andmicroorganism-rela...
Risk-benefit in food safety and nutrition - outcome of the 2019 Parma Summer Sc...
Verhagen, Hans; Alonso-Andicoberry, Cristina; Assunção, Ricardo; Cavaliere, Francesca; Eneroth, Hanna; Hoekstra, Jeljer; Koulouris, StylianosRisk-benefit assessment is the comparison of the risk of a situation to its related benefits, i.e. a comparison of scenarios estimating the overall health impact. The risk-benefit analysis paradigm mirrors the classical risk analysis one: risk-benefit assessment goes hand-in-hand with risk-benefit management and risk-benefit communication. The various health effects associated with food consumption, together wi...
Risks vs benefits of nuts consumption in Portugal: the balance between preventa...
Assunção, Ricardo; Jakobsen, Lea S.; Alvito, Paula; Carmona, Paulo; Carvalho, Catarina; Lopes, Carla; Martins, Carla; Monteiro, Sarogini; Nabais, PedroThe occurrence of mycotoxins in nuts, including the most potent carcinogenic aflatoxins (AFTs), has been reported by several authors worldwide. Notwithstanding, nut consumption plays an important role in the Mediterranean diet due to their nutrient contents and the consequent potential to produce beneficial health effects, as the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The present study aimed to quantify the hea...
Risks versus benefits of nuts’ consumption in Portugal: the balance between pre...
Assunção, Ricardo; Lea, S.; Alvito, Paula; Carmona, P.; Carvalho, C.; Lopes, C.; Martins, Carla; Monteiro, Sarogini; Nabais, P.; Oliveira, D.The occurrence of mycotoxins in nuts, including the most potent carcinogenic aflatoxins (AFTs), has been reported by several authors worldwide. Notwithstanding, nut consumption plays an important role in the Mediterranean diet due to their nutrient contents and the consequent potential to produce beneficial health effects, as the prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Any measure that could contribute to ...