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Foreign Bodies in Dried Mushrooms Marketed in Italy

The presence of foreign bodies in mushrooms affects their marketability and may result in health risks to consumers. The inspection of fresh or dried mushrooms today is very important in view of the increased consumption of this kind of food. Ten samples of dried mushrooms collected in supermarkets...

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Autores principales: Schiavo, Maria Rita, Manno, Claudia, Zimmardi, Antonina, Vodret, Bruna, Tilocca, Maria Giovanna, Altissimi, Serena, Haouet, Naceur M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5076679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27800414
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4523
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author Schiavo, Maria Rita
Manno, Claudia
Zimmardi, Antonina
Vodret, Bruna
Tilocca, Maria Giovanna
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Haouet, Naceur M.
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Manno, Claudia
Zimmardi, Antonina
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description The presence of foreign bodies in mushrooms affects their marketability and may result in health risks to consumers. The inspection of fresh or dried mushrooms today is very important in view of the increased consumption of this kind of food. Ten samples of dried mushrooms collected in supermarkets were examined for evidence of entomological contamination by macro and microscopic analytical methods, the so-called filth-test. A total of 49 46 determinations, comprising 15 g of the vegetable matrix, were made. The microscopic filth test consistently detected an irregular distribution of physical contaminants following repeated determinations of the same sample. Visual examination, on the other hand, was not sufficient to ensure a product free of contaminants.
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spelling pubmed-50766792016-10-31 Foreign Bodies in Dried Mushrooms Marketed in Italy Schiavo, Maria Rita Manno, Claudia Zimmardi, Antonina Vodret, Bruna Tilocca, Maria Giovanna Altissimi, Serena Haouet, Naceur M. Ital J Food Saf Article The presence of foreign bodies in mushrooms affects their marketability and may result in health risks to consumers. The inspection of fresh or dried mushrooms today is very important in view of the increased consumption of this kind of food. Ten samples of dried mushrooms collected in supermarkets were examined for evidence of entomological contamination by macro and microscopic analytical methods, the so-called filth-test. A total of 49 46 determinations, comprising 15 g of the vegetable matrix, were made. The microscopic filth test consistently detected an irregular distribution of physical contaminants following repeated determinations of the same sample. Visual examination, on the other hand, was not sufficient to ensure a product free of contaminants. PAGEPress Publications, Pavia, Italy 2014-07-08 /pmc/articles/PMC5076679/ /pubmed/27800414 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4523 Text en ©Copyright M.R. Schiavo et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5076679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27800414
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/ijfs.2015.4523
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