Abstract
Food constitutes one of the most important routes of transmission of infectious diseases. Microbial safety and quality of food is a global health concern owing to the emergence and reemergence of foodborne pathogens worldwide recently. Microbial pathogens are disease causing bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoans [1,2]. Food-harboring microbial pathogens and microbial toxins can lead to foodborne disease [3]. Such unsafe foods, therefore, pose a global health threat and threaten economic loss, especially for those with compromised immune systems. Foodborne diseases are one of the 13 zoonoses responsible for over 2 billion human illnesses globally and result in 2.3 million deaths per year, mostly in developing countries [4]. Concerted efforts from governments, policy makers, scientists and general public in developing countries are required for both awareness and prevention of transmission of foodborne diseases.
Highlights
Food constitutes one of the most important routes of transmission of infectious diseases
Predictive microbiology & microbial food safety & quality research Predictive microbiology has been used in developed countries such as the USA, Australia, Spain, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, the UK and Belgium for shelf-life extension, food preservation, product development, improvement of industrial produce and understanding of behavior of various pathogens in the food matrix
There has been a global increase in foodborne disease outbreaks yearly, especially in developing countries such as Nigeria
Summary
Preparedness, capacity building, intensive public awareness, creation of food safety databases, nationwide helplines and collaborative research efforts with developed countries are important measures in order to prevent foodborne disease outbreaks. There is a need to study and understand the behavior, survival and growth of foodborne pathogens in different food matrices using predictive modeling. Predictive microbiology & microbial food safety & quality research Predictive microbiology has been used in developed countries such as the USA, Australia, Spain, Ireland, Iceland, Denmark, the UK and Belgium for shelf-life extension, food preservation, product development, improvement of industrial produce and understanding of behavior of various pathogens in the food matrix. Considering the huge economic risks associated with foodborne illnesses, the national food regulatory organization in Nigeria needs to use this technique to check compliance of food industries to safety guidelines as it can estimate change in microbial population and risk of consumers in consuming contaminated food.
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