• 식품보건융합연구
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2019

In this study, general bacterial counts and coliform counts, which are hygienic indicator microorganisms, were tested for candy, chocolate, and jelly which are easily available and enjoyed around. After dropping each sample on the desk, indoors, and outdoors, it is immediately collected, or washed and collected to confirm the myth of the 3-second rule. Immediately after removing the wrapping paper, each sample was dropped on the desk, indoors, and outdoors, and after 3 seconds from the moment of contact with the surface, and then collected in a sample bag using sterilized sanitary gloves. After the same operation, each sample was rinsed for 5 seconds using sterilized sanitary gloves and sterilized distilled water, and then collected in a sample bag. The number of bacteria detected in non-washing candies was 41 CFU/g at outdoor and the number of bacteria detected in non-washing chocolate was 76 CFU/g at outdoor. The number of bacteria detected in non-washing jellies was 79 CFU/g at outdoor. Coliform group was not detected in all samples. This showed good results at the level of m = 10,000 or less, which is an allowable value suggested in the Food Code. Also, effect of washing on contaminated food was confirmed. This result is remarkably low compared with the microorganism specimens shown in Food Code, and it is confirmed that contamination occurs but not high value. Therefore, the myth of the 3-second rule is true compared to the figures based on Food Code. However, it showed the characteristics of bacteria that could survive and cross-contaminate on dry food surfaces and emphasized the importance of hygiene through food contact to unsanitary surfaces to minimize the risk of food poisoning.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.125-131
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• 2009

Korea is representative of a country that consumes herbal medicines; most of the herbal medicines circulating in South Korea have been imported from developing countries in Southeast Asia, such as China and Indonesia. Recently, domestic hygiene and safety are issues that have come to the forefront, because herbal medicines currently in circulation could possibly contain contaminants or residues. Furthermore, the appearance or discovery of harmful new species due to environmental and industrial developments is becoming a social problem. Therefore, it may be necessary to consider and investigate these matters on a continual basis. Recently, mycotoxin contaminations in such foods as cereals, nuts, and powdered red pepper have been reported. They have become a problematic issue; the possibility of contamination in herbal medicines has also been considered. Nevertheless, recognition of and research into mycotoxin contamination in herbal medicines has been scarce because herbal medicine is used in only a few nations. In this research, we identified contamination by aflatoxin which is known to be the most potent mutagenic, carcinogenic, and teratogenic mycotoxin in Thujae Semen, a herbal medicine. We also found co-contaminations involving other mycotoxins, including ochratoxin A and zeraleanone.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.185-189
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• 2010

An electronic nose was used to identify Salmonella contamination on beef based on odors. To detect pathogen contamination of beef, $100{\mu}L$ of $10^5CFU/g$ Salmonella Enteritidis or Salmonella Typhimurium cell suspensions were spiked onto 5 g beef sirloin samples in individual vials. Odor changes over time were then measured and analyzed using an electronic nose system to identify pathogen contamination. In principle, the electronic nose system based on a surface acoustic wave (SAW) detector produced different frequency responses depending on the time and amount of each chemical. Multivariate analysis of the odor data was conducted to detect Salmonella contamination of beef. Salmonella odors were successfully distinguished from uncontaminated beef odors by principal component analysis (PCA). The PCA results showed that Salmonella contamination of beef could be detected after 4 h of incubation. The numbers of cells enumerated by standard plate count after 4 h of inoculation were $2{\times}10^6CFU/g$ for both Salmonella Enteritidis and Salmonella Typhimurium.

• 생약학회지
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• 제38권3호통권150호
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• pp.205-216
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• 2007

South Korea is the representative consumption country of herbal medicines and most of herbal medicines circulating in Korea have been importing from the developing countries of Southeast Asia such as China, Vietnam, Indonesia and so forth. Domestic hygiene and safety are continuously proposed because herbal medicines which are circulating have the possibility could remain contaminants or residues. Physicochemical contaminants such as heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, radionucleosides, microbial toxins, biological contaminants such as microorganisms and animals, agrochemical residues such as pesticides, substances used for fumigation, antiviral agents, and solvent residues are classified as major contaminants and residues in herbal medicines from 2005 September WHO.$^{1)}$ Currently our administration have established a permission standard and the inspection criteria against the heavy metal, the residual pesticides and a residual sulfur dioxide. Furthermore our administration is continuously monitoring and conducting researches for the policies and their scientific ground against herbal medicines. But the appearances or discoveries of the harmful new species due to environmental and industrial developments are becoming social problems. Therefore it may be necessary to continuously consider and investigate regarding hereupon. Recently, the contamination of the mycotoxins against foods such as cereals, nuts and the powdered red pepper have developed and started became problematic issue, and possibility of contamination against the herbal medicine is proposed. And since populations who are using the herbal medicines very limited to several nations, recognition and researches about contamination of mycotoxins in herbal medicines are very insufficient. Therefore it will be need to more focus on the international regulation of quality control and safety for herbal medicines. Now on, we are going to introduce the importance, occurrence, characteristic properties, World-wide research trends and detoxification of aflatoxins, which is known as the most potent mutagen, carcinogen and teratogen mycotoxins.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.948-953
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• 2007

The powdered cereal sunsik is a partially thermal-processed product that required safety evaluations for food-borne pathogens. Thirty-six sunsik products from Korean markets were collected and analyzed for contamination by total viable cell counts, coliforms, Escherichia coli, and the spore-forming Clostridium perfringens and Bacillus cereus. Enterobacter sakazakii, as a newly emerging pathogen, was also analyzed. Approximately 28% of sunsik were contaminated at 5 log CFU/g for total viable counts. Coliforms and E. coli were detected in 33 and 4% of the samples, respectively. The spore-forming B. cereus was found in 42% of the samples at a maximal level of 3 log CFU/g on average. About 6% the samples were contaminated with Cl. perfringens at an average level of 15 CFU/g. Forty-five % of sunsik contained E. sakazakii, at levels from 0.007 to over 1.1 cell/g by MPN method. In addition, one sunsik product for infants and children showed over 3 log CFU/g for both B. cereus and E. sakazaki. Therefore, concern should be placed on controlling for microbial hazards such as B. cereus and E. sakazakii in sunsik, particularly for the products fed to infants under 6 months of age.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2002

원자력 사고로 인해 방사성물질이 환경으로 방출되는 기간동안 강우가 있을 경우 음식물의 오염 영향을 고려하기 위해 개발된 역동학적 섭식경로모델을 개선하였다. 이를 위해 핵종별 강우량에 따른 농작물에 대한 습차단 상수를 유도하였으며, 아울러 개발된 역동학적 섭식경로모델에 대한 수학적 모델을 재정립하였다. 평가결과, 같은 지표위 농도에 대해 강우는 음식물의 오염을 크게 감소시키며 강우량 증가에 따라 오염은 급격히 감소하였다. 이러한 사실은 원자력 사고 기간동아 강우가 있을 경우 농작물의 건차단 만을 고려한 기존 역동학적 섭식경로모델을 사용하여 평가하였을 때 그 결과는 과대 평가될 수 있다는 사실을 나타낸다. 본 연구에서 고려하는 핵종 ($^{137}Cs,\;^{90}Sr,\;^{131}I$) 중에서 강우량에 따른 음식물의 농도 감소는 $^{131}I$에서 가장 뚜렷하게 나타났으며, $^{90}Sr$이 가장 영향이 적었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.229-237
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• 2010

Recently, many cases related to viral gastroenteritis outbreaks have been reported all over the world. Noroviruses are found to be leading as the major cause of outbreaks of acute gastroenteritis. Patients with acute gastroenteritis are normally found to be positive with norovirus when the stools and vomit are analyzed. This paper reviews various activities and previous reports that describe norovirus contamination in various food matrixes and the relationship between food handlers. Lately, a numbers of norovirus outbreaks have been reported that are involved with fresh produce (such as vegetables, fruits), shellfish, and prepared food. Food produce processed by infected food handlers may therefore become easily contaminated. In addition, foods that required much handling and had been eaten without heat treatment gave the high risk for getting foodborne illnesses. The standard method for detection of norovirus has already been available for stool samples. However, only a few methods for detection of norovirus in food samples have been developed until now.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.204-208
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• 2000

1996년 3월부터 1998년 10월간에 경남지방의 시판 냉장 및 냉동우육 350건,돈육 338건 및 계육 350건으로부터 최확수법(MPN)을 이용하여 식중독균의 오염수준을 조사하였다. Staphylococcus aureus의 경우 10∼10,000 CFU/8으로 비교적 높은 오염수준은 나타내었고, Salmonella 및 Listeria monocytogenes는 0,9 MPN/g 이하였으며, Campylobacter jejunilcoli는 7.0 MPN/g (cm2)이하였다. 분리된 4종류의 병원세균에 대하여 냉장우육의 14.3%,돈육의 25.3% 및 계육의 55.0%가 1종류에, 그리고 우육 2.7%,돈육 5.6% 및 계육의 14.7%가 2종류에, 돈육의 2.4%가 3종류의 병원세균에 교차오염 되어있었다. 일반적으로 병원세균은 냉장계육에서 보다 냉동 포장계육에서 더 높은 분리 빈도를 나타내었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.325-333
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• 1993

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2016

총호기성균, 대장균군, Escherichia coli, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp., Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus를 대상으로 충청남도 청양의 맥문동 재배 농가 3곳의 미생물 오염도 조사하였다. 그 결과 E. coli O157:H7, L. monocytogenes, Salmonella spp. 는 전혀 검출되지 않았으며, S. aureus는 작업자가 착용한 장갑의 일부에서만 정성적으로 검출되었다. 수확한 맥문동과 접촉가능성이 있는 주변환경(토양, 수확기, 수확용기, 세척기, 세척수, 채반 등)의 미생물 오염도가 전반적으로 낮은 것으로 조사되었는데, 다만 일부 세척기에서 대장균군이 $4.35log\;CFU/100cm^2$ 검출되어 위생관리에 유의할 필요가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 맥문동은 수확 이후에 세척과정과 건조 과정을 거치면서 미생물 오염도(총호기성균, 대장균군, B. cereus)가 감소하는 것으로 나타났다.