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Explore a collection of the most read and most cited articles making an impact in Food Quality and Safety published within the past two years. This collection will be continuously updated with the journal's leading articles so be sure to revisit periodically to see what is being read and cited.

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Flexible Vis/NIR wireless sensing system for banana monitoring
Meng Wang and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 7, 2023, fyad025, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad025
Objectives The quality of the fruit seriously affects the economic value of the fruit. Fruit quality is related to many ripening parameters, such as soluble solid content (SSC), pH, and firmness (FM), and is a complex process. Traditional methods are inefficient, do not guarantee quality, and do not adapt to the current ...
Marination ingredients on meat quality and safety—a review
Syed Md Ehsanur Rahman and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 7, 2023, fyad027, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad027
The practice of utilizing various categories of ingredients for marination has been prevalent in both home cooking and the meat industry for an extended period. Meat and meat products treated with various marination ingredients either alone or in combination with multiple marination processes can enhance color, flavor, and ...
Arsenic speciation in freshwater fish: challenges and research needs
Karen S Hoy and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 7, 2023, fyad032, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad032
Food and water are the main sources of human exposure to arsenic. It is important to determine arsenic species in food because the toxicities of arsenic vary greatly with its chemical speciation. Extensive research has focused on high concentrations of arsenic species in marine organisms. The concentrations of arsenic ...
Extraction, purification and characterization of collagen peptide prepared from skin hydrolysate of sturgeon fish
Nian-Ting Hou and Bing-Huei Chen
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 7, 2023, fyad033, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad033
Collagen peptides from marine organisms have drawn great attention in food, cosmetics and medicine owing to their multiple functions including antioxidant, anticancer, cardioprotection, skin protection, and wound healing effects. Recent reports have revealed that a large amount of solid waste is discarded from fisheries ...
Effect of prolonged cooking at low temperatures on the eating quality of Tibetan pork: meat quality, water distribution, and microstructure
Junmei Liu and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 8, 2024, fyae025, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyae025
Objectives Tibetan pork inhabit plateau regions and engage in extensive exercise. Their meat is firm and less palatable, but appropriate cooking conditions can improve the flavor of the meat. This study aimed to explore the impact of cooking temperature and time on the cooking loss rate, moisture content, tenderness, and ...
The Sources of Bacillus cereus Contamination and their Association with Cereulide Production in Dairy and Cooked Rice Processing Lines
Shuo Yang (杨朔) and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 7, 2023, fyad023, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad023
Bacillus cereus , a spore-forming bacterium and frequent cause of food poisoning, poses a safety threat to dairy and rice industries due to its high contamination rates and ability to produce toxins such as cereulide. Because of widespread presence and thermal resistance of the spores, B. cereus cannot be eliminated from ...
Effect of gum tragacanth–sodium alginate coatings incorporated with epigallocatechin gallate on the quality and shelf life of large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) during superchilling storage
Zhilong Xu (徐智龙) and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 8, 2024, fyad039, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad039
The effect of gum tragacanth (GT) and sodium alginate (SA) active coatings incorporated with epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG; 0.16%, 0.32%, and 0.64%, respectively) on the quality of large yellow croaker fillets was evaluated during superchilling storage at –3 ˚C for 42 d. The results revealed that the GT-SA-EGCG active ...
Anthocyanin treatment delays the senescence of blueberry fruit by regulating abscisic acid and anthocyanin synthesis processes
Hongyu Dai and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 8, 2024, fyad053, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad053
Objectives The purpose of this work was to examine the general effects of exogenous anthocyanins treatment on the synthesis of abscisic acid (ABA) and anthocyanin in blueberry fruit during postharvest storage under room temperature conditions. Materials and Methods Fresh blueberry fruit were treated with 3.0 g/L ...
Effects of thidiazuron on the quality and storage properties of mango fruit during postharvest
Tangxin Jiang (江唐鑫) and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 8, 2024, fyad047, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad047
Thidiazuron (TDZ) is used for the expansion of fruits, but excessive levels of TDZ lead to a decline in fruit quality. The appropriate concentration of TDZ for mango expansion without a decline in quality is not clear. In the present study, four different concentrations (5, 10, 15, and 20 mg/L) of TDZ were applied via ...
Naringin, neohesperidin and their corresponding dihydrochalcones as bioactive substances: a symphony of bitter–sweet
Ruoqi Wang and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 7, 2023, fyad036, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad036
Bitter is generally undesirable, although it is an important part of flavor. Bitter substances exhibit diverse health-promoting activities, which is in line with the famous Chinese saying ‘a good medicine tastes bitter’. Naringin (NAG) and neohesperidin (NHP), two important flavanones that give bitterness to citrus fruits, ...

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Review Article
Marination ingredients on meat quality and safety—a review
Syed Md Ehsanur Rahman and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 7, 2023, fyad027, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad027
The practice of utilizing various categories of ingredients for marination has been prevalent in both home cooking and the meat industry for an extended period. Meat and meat products treated with various marination ingredients either alone or in combination with multiple marination processes can enhance color, flavor, and ...
Research Article
Extraction, purification and characterization of collagen peptide prepared from skin hydrolysate of sturgeon fish
Nian-Ting Hou and Bing-Huei Chen
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 7, 2023, fyad033, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad033
Collagen peptides from marine organisms have drawn great attention in food, cosmetics and medicine owing to their multiple functions including antioxidant, anticancer, cardioprotection, skin protection, and wound healing effects. Recent reports have revealed that a large amount of solid waste is discarded from fisheries ...
Research Article
After the COVID-19 pandemic: changes and continuities in the food supply chain
Chenyang Yu (余晨阳) and Jinbo Song (宋金波)
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 8, 2024, fyad066, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad066
Objectives As the global COVID-19 pandemic stabilizes and control measures gradually improve, the food supply chain enters the post-pandemic era. The food supply chain is closely related to people’s daily life, and it is becoming increasingly important to grasp its development direction in the post-pandemic era. So the aim ...
Review Article
The Sources of Bacillus cereus Contamination and their Association with Cereulide Production in Dairy and Cooked Rice Processing Lines
Shuo Yang (杨朔) and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 7, 2023, fyad023, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyad023
Bacillus cereus , a spore-forming bacterium and frequent cause of food poisoning, poses a safety threat to dairy and rice industries due to its high contamination rates and ability to produce toxins such as cereulide. Because of widespread presence and thermal resistance of the spores, B. cereus cannot be eliminated from ...
Research Article
Migration of toxic elements from recycled paper food contact materials to food simulants: compatibility and influence of sample preparation methods
Athanasios Kourkopoulos and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 9, 2025, fyaf002, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyaf002
The presence of toxic elements in paper and board food contact materials (FCMs) has been previously shown by various studies employing different sample preparation methods. This study elucidates the influence of migration methods on the migration of toxic elements from recycled paper FCMs to food simulants and compares ...
Review Article
Detection, assessment, and control strategies for managing Vibrio parahaemolyticus risk in seafood
Jing Liu and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 9, 2025, fyae051, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyae051
Vibrio parahaemolyticus , a prevalent foodborne pathogen, is widely distributed in aquatic environments and seafoods, posing a significant hazard to seafood safety and consumer health. The integration of detection, assessment, and control methodologies for V. parahaemolyticus constitutes a robust framework, facilitating ...
Research Article
Antihypertensive, anti-inflammatory, glycaemic, and satiety effects of cocoa-flavoured soy-based powder drink mix enriched with bioactive hydrolysates from nests of Aerodramus fuciphagus
Hazimah Mohd Aris and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 9, 2025, fyae044, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyae044
Objectives Edible bird nest hydrolysates (EBNHs) are renowned for their health benefits. The study aimed to determine their functional effects as an ingredient in cocoa-flavoured soy-based powder drink mix (PDM). The glycaemic and satiety effects of the product were also studied. Materials and Methods The product was ...
Review Article
Materials synthesized in deep eutectic solvents for the detection of food contaminants
Chen Fan (樊琛) and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 9, 2025, fyaf006, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyaf006
The present review delves into the burgeoning field of deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and their application in the synthesis of materials for detecting food contaminants. DESs, as a green alternative to conventional solvents, offer a sustainable platform for material synthesis with unique properties such as low toxicity, ...
Review Article
Interspecies and intraspecies ‘Talk’ shape the bacterial biofilms
Yiyang Lou and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 9, 2025, fyaf008, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyaf008
Bacteria pretend to organize into complex, multicellular structures known as biofilms, which enable survival and adaptation in dynamic environments. Bacterial biofilms serve diverse functions, including providing structural stability, directing metabolic adaptations, and facilitating bacterial expansion and nutrient ...
Review Article
Metabolomics for quality assessment of poultry meat and eggs
M S Yogeswari and others
Food Quality and Safety, Volume 8, 2024, fyae004, https://doi.org/10.1093/fqsafe/fyae004
The poultry industry is experiencing rapid growth worldwide. This accelerated growth has led to multiple food fraud incidents across the food supply chain, which consequently created a demand for precise determination of quality poultry production. This increase in demand for precise poultry production quality has ...
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