Fresh Produce Safety and Quality: Chlorine Dioxide's Role
Maintaining microbial safety and quality of fresh fruits and vegetables are a global concern. Harmful microbes can contaminate fresh produce at any stage from farm to fork. Microbial contamination can affect the quality and shelf-life of fresh produce, and the consumption of contaminated food can ca...
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Published in | Frontiers in plant science Vol. 12; p. 775629 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Switzerland
Frontiers Media S.A
11.01.2022
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Summary: | Maintaining microbial safety and quality of fresh fruits and vegetables are a global concern. Harmful microbes can contaminate fresh produce at any stage from farm to fork. Microbial contamination can affect the quality and shelf-life of fresh produce, and the consumption of contaminated food can cause foodborne illnesses. Additionally, there has been an increased emphasis on the freshness and appearance of fresh produce by modern consumers. Hence, disinfection methods that not only reduce microbial load but also preserve the quality of fresh produce are required. Chlorine dioxide (ClO
) has emerged as a better alternative to chlorine-based disinfectants. In this review, we discuss the efficacy of gaseous and aqueous ClO
in inhibiting microbial growth immediately after treatment (short-term effect) versus regulating microbial growth during storage of fresh produce (long-term effect). We further elaborate upon the effects of ClO
application on retaining or enhancing the quality of fresh produce and discuss the current understanding of the mode of action of ClO
against microbes affecting fresh produce. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-3 content type line 23 ObjectType-Review-1 This article was submitted to Crop and Product Physiology, a section of the journal Frontiers in Plant Science Edited by: María Serrano, Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain Reviewed by: Mark Morgan, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States; Charu Gupta, Amity University, India; Maria Concetta Strano, Council for Agricultural and Economics Research (CREA), Italy |
ISSN: | 1664-462X 1664-462X |
DOI: | 10.3389/fpls.2021.775629 |