About this Research Topic
The eradication of hunger was set as the second sustainable development goal by the United Nations and it proposes important challenges to optimize the global food chain and to intensify food production. Actions to assure sustainability and food security should always consider and prioritize food safety. Antimicrobials have been used to assure food safety and to intensify production, however, currently these achievements cannot balance the negative impacts of the consequent antimicrobial resistance (AMR) developed by foodborne pathogens.
The goal of this Research Topic is to further our understanding on how to prevent, detect or control AMR pathogens and contamination along the food chain. We aim to improve global awareness of risk factors and spread, as well as to improve the monitoring of AMR and promote good practices and the prudent use of antimicrobials in sustainable food systems.
This Research Topic welcomes novel contributions on the prevention, detection and/or control of food contamination involving antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. The studies submitted must particularly focus on sustainable food systems. Specific themes include but are not limited to:
• Prevention of food contamination with AMR pathogens, e.g. Risk and hazard analysis action plan implementation to reduce food contamination.
• Methods to detect AMR pathogen contamination, e.g. Rapid methods and omics techniques for analysis and detection.
• The control of AMR pathogens in the food chain, e.g. Use of emerging processing technology.
• Interpretations of surveillance data and characterization of AMR isolates and/or AR genes.
• Alternative options to antimicrobials in food production including biocontrol agents, disinfectants, and resistant plants/crops used.
The goal of this Research Topic is to further our understanding on how to prevent, detect or control AMR pathogens and contamination along the food chain. We aim to improve global awareness of risk factors and spread, as well as to improve the monitoring of AMR and promote good practices and the prudent use of antimicrobials in sustainable food systems.
This Research Topic welcomes novel contributions on the prevention, detection and/or control of food contamination involving antimicrobial-resistant pathogens. The studies submitted must particularly focus on sustainable food systems. Specific themes include but are not limited to:
• Prevention of food contamination with AMR pathogens, e.g. Risk and hazard analysis action plan implementation to reduce food contamination.
• Methods to detect AMR pathogen contamination, e.g. Rapid methods and omics techniques for analysis and detection.
• The control of AMR pathogens in the food chain, e.g. Use of emerging processing technology.
• Interpretations of surveillance data and characterization of AMR isolates and/or AR genes.
• Alternative options to antimicrobials in food production including biocontrol agents, disinfectants, and resistant plants/crops used.
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance (AMR), surveillance, food pathogens, contamination, food safety
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