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  1. New, C.Y., Ubong, A., Premarathne, J.M.K.J.K., Thung, T.Y., Lee, E., Chang, W.S., et al.
    Food Research, 2017;1(6):183-202.
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    Food safety in Malaysia is not considered an issue yet. From the previous year (2005-
    2015) records, the incidence rate of food poisoning had been fluctuating and despite that,
    cases continue to occur especially among school students. As a developing nation, it is
    high-time that Malaysia begins to emphasize on food safety to reduce the burden of
    foodborne illness in the socio-economic development of the country, and at the same time,
    gain benefits in terms of economic returns and trade through food safety enforcement.
    Most importantly, public health is achieved through food safety implementation and
    accentuation. The current standing point of the Malaysia’s food safety is discussed in this
    review. In addition, the review will also discuss the role of academicians as intervention
    contributions in tackling food safety issues. The review is hoped to provide valuable and
    concentrated information and knowledge to readers in the light to drive Malaysia into
    ensuring safer food for the public.
  2. Thung, T.Y., Lee, E., Tan, C.W., Malcolm, T.T.H., New, C.Y., Ramzi, O.S.B., et al.
    Food Research, 2018;2(5):404-414.
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    Bacteriophages are ubiquitous in our world, mainly in the oceans, soil, the water and food
    we consume. They can be used efficiently in modern biotechnology, as well as alternatives
    to antibiotics for many antibiotic resistant bacterial strains. Phages can be used as vehicles
    for vaccines both DNA and protein, for the detection of pathogenic bacterial strain, as biocontrol
    agents in agriculture and food industry. This review outlines the properties as well
    as the influence of different external physical and chemical factors like temperature and
    acidity on phage persistence. A better understanding of the complex problem of phage
    sensitivity to external factors may be useful for other researchers working with phages.
    Furthermore, the applications of bacteriophages were described in this paper as well.
  3. Kuan, C.H., Rukayadi, Y., Ahmad, S. H., Wan Mohamed Radzi, C.W.J., Kuan, C.S., Yeo, S.K., et al.
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    Listeriosis and salmonellosis are the major foodborne illnesses worldwide. Over the last decade,
    increasing reports about the antibiotic resistance of Listeria monocytogenes and Salmonella from diverse sources have prompted public health concerns, especially in developing countries with over reliance or misuse of antibiotic drugs in the treatment of humans and animals. In this study, antibiotic susceptibility profiles of 58 L. monocytogenes and 12 Salmonella Enteritidis strains from vegetable farms and retail markets in Malaysia were testedby the standard disk diffusion method. Listeria monocytogenes isolates were found to exhibit 100% resistance to penicillin G. Also, high resistance patterns were observed for meropenem (70.7%) and rifampicin (41.4%). The multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index of L. monocytogenes isolates ranged from 0.11 to 0.56. Besides, the antibiogram results revealed that multidrugresistant (MDR) S. Enteritidis were detected and all the S. Enteritidis isolates demonstrated resistance to at least four antibiotics. Ampicillin, amoxicillin, and trimethoprim failed to inhibit all the S. Enteritidis strains. Salmonella Enteritidis isolates also displayed high resistance to nalidixic acid (75.0%), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (75.0%), and chloramphenicol (66.7%). Findings in this study indicated that vegetables could be potential sources of multidrug resistance of L. monocytogenes and S. Enteritidis, which can be a serious issue and a major concern for public health. Thus, there is a great need for surveillance programs in Malaysia to continuously monitor the antibiotic resistance profiles of important pathogens.
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