Development of the applicable method to increase bacterial food hygienic condition of raw vegetables based on the severance of crop producing environment in developing countries

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23580353
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Agricultural environmental engineering
• Research Institution: National Agriculture and Food Research Organization
• Principal Investigator: INATSU Yasuhiro 独立行政法人農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, 食品総合研究所・食品安全研究領域, 上席研究員 (70353927)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Keywords: 適正農業規範 / 食中毒

Research Abstract

Reducing the outbreaks caused by the consumption of raw vegetables is one of the important issues especially in developing countries. We have conducted the corroborative severance study of irrigation water used for crop production in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Bangladesh. About half of 300 checked samples were contaminated with E.coli. Direct entrance of animal into the field or running of the fecal contaminated water into crop field from beside animal farm may cause this results because no contamination was found from the water from deep well. Introduction of good agricultural practices (GAP) into farm will be required to protect the crops from fecal contamination.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Low-cost sustainable technologies for the production of clean drinking water (2014)
  • Author(s): Sharmin Zaman, Yasuhiro Inatsu et al.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Environmental Protection Volume: 5(On line)
  • DOI: 10.4236/jep.2014.51006
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria on tomato surface and effectiveness of disinfectants in reducing the microbial load (2012)
  • Author(s): Fauzia Ahmed Rupa, Yasuhiro Inatsu et al.
  • Journal Title: Journal of Food Science and Engineering Volume: 2 Pages: 293-300
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] アジアにおける食の安全研究の現状 (2014)
  • Author(s): 稲津康弘
  • Organizer: 食品科学工学会第61回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 中村学園大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-28
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Ongoing studies at NFRI to reduce vegetable-related foodborne diseses (2013)
  • Author(s): Yasuhiro Inatsu et al.
  • Organizer: 42th UJNR Food and Agriculture Panel Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: エポカルつくば
  • Year and Date: 2013-12-09
• [Presentation] A novel international corroborative research project to increase food hygiene condition in developing country (2013)
  • Author(s): Yasuhiro Inatsu et al.
  • Organizer: 2^<nd> Southeast Asia Symposium on Quality Management in Postharvest Systems
  • Place of Presentation: ラオスランサンホテル
  • Year and Date: 2013-12-04
• [Presentation] Assesment of E. coli and Salmonella in Chinese cabbage supply chain in Cambodia (2012)
  • Author(s): Vinit Set, Yasuhiro Inatsu et al.
  • Organizer: 1^<st> Asian Food Security Association Conference on Food Safety and Food Security
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪府立大学
  • Year and Date: 20120914-17
• [Presentation] Fate of Escherichia coli contaminated into soil or irrigation water (2012)
  • Author(s): Yasuhiro Inatsu et al.
  • Organizer: 1^<st> Asian Food Security Association Conference on Food Safety and Food Security
  • Place of Presentation: 大阪府立大学
  • Year and Date: 20120914-17
• [Presentation] Basic techniques of isolation / characterization of contaminated bacteria and their application for the surveillance of retailed foods (2012)
  • Author(s): Yasuhiro Inatsu et al.
  • Organizer: On-the–job Research Capacity Building for Sustainable Agriculture in Developing Countries
  • Place of Presentation: ダッカ大学
  • Year and Date: 2012-12-11
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 土壌および用水中に混入した大腸菌の生存性 (2012)
  • Author(s): 稲津康弘, ほか
  • Organizer: 日本農芸化学会2012年度大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都女子大学
  • Year and Date: 2012-03-25
• [Book] "E. coli O157:H7"in Batt, C.A., Tortorello,M.L. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology, vol 1 (2014)
  • Author(s): Latiful Bari and Yasuhiro Inatsu
  • Total Pages: 735-739
  • Publisher: Elsevier Ltd, Academic Press
• [Book] "Pre-requisite programmes on food safety; Part 3: Farming"(ISO TS 22002-3) (2011)
  • Author(s): Yasuhiro Inatsu et al.
  • Publisher: International Standard Organization
• [Remarks] 1.稲津康弘ほか「発展途上国でどうやって安全な食べ物を作るか～国際貢献に興味がある人のために」JSPSひらめき☆ときめきサイエンス(2014年7月28日 筑波農林交流センター)
• [Remarks] 2. Yasuhiro Inatsu"Undertakings to ensure hygienic vegetable production in Japan and other countries"at"Multi country Observational Study Mission on Innovative Farm Management Practices to Enhance Agricultural Productivity"(2013年11月18日Asian Productivity Organization依頼 講演)
• [Remarks] 3.稲津康弘「野菜による食中毒と適正農業規範(GAP)に関する最近の動向」『衛生の友』47. p.2 (2012)