Food-borne disease is a major public health issue in Vietnam. The contamination of popular foods can occur all along the food value chain. It is important to understand how and where food safety issues arise to mitigate and prevent food-borne diseases. Risk-based approach is a tool for managing f...
Hung Nguyen-Viet
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Sinh Dang Xuan
,
Tran Thi Tuyet Hanh
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Grace, Delia
,
Unger, Fred
,
Makita, K.
,
[Risk-based approach for food safety applied to pork value chain in Vietnam]
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Risk-based approach for food safety applied to pork value chain in Vietnam
Streptococcus suis is a leading cause of bacterial meningitis in
Vietnamese adults, and the major risk factors have been identified
as consumption of raw pig blood (Tiet canh), and occupational
exposure to pigs. Previous studies of S. suis prevalence in
pigs sampled from southern Vietnam have ind...
Sinh Dang Xuan
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Bryant, J.E.
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Unger, Fred
,
Bao Ngo-Thanh
,
Bich Vu Thi Ngoc
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Grace, Delia
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
[Risk pathways and prevalence in slaughtered pig blood of Streptococcus suis in Vietnam]
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Risk pathways and prevalence in slaughtered pig blood of Streptococcus suis in Vietnam
In Vietnam, pork accounts for 75% of total meat consumed
daily at households. However, pork may contain high levels of
microbial contamination such as Salmonella and Escherichia coli
which might cause harm to consumers. To determine microbial
contamination along the pork value chain, we collected...
Sinh Dang Xuan
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Ngan Tran Thi
,
Thanh Nguyen Tien
,
Unger, Fred
,
Makita, K.
,
Grace, Delia
,
[Hygiene and microbial contamination along the pork value chain in Vietnam]
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Hygiene and microbial contamination along the pork value chain in Vietnam
Objectives: We investigated how the consumers’ practices of eating and handling
pork are related to food safety in Hung Yen and Nghe An provinces, Vietnam.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey with interview of 416 respondents and six focus
group discussions were conducted. Information on household ...
Sinh Dang Xuan
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Unger, Fred
,
Makita, K.
,
Ngan Tran Thi
,
Hung Pham Van
,
Grace, Delia
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
[Assessment and perspective of Vietnamese consumers’ pork handling and eating practices]
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Assessment and perspective of Vietnamese consumers’ pork handling and eating practices
Pig production plays an important role in both food supply and economic development in Vietnam.
We assessed the food safety awareness and practice of involved key actors along the
smallholder pig value chains in Hung Yen, Vietnam using participatory approaches. Data collection
included quantitati...
Sinh Dang Xuan
,
Unger, Fred
,
Hung Nguyen-Viet
,
Fries, R.
,
Phuc Pham Duc
,
Meeyam, T.
,
[Understanding food safety awareness and practices along smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam using participatory approaches]
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Understanding food safety awareness and practices along smallholder pig value chains in Vietnam using participatory approaches