• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.41-46
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• 2006

This study was carried out to survey the prevalence of foodborne pathogens in Sangshik products and their raw materials far the purpose of ensuring safety of those products in market, and establishing microbial regulatory standard. From 2002 to 2004, a total of 191 Sangshik products were purchased from market or mail-order sales, and major foodborne pathogens; E. coli, Salmonella, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter jejuni, Yersinia enterocolitica, E. coli O157:H7, Vibrio parahaemolyticus were tested. B. cereus, C. perfringens and E. coli were detected from 29 samples (15.2%), 21 samples (11.0%) and 1 sample (0.5%), respectively. But other tested bacteria were not detected. For the identification of contamination source, 53 Sangshik ingredients were collected from 9 different manufacture factories. The results were similar with the Sangshik products. Aerobic plate counts were ranging from $1.0X10^3cfu/g\;to\;1.5X10^8cfu/g$. B. cereus was detected from 13 samples (24.5%), and counted as less than 100 cfu/g. C. perfringens were detected from 2 samples (3.8%), and counted as less than 100 cfu/g. Other foodborne pathogens were not detected except for B. cereus and C. perfringens. From the results, it was revealed that potential of microbial hazard by Sangshik was relatively low. However, it would be suggested that hygienic management and controling be needed for the prevention of growing contaminated pathogens and cross contamination during process and sale due to improper storage and management.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.45 no.7
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• pp.1041-1048
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• 2016

Biofilm cells and viable but non-culturable (VBNC) state may play a role in the survival of Campylobacter jejuni under unfavorable environmental conditions. The objective of this study was to investigate the behavior of C. jejuni biofilm cells and VBNC cells on smoked duck. The transfer of C. jejuni biofilm cells to smoked duck and its ability to resuscitate from biofilm and VBNC cells on smoked duck was investigated. Transfer experiments were conducted from C. jejuni biofilm cells to smoked duck after 5 min, 1 h, 3 h, and 24 h contact at room temperature, and the efficiency of transfer (EOT) was calculated. In addition, smoked duck was inoculated with C. jejuni biofilm and VBNC cells and then stored at 10, 24, 36, and $42^{\circ}C$ to examine the cells' ability to resuscitate on smoked ducks. The 5 min contact time between C. jejuni biofilm cells and smoked duck showed a higher EOT (0.92) than the 24 h contact time (EOT=0.08), and the EOT decreased as contact time increased. Furthermore, C. jejuni biofilm cells on smoked duck were not recovered at 10, 24, and $36^{\circ}C$, and C. jejuni VBNC cells were not resuscitated at $42^{\circ}C$. Although the resuscitation of C. jejuni biofilm and VBNC cells was not observed on smoked duck, microbial criteria of C. jejuni is needed in poultry and processed poultry products due to risk of its survival and low infectious dose.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.56-63
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• 2023

In this study, two cases of food poisoning caused by Salmonella that occurred in Gyeongsangnam-do in September 2021 are reported. One of the outbreaks occurred in a school and the other in a company. The molecular epidemiological characteristics of the isolated strains in the two outbreaks were analyzed. In the case of the school outbreak, 29 (4.9%) of 588 individuals experienced diarrhea and abdominal pain. As a result of a test of 36 individuals (patients, n=29; cook workers, n=7), Salmonella enterica serotype Enteritidis was detected in 17 (47.2%) patients, suggesting this serotype was the principal cause. Meanwhile, Salmonella spp. were not detected in 35 food and environmental samples. In the company outbreak, 87 (3.0%) of 2,900 individuals who had intaked from the same source experienced diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever. In a test of 50 individuals (patients, n=40; cook workers, n=10), S. Enteritidis was detected in 28 patients (56.0%). Also, Vibrio cholerae (NAG) was detected in four patients with S. Enteritidis, and V. cholerae (NAG) only was detected in one patient. Salmonella spp. were not detected in 118 preserved foods, but S. Enteritidis was detected in one eaten food (toast) delivered in group by the company. Through PFGE genetic homology analysis of the isolated strains, all S. Enteritidis detected in patients and consumed foods were the same type. It seems that these S. Enteritidis isolates were the same type as detected in a previous school outbreak and in patients of group food poisoning in other regions, leading to an enhanced problem of food poisoning and epidemiology. Our analytic results can provide data for epidemiological management and food poisoning prevention based on molecular characteristics.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.268-275
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• 2007

Diversity of the mud flat microbial population in Suncheon Bay was investigated by studying extracellular enzyme activities and 16S rDNA sequences. Four culturable bacterial strains with CMCase, xylanase and protease activities were isolated from the wetland and the mud flat. All the strains produced more xylanase activity than CMCase or protease activity, and the properties of the isolate enzymes from the wetland were similar to those from the mud flat. About 2,000 clones were obtained with the 16S rDNA amplified from the metagenomic DNA isolated from the mud samples. Based on the restriction pattern(s), seventeen clones were selected for base sequence analysis. Of the 17 clones, only 35% (6 clones) were found to be cultured strains and 65% (11 clones) to be uncultured strains. The similarities in the base sequences of the clones ranged from 91.0% to 99.9% with an average similarity of 97.3%. The clones could be divided into 7 groups, Proteobacteria (9 clones, 52.9%), Firmicutes (3 clones, 17.6%), Bacteroidetes (1 clone), Flavobacteria (1 clone), Verrucomicrobia (1 clone), Acidobacteria (1 clone), and Chloroflexi (1 clone). Most of the Proteobacteria clones were gamma Proteobacteria associated with oxidation-reduction of sulfur.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.17 no.12
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• pp.1660-1668
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• 2007

The non-ionic surfactant (NIS) Tween 80 was evaluated for its ability to influence invitro cumulative gas production, dry matter digestibility, cellulolytic enzyme activities, anaerobic microbial growth rates, and adhesion to substrates by mixed rumen microorganisms on rice straw, alfalfa hay, cellulose filter paper and tall fescue hay. The addition of NIS Tween 80 at a level of 0.05% increased significantly (P<0.05) in vitro DM digestibility, cumulative gas production, microbial growth rate and cellulolytic enzyme activity from all of substrates used in this study. In vitro cumulative gas production from the NIS-treated substrates; rice straw, alfalfa hay, filter paper and tall fescue hay was significantly (P<0.05) improved by 274.8, 235.2, 231.1 and 719.5% compared with the control, when substrates were incubated for 48 hr in vitro. The addition of 0.05% NIS Tween 80 to cultures growing on alfalfa hay resulted in a significant increase in CMCase (38.1%), xylanase (121.4%), Avicelase (not changed) and amylase (38.2%) activities after 36 h incubation. These results indicated that the addition of 0.05% Tween 80 could greatly stimulate the release of some kinds of cellulolytic enzymes without decreasing cell growth rate in contrast to trends reported with aerobic microorganism. Our SEM observation showed that NIS Tween. 80 did not influence the microbial adhesion to substrates used in the study. Present data clearly show that improved gas production, DM digestibility and cellulolytic enzyme activity by Tween 80 is not due to increased bacterial adhesion on the substrates.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.111-114
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• 1972

There was an outbreak of food poisoning on the 17 October, 1970 among the primary school children who came from a rural area, Yeongi-gun, Choongcheongnam-do to Seoul City on an educational trip. Of the 199 children participating in the trip, 149 cases of food poisoning developed a 74.9% attack rate. The acute onset of symptoms, of abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and headache which occurred 1-5 hours after eating their lunch suggests that the outbreak was due to staphylococcal food poisoning. The common source of food was identified as the lunch packed in a chip-box which were eaten on October 17 during the trip. Most probable kind of food of the lunch as the cause was the favoured fish paste. The lunch were prepared at restaurant A in Seoul City. One of the personnel of the restaurant had a unhealed cut wound on the third finger tip of the left hand, from which it was considered that the food was contaminated with Staphylococcus during preparation. The chance of multiplication of Staphylococcus to produce enterotoxin in the food might be existed during flavouring the food with some degree of heat, and also during about 10 hours elapsed before serving the food after preparation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Journal of Food and Nutrition Conference
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• 1998.06a
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• pp.91-102
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• 1998

이제 HACCP가 무엇이며 왜 이것을 단체 급식소에 적용해야 할 것인가의 것은 더 이상 논의 과제가 아니다. 문제는 어떻게 HACCP 원리를 주방 동선 구성에 적용할 것이며 동시에 이 원리 기준에 적합한 주방 기계 선정 및 운영 절차는 무엇인가에 관한 하드웨어적 접근에 관심이 모여지고 있다. 작은 정부를 주장하는 메리랜드 주에서는 미국에서 최초로 새로운 조리 시설을 짓거나 전반적 보수공사 하는 모든 외식업체는 HACCP Plan을 제출한 후 통과된 경우에 한하여 공사 허가서를 내어주고 있다. 이로써 업체 종사원 스스로가 위생 상태를 점검 기록함으로 함으로 식중독 사고를 사전에 예방함과 동시에 공무원의 업체 방문을 최소화 하여 적은 인원으로 효율적인 주 정부 운영을 하고 있는 것이다. 또한 자발적으로 많은 외식 업체들이 마케팅 차원에서 경쟁 업체와의 차별화 정책의 일환으로 스스로 서둘러 HACCP를 도입하고 있다. 워싱턴 DC지역에서는 요식협회 스스로 HACCP를 도입한 외식업소에 "Extra Step"이라는 로고를 사용케 하고 있다. 이로써 보다 많은 고객들이 이 로고를 보고 해당 식당을 선택토록 광고의 효과를 더 하기 위함이다. 당연히 이와 같은 추세에 따라 유럽과 미국의 세계적인 주방 기기 메이커들도 미국의 National Sanitation Foundation(NSF), US Dept of Agriculture(USDA) 및 FDA 의 규제 흐름에 따라 상당히 빠른 속도로 HACCP 원리에 적합한 기능을 기계적으로 보완해 가고 있다. 최근 4/15/98, FDA가 대량 급식소를 포함한 주방의 HACCP 적용매뉴얼을 인터넷 web 주소 http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/ hret-1.htm 통하여 발표한 내용과 미 육군의 식당 위생 기술 자료 TB MED 530 자료, 그리고 87년 12월 이후 (주)HRS 에서 기계 설치 사후 관리하면서 경험한 사항을 중심으로 다음 내용을 정리해 보고자 한다.리해 보고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Computer Information Conference
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• 2019.07a
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• pp.231-232
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• 2019

IoT 산업이 발전하면서, 인간 생활의 3대 요소 중 주거환경 개선을 위한 많은 종류의 스마트 가전제품이 출시되었다. 그 중 스마트 냉장고는 소비자에게 많은 편리함을 제공한다. 하지만 기존에 출시되어져 있는 스마트 냉장고는 아직 스마트폰과 연동되어 다양한 제어를 하는 것이 개발 초기단계에 그쳐있다. 또한 비용적인 부분에서도 소비자가 부담을 느끼게 되므로 이미 출시는 되어있지만 소비자가 사용하기에 대중화되어 있지 않다. 그리고 사용자가 수동적인 제어가 상당부분 필요함으로 판단하여 일반 냉장고와 다를 것이 없다고 판단하였다. 또한 사용자가 장을 볼 때, 이미 구비되어 있는 물품인데도 불구하고 그것을 인식하지 못하여 같은 종류의 식품을 중복되어 구매하는 것이 다반사이다. 또한 음식의 유통기한도 기록하지 않아서 유통기한이 지난 음식을 섭취하고 식중독에 걸리는 일이 종종 발생한다. 이러한 식자재 관리에 대한 피해를 예방하기 위한 연구 과정에서 현대인이 대부분 스마트폰을 사용하고 있다는 사실을 고려하여 터치스크린을 통해 냉장고 안의 식자재를 관리함과 동시에 저장 및 기록할 수 있는 프로그램을 개발하고 추가로 스마트폰에도 동일한 어플리케이션을 개발하여 동시 제어가 가능하도록 설계하였다.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2019.10a
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• pp.100-100
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• 2019

매실에는 구연산, 사과산, 주석산, 피루브산 등의 유기산 등이 함유되어 있어서 체내의 대사작용을 돕고 세포와 근육에 필요물질인 젖산을 분해하여 피로를 감소시켜주며 신진대사를 촉진하고 있다. 또한 피루브산은 간의 피로, 해독작용을 활발하게 도와주며 카테킨산은 장내의 유해균의 번식을 억제하여 식중독을 예방하고 있다. 또한 이러한 작용은 설사와 변비를 치료하는데도 효과가 있으며 다량의 비타민C의 함유로 인하여 체내의 피로회복을 돕고 있다. 이러한 효능을 가진 매실은 전라남도 해안가에서 주로 재배하고 있다. 특히 순천과 광양지역에서 다양한 품종들을 재배하고 있다. 따라서 본 실험에서는 순천과 광양지역에 재배되고 있는 남고, 천매, 고성, 앵숙, 풍후, 옥영, 임주, 청축, 백가하 등의 잎과 과육, 핵의 추출물로부터 폴리페놀 성분은 핵, 과육보다 잎에서 양호한 반응을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과들을 중심으로 매실의 각 부위별 항산화 활성을 조사하였던 바, 매실의 대부분의 품종에서 항산화 활성이 양호하게 나타났으며 부위별에서는 핵보다는 잎과 과육에서 양호한 항산화 활성을 보였다. 품종별로는 앵숙, 남고, 청축에서 다소 양호한 항산화 활성을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과들로 미루어 볼 때 매실의 항산화 활성은 품종별, 부위별로 상이한 반응을 나타내었다.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.189-194
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• 2014

This study was conducted to evaluate microorganism contamination of food utensils and service facilities in school and to prevent hazards by food poisoning occurrence. As a result, the highest number of microorganism growth plate ($12.3{\pm}2.6$) was detected in total bacteria test plate, and also observed $10.3{\pm}3.9$ growth plates in Staphylococcus aureus test plate and $9.5{\pm}3.9$ growth plates in E. coli and coliform bacteria test plate. But we could detect to the lowest number of growth plates ($1.5{\pm}1.0$) in Vibrio test plate. We also assessed that floors were appeared to the highest microorganism contamination rate in food utensils and service facilities. Therefore, $4.5{\pm}0.6$ growth plates was detected in pre-operation floor and $4.3{\pm}1.0$ growth plates in floor. And high level of microorganism contamination also observed in tables as $3.3{\pm}1.0$ growth plates in cooking table and $3.0{\pm}0.0$ growth plates in dining table. The level of microorganism contamination of food utensils such as kitchen knife, cutting board, and food tray were lower than that in food service facilities. We analysed microorganism contamination according to purpose of use in kitchen knifes and cutting boards. The microorganism contamination rate in fish kitchen knife ($2.0{\pm}0.8$) and fish cutting board ($1.3{\pm}1.5$) were slightly higher than that of others purpose of use. As a result of microorganism identification, various strains of microorganism were contaminated in food service facilities and some strains could detected more than two times. Especially, Staphylococcus aureus was repeatedly identified in cooking table, trench, and kitchen knife. Bacillus cereus was identified in kitchen knife, and then Pseudomonas fluorescens and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were also detected in food utensils and service facilities as known to food spoilage microorganisms. Klebsiella pneumoniae was detected four times repeat, which widely distribute natural environment as normal bacterial flora but sometimes cause acute pneumonia. These results suggest that food utensils and service facilities are contaminated with not only major food poisoning microorganisms such as Staphylococcus aureus, but also food spoilage microorganisms. Taken together, strict personal hygiene control and efficient food service facilities management will be needed to enhance food safety in school feeding and to improve student health.