Biosafety risk assessment of nanoparticles: Evidence from food case studies

Deng, Jing; Ding, Quan Ming; Jia, Ming; Wen, Li; Zuberi, Zavuga; Wang, Jian Hui; Ren, Jia; Fu, Da; Zeng, Xiao; Luo, Jun Fei

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116662

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“…Recent EU regulations mandated that any food ingredient derived from nanotechnological applications be subjected to a safety evaluation before being approved for use (Cubadda et al, 2013) Future research should focus on potential human health consequences, as certain materials, such as TiO2, have been linked to colon cancer. Deng et al (2021) explored recent developments in the production of food nanoparticles as well as the possible threats and found that they pose a possible threat to the human gastrointestinal tract. To effectively avoid the potential risks of nanoparticle applications in the food industry, it is important to include a specific description that encompasses the unique properties of nanocomponents as well as the required application or limitations of nanomaterials for the related products.…”

Section: Safe T Y Con Cern S and Leg Is L Ati On In Us Ing Nanopartic...mentioning

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Nanotechnology‐enhanced edible coating application on climacteric fruits

Odetayo

Tesfay

Ngobese

2022

Food Science & Nutrition

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Climacteric fruits continue to ripen after harvest and produce ethylene, coupled with an increase in respiration rate, which contributes to more rapid perishability. Inhibition of ethylene biosynthesis has been shown to be an efficient way to delay the onset of ripening and lengthen shelf life. The use of edible materials as coatings presents an efficient approach in preserving the quality of fruits. Edible coatings have many benefits, such as affordability, ease of application, and use of natural ingredients. Nanotechnology provides interesting approaches to the management of fruit shelf life after harvest. Nanotechnology has the capacity of producing new materials by minimizing the size of components to a nanometric level. These kinds of nanomaterials possess distinct and improved properties for delaying fruit ripening and decay. The main goal of adding nanoparticles to edible coatings is to enhance the biopolymer's mechanical and water vapor barrier properties. Nanoparticles also contain biopolymer‐like features and are thought to have superior antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties than edible coatings. This review is aimed at summarizing recent findings on the application of edible coatings in the form of nanoparticles, and their effect on quality parameters and shelf life extension of climacteric fruits. Peer‐reviewed articles were obtained by using Scopus and science direct. The current materials widely used for coating climacteric fruits are zinc, silver and chitosan nanoparticles. Zinc nanoparticles have been shown to be more effective in delaying ripening significantly by reducing weight and moisture loss and ensuring retention of fruit firmness. Further research is needed to understand their effect on other physicochemical properties of fruits.

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Section: Safe T Y Con Cern S and Leg Is L Ati On In Us Ing Nanopartic...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Nanotechnology‐enhanced edible coating application on climacteric fruits

Odetayo

Tesfay

Ngobese

2022

Food Science & Nutrition

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“…The incorporation of health nutrients into edible crop plants in nano concentration is called nano-biofortification including boron, copper, iron, iodine, calcium, selenium and zinc nanoparticles to supplement human diet with balanced diet to combat human malnutrition. [13][14][15] Green preparations were used to prepare biofortified foods and feed by synthesizing selenium nanoparticles, iron nanoparticles using leaves of Ocimum basilicum and green tea; Copper-nanoparticles of Eucalyptus globulus, zinc oxide-nanoparticles from Nilgiriantusciliantus leaf, nickel oxide-nanoparticles of Nigella sativa seeds and magnesium oxide-nanoparticles. 16,17 These bioengineered nanoparticles could be considered as good health supplements like food additives or food industry like colorants, flavor enhancers, and artificial sweeteners.…”

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Role of nanotechnology in improving quality of edible crop plants

Rani

2022

IJCAAP

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Improving human health is the considered major concern in area of medical and agricultural sciences. It is achieved by providing good health supplements with balanced diet to people in the forms of cost effective and safe nano-biofortified or nano-bioengineered vegetable crop plants to fight against malnutrition and other various diseases. And these nano-based methodologies are involved the use of nanoparticles of essential nutrients like copper, iron, selenium, cobalt, and zinc being as fertilizers or stimulants in soils or waters to improve the qualities of vegetable crop plants and make them more enriched with major nutrients and diseased free. Hence, this strategic clinical and agro-practice based management should be considered to combat fungal and microbial diseases of crop plants through cost effective and green nanotechnology-based approach used in the form of nano-formulation and fortified bioagents and biostimulants.

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“…Nutrients-based nanoparticles or nano-nutrients are an important source for supply cultivated plants with the enough and proper nutrients for plant nutrition, which are represent main source for human health. The engineered-NPs could be directly applied for human as food additives or food industry ( Deng et al, 2021 ) like colorants, emulsifiers, flavor enhancers, artificial sweeteners, foaming and anti-foaming agents ( Medina-Reyes et al, 2020 ). The nanoparticles also in form of silver (Ag), titanium oxide (TiO2) and zinc oxide (e.g., Ag-NPs, TiO 2 -NPs and ZnO-NPs) could be utilized in packaging of foods as antimicrobial agents ( Deng et al, 2020 , Deng et al, 2020 ).…”

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Nano-biofortification of different crops to immune against COVID-19: A review

El-Ramady

Abdalla

Elbasiouny

et al. 2021

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

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Human health and its improvement are the main target of several studies related to medical, agricultural and industrial sciences. The human health is the primary conclusion of many studies. The improving of human health may include supplying the people with enough and safe nutrients against malnutrition to fight against multiple diseases like COVID-19. Biofortification is a process by which the edible plants can be enriched with essential nutrients for human health against malnutrition. After the great success of biofortification approach in the human struggle against malnutrition, a new biotechnological tool in enriching the crops with essential nutrients in the form of nanoparticles to supplement human diet with balanced diet is called nano-biofortification. Nano biofortification can be achieved by applying the nano particles of essential nutrients (e.g., Cu, Fe, Se and Zn) foliar or their nano-fertilizers in soils or waters. Not all essential nutrients for human nutrition can be biofortified in the nano-form using all edible plants but there are several obstacles prevent this approach. These stumbling blocks are increased due to COVID-19 and its problems including the global trade, global breakdown between countries, and global crisis of food production. The main target of this review was to evaluate the nano-biofortification process and its using against malnutrition as a new approach in the era of COVID-19. This review also opens many questions, which are needed to be answered like is nano-biofortification a promising solution against malnutrition? Is COVID-19 will increase the global crisis of malnutrition? What is the best method of applied nano-nutrients to achieve nano-biofortification? What are the challenges of nano-biofortification during and post of the COVID-19?

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Biosafety risk assessment of nanoparticles: Evidence from food case studies

Cited by 26 publications

References 128 publications

Nanotechnology‐enhanced edible coating application on climacteric fruits

Nanotechnology‐enhanced edible coating application on climacteric fruits

Role of nanotechnology in improving quality of edible crop plants

Nano-biofortification of different crops to immune against COVID-19: A review

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