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Pour évaluer les pratiques phytosanitaires des maraîchers du Burkina Faso, des enquêtes ont été réalisées en 2015 et 2016 auprès de 316 producteurs dans les zones Ouest et Nord du pays. Seuls 9 % d'entre eux ont reçu une formation en protection des végétaux. Quatre-vingt-dix pour cent des pesticides utilisés sont achetés sur les marchés locaux sans garantie de conformité et de qualité. La lambda-cyhalothrine de la famille des pyréthrinoïdes est la substance active la plus utilisée. L'utilisation sur tomate des pesticides formulés pour le coton a fortement progressé entre 2015 et 2016 (71 %). Les doses utilisées par les producteurs sont supérieures à celles recommandées. Plus de 70 % des maraîchers n'observent aucune mesure de protection adéquate depuis la préparation de la bouillie jusqu'à la fin des traitements. Le respect de délais sans traitement avant récolte dépend plus de l'état sanitaire des parcelles que des recommandations. Les contenants vides sont abandonnés sur les lieux de traitement par 53 % des répondants. Les pratiques phytosanitaires des maraîchers du Burkina Faso sont donc préoccupantes et potentiellement nuisibles pour la santé des agriculteurs et des consommateurs, et pour l'environnement.

Abstract Kombucha, historically an Asian tea-based fermented drink, has recently become trendy in Western countries. Producers claim it bears health-enhancing properties that may come from the tea or metabolites produced by its microbiome. Despite its long history of production, microbial richness and dynamics have not been fully unraveled, especially at an industrial scale. Moreover, the impact of tea type (green or black) on microbial ecology was not studied. Here, we compared microbial communities from industrial-scale black and green tea fermentations, still traditionally carried out by a microbial biofilm, using culture-dependent and metabarcoding approaches. Dominant bacterial species belonged to Acetobacteraceae and to a lesser extent Lactobacteriaceae, while the main identified yeasts corresponded to Dekkera, Hanseniaspora and Zygosaccharomyces during all fermentations. Species richness decreased over the 8-day fermentation. Among acetic acid bacteria, Gluconacetobacter europaeus, Gluconobacter oxydans, G. saccharivorans and Acetobacter peroxydans emerged as dominant species. The main lactic acid bacteria, Oenococcus oeni, was strongly associated with green tea fermentations. Tea type did not influence yeast community, with Dekkera bruxellensis, D. anomala, Zygosaccharomyces bailii and Hanseniaspora valbyensis as most dominant. This study unraveled a distinctive core microbial community which is essential for fermentation control and could lead to Kombucha quality standardization. Microbial ecology of industrial Kombucha fermentations.

The poultry industry in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is faced with feed insecurity, associated with high cost of feeds, and feed safety, associated with locally produced feeds often contaminated with mycotoxins. Mycotoxins, including aflatoxins (AFs), fumonisins (FBs), trichothecenes, and zearalenone (ZEN), are common contaminants of poultry feeds and feed ingredients from SSA. These mycotoxins cause deleterious effects on the health and productivity of chickens and can also be present in poultry food products, thereby posing a health hazard to human consumers of these products. This review summarizes studies of major mycotoxins in poultry feeds, feed ingredients, and poultry food products from SSA as well as aflatoxicosis outbreaks. Additionally reviewed are the worldwide regulation of mycotoxins in poultry feeds, the impact of major mycotoxins in the production of chickens, and the postharvest use of mycotoxin detoxifiers. In most studies, AFs are most commonly quantified, and levels above the European Union regulatory limits of 20 μg/kg are reported. Trichothecenes, FBs, ZEN, and OTA are also reported but are less frequently analyzed. Co-occurrences of mycotoxins, especially AFs and FBs, are reported in some studies. The effects of AFs on chickens’ health and productivity, carryover to their products, as well as use of mycotoxin binders are reported in few studies conducted in SSA. More research should therefore be conducted in SSA to evaluate occurrences, toxicological effects, and mitigation strategies to prevent the toxic effects of mycotoxins.

Introduction. Très répandues dans le règne végétal, les anthocyanes sont le sujet d’un grand nombre d’études qui abordent en général les aspects concernant leur instabilité vis-à-vis des conditions dans lesquelles elles sont employées ou l’effet bénéfique de leur consommation sur la santé. Littérature. Ces aspects sont particulièrement importants lorsqu’on envisage de les extraire en vue de leur utilisation comme colorant alimentaire naturel. Dans cette revue bibliographique, les propriétés des anthocyanes susceptibles d’être altérées lors de leur transformation ont été étudiées. Par la suite, un état des lieux sur les méthodes de fabrication de colorants à base d’anthocyanes a été fait afin de dégager des perspectives pour l’exploitation des matières végétales qui en contiennent de grandes quantités. Conclusions. Les fruits et légumes utilisables pour la fabrication de colorants alimentaires sont nombreux et variés. Les différences au niveau du contenu ont une influence sur la stabilité de la couleur des extraits, mais les progrès récents en matière de formulation ouvrent des perspectives pour la valorisation des végétaux riches en anthocyanes.

Antioxidant contents and activities of different extracts from four Tunisian pomegranate peels, locally called “Acide”, “Gabsi”, “Nebli” and “Tounsi”, were studied. Peels samples were extracted with three solvents (water, ethanol and acetone). For each extract, the total phenol contents and antioxidant activity were evaluated. The highest values of polyphenol, tannins, flavonoids and anthocyanins were recorded in the acetone extract of Acide ecotype with 304.6 mg gallic acid equivalent/g; 292.23 mg gallic acid equivalent/g; 15.46 mg Quercetin/g and 54.51 mg cy-3-glu/100 g, respectively. The acetone extract of Acide ecotype also showed the highest free radical-scavenging and reducing power activity compared to other extracts. Besides, the phytochemical analysis by LC–MS/MS revealed a high content of ellagitannins with punicalagin and punicalagin derivatives as the major compounds that might be responsible for promising antioxidant activity of pomegranate peel extracts. Two compounds (Castalagin derivative and Galloyl-bis-HHDP-hex derivative) were detected only in “Acide” ecotype in important contents.

Starch gelatinization has been widely studied previously, but there is still a lack of systematical research on the relationship between the degree of starch gelatinization (DSG) and its physicochemical and structural properties. In this study, potato starch samples with DSG ranging from 39.41% to 90.56% were obtained by hydrothermal treatment. The thermal, rheological, and structural properties, as well as the water-binding capacity of samples were investigated. A starch solution with a DSG of 39.41% was partially sedimented at room temperature, while starch with a DSG of 56.11% can form a stable paste with a fine shear-thinning property, as well as samples with a DSG larger than 56.11%. The endothermic enthalpy, gelatinization range, and short-range ordered structure of starch were negatively correlated with DSG, whereas onset gelatinization temperature, apparent viscosity, and water-binding capacity were positively correlated. The viscoelasticity of starch gels was negatively correlated with the DSG after full gelatinization (DSG > 39.41%). Starch granules gradually lose their typical shape and less birefringence can be observed with increasing DSG. Hydrothermal treatment has a more significant effect on the amount of exposed hydroxyl groups than the ordered and amorphous structures of partially gelatinized starch. This study built linear correlations between starch physicochemical properties and the DSG and provided comprehensive insight into the characteristics of partially gelatinized potato starch.

Solid-phase microextraction and comprehensive multidimensional gas chromatography represent two milestone innovations that occurred in the field of separation science in the 1990s. They have a common root in their introduction and have found a perfect coupling in their evolution and applications. This review will focus on food analysis, where the paradigm has changed significantly over time, moving from a targeted analysis, focusing on a limited number of analytes at the time, to a more holistic approach for assessing quality in a larger sense. Indeed, not only some major markers or contaminants are considered, but a large variety of compounds and their possible interaction, giving rise to the field of foodomics. In order to obtain such detailed information and to answer more sophisticated questions related to food quality and authenticity, the use of SPME-GC × GC–MS has become essential for the comprehensive analysis of volatile and semi-volatile analytes. This article provides a critical review of the various applications of SPME-GC × GC in food analysis, emphasizing the crucial role this coupling plays in this field. Additionally, this review dwells on the importance of appropriate data treatment to fully harness the results obtained to draw accurate and meaningful conclusions.

En Région wallonne, des sols agricoles situés à proximité d’anciens sites de traitements de minerais ont été impactés par des retombées atmosphériques contaminées en cadmium (Cd), plomb (Pb) et zinc (Zn). Afin d’étudier l’impact de ces contaminations sur la qualité des productions agricoles, une étude du transfert en Cd et Zn du sol vers l’orge de printemps ( Hordeum vulgare L.) a été réalisée sur une de ces zones contaminées. Dix-huit prélèvements d’orges ont été effectués en zone contaminée, 10 autres en zone témoin non contaminée et chacun d’eux a été subdivisé en trois sous-échantillons (tige, épi et grain). Un prélèvement a été réalisé dans l’horizon de surface du sol (de 0 à 20 cm) à l’emplacement de chaque prélèvement de plantes. Les concentrations disponibles et pseudo-totales en éléments traces et majeurs ainsi que pH eau , pH KCl , carbone organique total et azote total ont été mesurés sur les échantillons de sols. Les concentrations en Cd et Zn ont été dosées dans les grains, les épis et les tiges. Les concentrations en Cd et Zn mesurées dans les plantes récoltées sur la zone contaminée sont de 2 à 9 fois supérieures à celles mesurées dans les orges témoins. Il existe peu de relations entre la concentration en cadmium dans les grains (Cd Grain ), la concentration en zinc dans les grains (Zn Grain ) et les propriétés des sols à l’exception des teneurs en Cd et Zn du sol. Une analyse Cate-Nelson a permis d’estimer Cd Grain à 0,027 mg de Cd/kg matière sèche (MS) pour des teneurs pseudo-totales en Cd dans le sol allant de 0 à 1,23 mg/kg, et à 0,118 mg de Cd/kg de MS pour des teneurs pseudo-totales en Cd dans le sol allant de 1,24 à 6,87 mg/kg. Zn Grain est estimé à 19,2 mg/kg de MS pour des teneurs pseudo-totales de Zn dans le sol allant de 0 à 131 mg/kg, et à 40 mg/kg de MS pour des teneurs pseudo-totales de Zn dans le sol allant de 132 à 570 mg/kg. Une estimation du transfert en Cd et Zn reste toutefois complexe dans ces sols multicontaminés. In the Walloon region (Belgium), agricultural soils close to a former ore smelter were affected by atmospheric deposition contaminated by cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn). To study the effect of these contaminations on the quality of agricultural productions, a study of the transfer from soil to a cereal crop, barley ( Hordeum vulgare L.) was carried out on one of these contaminated areas and an uncontaminated control area. Eighteen barley samples were taken in contaminated areas; 10 were sampled in the control area, and each was subdivided into three subsamples (stem, ear, and seed). A sample was taken from topsoil horizon (0 to 20 cm) at the location of each plant sample. Available and pseudo-total concentrations of trace and major elements as well as pH water , pH KCl , total organic carbon, and total nitrogen were measured on the soil samples. Concentrations of Cd and Zn were measured in the seed, ear, and stem. The concentrations of Cd and Zn that were measured in the harvested plants in the contaminated zone are 2 to 9 times higher than those measured in the control barleys. There are few relationships between Cd concentration in seeds (Cd Seed ), Zn concentration in seeds (Zn Seed ), and soil properties apart from available and pseudo-total soil levels of Cd and Zn. Using a Cate-Nelson analysis, Cd Seed was estimated at 0.027 mg Cd/kg of dry matter (DM) for pseudo-total soil Cd levels ranging from 0 to 1.23 mg/kg, and at 0.118 mg Cd/kg DM for pseudo-total soil Cd levels ranging from 1.24 to 6.87 mg/kg. Zn Seed is estimated to be 19.2 mg/kg of DM for soil ranges from 0 to 131 mg/kg of pseudo-total Zn, and 40 mg/kg of DM for soil ranges from 132 to 570 mg/kg of pseudo-total Zn. However, an estimate of the transfer of Cd and Zn remains complex in these multi-contaminated soils.

This study deliberated the effect of ultrasonic treatment on collagen self-assembly behavior and collagen fibril gel properties. Bovine bone collagen I which had undergone ultrasonic treatment with different power (0–400 W) and duration (0–60 min) was analyzed. SDS-PAGE and spectroscopic analysis revealed that ultrasonic treatment decreased collagen molecular order degree and the number of hydrogen bonds, stretching collagen telopeptide regions while maintaining the integrity of the collagen triple-helical structure. Ultrasonic treatment (p ≤ 200 W, t ≤ 15 min) dispersed the collagen aggregates more evenly, and accelerated collagen self-assembly rate with a decreased but more homogeneous fibril diameter (82.78 ± 16.47–115.52 ± 19.51 nm) and D-periodicity lengths (62.1 ± 2.9–66.5 ± 1.8 nm) than that of the untreated collagen (119.15 ± 27.89 nm; 66.5 ± 1.8 nm). Meanwhile, ultrasonic treatment (p ≤ 200 W, t ≤ 15 min) decreased the viscoelasticity index and gel strength, enhancing thermal stability and promoting specific surface area and porosity of collagen fibril gels than that of the untreated collagen fibril gel. These results testified that collagen self-assembly behavior and collagen fibril gel properties can be regulated by ultrasonic treatment through multi-hierarchical structural alteration. This study provided a new approach for controlling in vitro collagen fibrillogenesis process so as to manufacture novel desirable collagen-based biomaterials with propitious performances for further valorization.

Cyanotoxins have gained global public interest due to their potential to bioaccumulate in food, which threatens human health. Bloom formation is usually enhanced under Mediterranean, subtropical and tropical climates which are the dominant climate types in developing countries. In this context, we present an up-to-date overview of cyanotoxins (types, toxic effects, analysis, occurrence, and mitigation) with a special focus on their contamination in (sea)food from all the developing countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America as this has received less attention. A total of 65 publications have been found (from 2000 until October 2021) reporting the contamination by one or more cyanotoxins in seafood and edible plants (five papers). Only Brazil and China conducted more research on cyanotoxin contamination in food in comparison to other countries. The majority of research focused on the detection of microcystins using different analytical methods. The detected levels mostly surpassed the provisional tolerable daily intake limit set by the World Health Organization, indicating a real risk to the exposed population. Assessment of cyanotoxin contamination in foods from developing countries still requires further investigations by conducting more survey studies, especially the simultaneous detection of multiple categories of cyanotoxins in food.