Pesticide residues in commonly consumed food from five localities of Burkina Faso: occurrence and health risk assessment.

Monitoring data for pesticides are generally scarce in many countries of the world, especially in developing countries. In Burkina Faso, there are few scientific data on the occurrence and concentrations of pesticide residues in staple foods found in local markets. Using QuEChERS extraction method and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, samples of commonly eaten foods from five localities of Burkina Faso were evaluated by targeting more than 40 pesticides.

Molecular Characterization and the Antimicrobial Resistance Profile of spp. Isolated from Ready-to-Eat Foods in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

The emergence of antimicrobial-resistantfood-borne bacteria is a great challenge to public health. This study was conducted to characterize and determine the resistance profile of Salmonella strains isolated from foods including sesames, ready-to-eat (RTE) salads, mango juices, and lettuce in Burkina Faso. One hundred and forty-eight biochemically identified Salmonella isolates were characterized by molecular amplification of Salmonella marker and , , , and virulence genes.

Assessment of the sanitary quality of ready to eat sesame, a low moisture street food from Burkina Faso.

Background: Microbial contamination of edible low moisture food poses a significant public health risk for human. In this study, the microbial quality of sweet dehulled sesame seed croquettes, salted dehulled sesame seed and the raw sesame seed, sold under ambient conditions were examined. The samples were collected in the cities of Burkina Faso.