Ahmed El-Moghazy joined UC Agriculture and Pure Assets as a UC Cooperative Extension meals security specialist in February and relies at UC Riverside. Meals security, based on El-Moghazy, are measures that guarantee meals is free from dangerous contaminants, stop foodborne sicknesses and is suitable for eating. El-Moghazy is chargeable for helping California farmers and meals processing services to reinforce meals security practices by coaching acceptable personnel and addressing food-safety points on their farms.
Because the principal investigator for the 2-SAFE Lab at UC Riverside, El-Moghazy is investigating the accuracy and applicability of point-of-use biosensor know-how. The small, light-weight and easy-to-use sensor can be utilized whereas out within the discipline or in a packing home to check contamination of liquids reminiscent of irrigation and washing water or solids like meals samples.
Testing for foodborne pathogens historically takes two to 3 days and the method will be pricey. The biosensor know-how that El-Moghazy is utilizing is cheap and may present outcomes inside one work shift, which permits companies that develop contemporary produce to verify the protection of their merchandise earlier than sending them to the market.
The choice, promoting contaminated meals to shoppers, is just not solely detrimental to human well being, however can spoil the popularity of companies, making means for unanticipated prices related to recalling contaminated merchandise and regulatory penalties together with fines and sanctions.
El-Moghazy can be growing the subsequent era of antimicrobial floor coatings and supplies that may quickly management the foodborne pathogens and hinder the switch of dangerous micro organism from contaminated meals to non-contaminated meals.
El-Moghazy is optimistic that his analysis can safeguard public well being, cut back the burden of foodborne sickness and shield the integrity of companies. Though El-Moghazy serves the whole state, he’s dedicating a big a part of his wants evaluation and efforts in Southern California the place high-value specialty crops reminiscent of avocados and citrus are grown.
“Do you know that one in each six Individuals get sick from consuming meals contaminated with a foodborne pathogen?” requested El-Moghazy. Understanding the fatality of foodborne sicknesses, El-Moghazy believes that rising consciousness by means of schooling is an important side of his position. “It is true, however not many individuals notice this, or that 40% of foodborne sicknesses stem from contemporary produce.”
To guard shoppers, the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration requires farms with a certain level of annual sales (adjusted for inflation) of vegetables and fruit sometimes consumed uncooked to have one worker who has accomplished an FDA-approved Produce Security Rule Grower Coaching.
Along with licensed trainings, El-Moghazy gives technical help to make sure growers comply earlier than and after inspections, in addition to assets for a number of matters together with produce security, agriculture water, flooding, soil amendments, employee well being, hygiene and coaching and postharvest dealing with and sanitation. He may also help in growing food-safety plans and different normal farm food-safety protocols. His technical experience covers all points of meals manufacturing and provide together with irrigation water high quality, hygiene of harvesting instruments and transportation.
Earlier than becoming a member of ANR, El-Moghazy accomplished two years as a visiting scholar within the UC Davis Organic and Agricultural Engineering division earlier than persevering with as a postdoctoral fellow within the UC Davis Meals Science and Expertise division for five years. A lot of his work was rooted within the growth of biosensors and antimicrobial supplies for meals security. Whereas in Davis, he collaborated with native farms and meals processing corporations on meals security analysis and extension.
El-Moghazy earned a Ph.D. finding out developmental biosensors for meals security purposes to detect pesticides residues from a joint program provided by College of Perpignan in France and Alexandria College in Egypt. He additionally earned a grasp’s diploma in developmental biobased fungicides and a bachelor’s in agriculture science from Alexandria College. Lastly, he accomplished a fellowship on the Institute of Plant Safety, Szent Istvan College in Hungary, the place he studied easy methods to lengthen shelf-life of contemporary produce utilizing biomaterials.
El-Moghazy relies at UC Riverside within the Division of Microbiology and Plant Pathology. He will be reached at aelmogha@ucr.edu or (951) 827-0257.
Ahmed El-Moghazy joined UC Agriculture and Pure Assets as a UC Cooperative Extension meals security specialist in February and relies at UC Riverside. Meals security, based on El-Moghazy, are measures that guarantee meals is free from dangerous contaminants, stop foodborne sicknesses and is suitable for eating. El-Moghazy is chargeable for helping California farmers and meals processing services to reinforce meals security practices by coaching acceptable personnel and addressing food-safety points on their farms.
Because the principal investigator for the 2-SAFE Lab at UC Riverside, El-Moghazy is investigating the accuracy and applicability of point-of-use biosensor know-how. The small, light-weight and easy-to-use sensor can be utilized whereas out within the discipline or in a packing home to check contamination of liquids reminiscent of irrigation and washing water or solids like meals samples.
Testing for foodborne pathogens historically takes two to 3 days and the method will be pricey. The biosensor know-how that El-Moghazy is utilizing is cheap and may present outcomes inside one work shift, which permits companies that develop contemporary produce to verify the protection of their merchandise earlier than sending them to the market.
The choice, promoting contaminated meals to shoppers, is just not solely detrimental to human well being, however can spoil the popularity of companies, making means for unanticipated prices related to recalling contaminated merchandise and regulatory penalties together with fines and sanctions.
El-Moghazy can be growing the subsequent era of antimicrobial floor coatings and supplies that may quickly management the foodborne pathogens and hinder the switch of dangerous micro organism from contaminated meals to non-contaminated meals.
El-Moghazy is optimistic that his analysis can safeguard public well being, cut back the burden of foodborne sickness and shield the integrity of companies. Though El-Moghazy serves the whole state, he’s dedicating a big a part of his wants evaluation and efforts in Southern California the place high-value specialty crops reminiscent of avocados and citrus are grown.
“Do you know that one in each six Individuals get sick from consuming meals contaminated with a foodborne pathogen?” requested El-Moghazy. Understanding the fatality of foodborne sicknesses, El-Moghazy believes that rising consciousness by means of schooling is an important side of his position. “It is true, however not many individuals notice this, or that 40% of foodborne sicknesses stem from contemporary produce.”
To guard shoppers, the U.S. Meals and Drug Administration requires farms with a certain level of annual sales (adjusted for inflation) of vegetables and fruit sometimes consumed uncooked to have one worker who has accomplished an FDA-approved Produce Security Rule Grower Coaching.
Along with licensed trainings, El-Moghazy gives technical help to make sure growers comply earlier than and after inspections, in addition to assets for a number of matters together with produce security, agriculture water, flooding, soil amendments, employee well being, hygiene and coaching and postharvest dealing with and sanitation. He may also help in growing food-safety plans and different normal farm food-safety protocols. His technical experience covers all points of meals manufacturing and provide together with irrigation water high quality, hygiene of harvesting instruments and transportation.
Earlier than becoming a member of ANR, El-Moghazy accomplished two years as a visiting scholar within the UC Davis Organic and Agricultural Engineering division earlier than persevering with as a postdoctoral fellow within the UC Davis Meals Science and Expertise division for five years. A lot of his work was rooted within the growth of biosensors and antimicrobial supplies for meals security. Whereas in Davis, he collaborated with native farms and meals processing corporations on meals security analysis and extension.
El-Moghazy earned a Ph.D. finding out developmental biosensors for meals security purposes to detect pesticides residues from a joint program provided by College of Perpignan in France and Alexandria College in Egypt. He additionally earned a grasp’s diploma in developmental biobased fungicides and a bachelor’s in agriculture science from Alexandria College. Lastly, he accomplished a fellowship on the Institute of Plant Safety, Szent Istvan College in Hungary, the place he studied easy methods to lengthen shelf-life of contemporary produce utilizing biomaterials.
El-Moghazy relies at UC Riverside within the Division of Microbiology and Plant Pathology. He will be reached at aelmogha@ucr.edu or (951) 827-0257.