160880 20251017144556.0 doi 10.1016/j.lwt.2025.117731 sideral 144071 ART-2025-144071 eng Luciano, Antonio Evaluation of the antimicrobial effect of a nanoemulsified D-limonene washing solution for cherry tomatoes against Staphylococcus aureus and Meyerozyma guilliermondii – Impact on consumer protection 2025 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Although a washing step is essential for the safety of fresh vegetables, chlorine-based solutions may have negative effects on workers and consumers. This study evaluates an alternative washing solution based on nanoemulsified D-limonene against Staphylococcus aures (a relevant pathogen) and Meyerozyma guilliermondii (a model spoilage yeast) on cherry tomato surface. The antimicrobial effect depended on both the EO concentration (1 mM–200 mM) and different exposure time (0.5–15 min). The EO washing solution caused up to 1.7 ± 0.2 log-reductions in M. guilliermondii, being even more effective than the commercial one (1.3 ± 0.1 log-reductions). As the effect of the EO solution on S. aureus was lower (1.4 ± 0.3 vs. 1.7 ± 0.2 log-reductions), consumer protection was evaluated using a QMRA. Although exposure would be higher due to the slightly lower antimicrobial effect, this would not impact consumer protection (median estimate of 0 cases per 1,000,000 servings, with 90th percentile of 1.9·10−7 in both cases). Therefore, despite further research being needed to ensure the commercial viability of these alternative washing solutions, our results emphasize their great promise as an alternative food safety control system. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN-AEI/PRTR-C17.I1 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MCINN/PID2020-116318RB-C32 info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/RYC-2021-034612-I info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.es info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Espaillat, Noel A. Espaillat, Natanael Baixauli, Jorge Garre, Alberto Palop, Alfredo Guillen, Silvia Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-4027-5637 2008 780 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Produc.Animal Cienc.Ali. Área Tecnología de Alimentos 224 (2025), 117731 [7 pp.] Lebensm.-Wiss. Technol. LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0023-6438 1419074 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/160880/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2564634 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/160880/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:160880 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:13:13 ARTICLE