Department of Food Hygiene and Aquaculture

This department has different educational branches such as Food Microbiology, Food Chemistry, Milk Hygiene and Technology, Meat Hygiene and Inspection, Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Food Industry of Animal Origin, and Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal Diseases. All the teaching and research activities of the Department of Food Hygiene and Aquaculture are carried out in well-equipped, advanced and independent laboratories. In addition to carrying out teaching and research services, the various branches of the Department of Food Hygiene & Aquaculture provide services for the faculty’s clinic and other public and private institutions involved in food production and quality control.
The department has established the PhD program for Food Hygiene since 2011 and the Master’s program for Food Hygiene and Quality Control since 2014.
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Head of the Department of Food Hygiene & Aquaculture
Davar_Shahsavani
Davar Shahsavani
Professor
Department of Food Hygiene & Aquaculture
shahsavani@um.ac.ir
+9838805624


Concentration areas offered by the Department of Food Hygiene and Aquaculture
Areas Bachelor's Master's Ph.D
Food Hygiene  - correct_mark -
Food Hygiene and Quality Control  - - correct_mark

Academic staff

Abdollah Jamshidi
Professor
Saeid Khanzadi
Associate Professor
Mohammad Mohsenzadeh
Associate Professor
Mohammadreza Rezaeigolestani
Assistant Professor
Amir Salari
Assistant Professor
Davar Shahsavani
Professor

Research

Recent journal articles

Darban Maghami, N., Nabipour, A., Mohsenzadeh, M. (2022). Histological and stereological approaches for detection of tissues and fraud in some meat products. Veterinary Research Forum, 13 (1), 47-53.
Keykhosravy, K., Khanzadi, S., Mohammad Hashemi, & Azizzadeh, M. (2022). Protective effect of chitosan‐loaded nanoemulsion containing Zataria multiflora Boiss and Bunium persicum Boiss essential oils as coating on lipid and protein oxidation in chill stored turkey breast fillets. Journal of Food Science, 87 (1), 251-265.
Ahmad Ghasemi1, Salari, A., Kalantarmahdavi, M., & Mohammad Reza Amiryousefi (2022). Sodium metabisulfite in dried plum and its cytotoxic effects on K‐562 and L‐929 normal cell lines. Journal of Food Science, 87 (2), 856-866.
Mahdie Mahdavi, Fathi Hafshejani, B., Jamshidi, A., & Khoramian Toosi, B. (2022). Evaluation of resistance to fluoroquinolones and determination of mutations in gyrA and parC genes in Escherichia coli isolated from raw milk of dairy cows with coliform mastitis in Khorasan Razavi province Iran. Iranian Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology, 14 (1), 20-28.
Shahsavani, D., Baghishani, H., & Nourian, K. (2022). Impact of betaine and allicin against circulating oxidative and biochemical alterations induced by cadmium intoxication in common carp. Aquaculture Research, 53 (10), 3637-3646.
Rezaei, Z., Khanzadi, S., Ehsan Shamloo, & Salari, A. (2022). Assessment performance of three different water treatment processes in pilot-scale on the physicochemical quality of drinking water. Desalination and Water Treatment, 256 (1), 347-352.
Maleki, M., & Mohsenzadeh, M. (2022). Optimization of a biodegradable packaging film based on carboxymethyl cellulose and Persian gum containing titanium dioxide nanoparticles and Foeniculum vulgare essential oil using response surface methodology. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 16244 (16244), 1-14.
Maleki, M., & Mohsenzadeh, M. (2022). Biodegradable Nanocomposite Film Based on Carboxymethyl Cellulose/Persian Gum Containing TiO2 and Fennel Essential Oil: Investigation of Chemical, Antimicrobial, and Sensory Properties on Rainbow Trout Fillet. Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 02419 (2419), 1-11.
Majid Aminzare, Mohammad Hashemi, Asma Afshari, Seyyed Mohammad Ali Noori, & Rezaeigolestani, M. (2022). Comparative Evaluation of the Effects of Different Dietary Fibers as Natural Additives on the Shelf Life of Cooked Sausages. Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products, 17 (3), -.
Saei, M., Jamshidi, A., Tayebeh Zeinali, & Khoramian Toosi, B. (2022). Phenotypic and genotypic determination of β-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from raw milk and clinical mastitis samples, Mashhad, Iran. International Dairy Journal, 133 (), 105406-105413.
Panahi, Z., & Mohsenzadeh, M. (2022). Sodium alginate edible coating containing Ferulago angulata (Schlecht.) Boiss essential oil, nisin, and NaCl: Its impact on microbial, chemical, and sensorial properties of refrigerated chicken breast. International Journal of Food Microbiology, 380 (8), 109883-91.
Salavati Hamedani, M., Rezaeigolestani, M., & Mohsenzadeh, M. (2022). Optimization of Antibacterial, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Novel Chitosan/Olibanum Gum Film for Food Packaging Application. Polymers, 14 (19), 3960-3978.
Safaeian Laein, ., Khanzadi, S., Mohammad Hashemi, Fatemeh Gheybi, & Azizzadeh, M. (2022). Peppermint essential oil‐loaded solid lipid nanoparticle in gelatin coating: Characterization and antibacterial activity against foodborne pathogen inoculated on rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) fillet during refrigerated storage. Journal of Food Science, 87 (7), 2920-2931.
Karimkhani, M., Mahmoud Nasrollahzadeh, Mehdi Maham, Jamshidi, A., Mohammad Saeed Kharazmi, Danial Dehnad, & Seid Mahdi Jafari (2022). Extraction and purification of α-pinene; a comprehensive review. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, (), -.
Mohajer, F., Khanzadi, S., Mohammad Hashemi, & Azizzadeh, M. (2022). Antimicrobial Effect of Chitosan Coating Prepared by Neutral Electrolyzed Water against Inoculated Escherichia coli O157: H7 on Rainbow trout fillets. Jorjani Biomedicine Journal, 10 (3), 26-34.
Ram, M., & Jamshidi, A. (2022). Health Risk Assessment and Evaluation of Nitrate And Nitrite in Salad Vegetables of Mashhad City. Journal of Nutrition, Fasting and Health, 10 (4), 252-257.
Rezaeigolestani, M. (2022). Evaluation of Aflatoxins Levels in Nuts in Selected Military-owned Chain Stores in Tehran, Iran. Journal of Human, Environment and Health Promotion, 8 (4), 181-185.

Recent theses and dissertations

Elahi, R. (2022). Effect of composite coating based on nanochitosan-whey protein isolate containing Summer savory -Satureja hortensis- essential oil and oxygene absorber packaging on the quality of Rainbowtrout during refrigerated storage.. , ( ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Yousef Zadeh, R. (2022). Evaluation of the effect of pomegranate (Punica granulate L.) peel extract on biochemical parameters and oxidative indices of brain, liver, gill and kidney tissues of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) during cadmium poisoning. , ( ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mollaei, F. (2022). Evaluation of antibacterial properties of Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum postbiotics with Bifidobacterium bifidum in vitro in rainbow trout fish. , ( ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Javadi, B. (2022). Investigation of antimicrobial, anti-biofilm and anti quorum sensing properties of electrospun whey protein / polyethylene oxide / vanillin nanofibers on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from food products. , (Doctoral dissertation of ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Yazdani, M. (2022). Knowledge, attitude and practice of food safety among food hygiene and veterinary medicine students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. , (Doctoral dissertation of ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Papi, Z. (2022). Evaluation of antibacterial properties of Lactobacillus casei and Lactobacillus plantarum postbiotics with chitosan coating in vitro and in beef. , (Doctoral dissertation of ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Yaghoobi Faz, S. (2022). Survey of physicochemical, microbial and colorimetric properties of honeys with different botanical origin before and after inoculation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Zygosaccharomyces rouxii during storage at 25C. , (Doctoral dissertation of ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Karimkhani, M. (2022). improving the characterization of Iranian native raspberry juice -Rubus dolichocarpus- using lactic bacteria and its application in yogurt. , (Doctoral dissertation of ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Khatibzadeh, R. (2022). Evaluation of table salt refining efficiency by recrystalization mathod in reducing heavy metals and nutrients. , (Doctoral dissertation of ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Torkan, A. (2022). The effect of resource-, management- and animal-based factors on microbial contamination of sheep carcasses in a livestock slaughterhouse in Iran. , (Doctoral dissertation of ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Borjian Borujeni, F. (2022). Investigating the effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles on reducing the effects of toxicity caused by exposure to the antibiotic florfenicol in koi fish (Cyprinus carpio koi). , (Doctoral dissertation of ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Khosravi, P. (2022). Effect of bovine edible gelatin coating containing solid lipid nanoparticle (SLN) and essential oil of Trachyspermum copticum on shelf life of beef and fate of inoculated Listeria monocytogenese, Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella typhimurium during refrigerated storage. , (Doctoral dissertation of ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Oskouyan, F. (2022). Investigating the antimicrobial, antioxidant and toxicity properties of Carum copticum essential oil microencapsulated with beta-cyclodextrin in vitro. , (Doctoral dissertation of ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Akhavan Tabasi, A. (2022). Effect of betaine and allicin on oxidative stress and accumulation of cadmium in muscle tissue of common crap in experimental cadmium poisoning. , (Doctoral dissertation of ). Faculty of Veterinary medicine, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.

Recent research projects

Jamshidi, Abdollah,elahi, Razieh (2022). Effect of composite coating based on nanochitosan-gelatine containing Summer savory )Satureja hortensis( essential oil and oxygene absorber packaging on the quality of Chicken breast fillet during refrigerated storage.

Contact Information

Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Department of Food Hygiene and Aquaculture

Phone: +985138805624