Food Safety and Quality Analysis Division

Vision:

Food Safety and Quality Analysis division focuses research, training, outreach and consultancy services through nuclear and related techniques to ensure food safety and security.  The division emphasizes on food quality and safety, hazard identification, risk assessment, food preservation and processing, nutritional analysis and convenient food development.

Mission:

• To develop safe food by maintaining the nutrition and quality as well as by controlling the risk of foodborne pathogens using nuclear technology and other complementary methods
• Reduction of post-harvest losses by developing safe food preservation technologies using nuclear technology and other complementary methods
• Ensuring food security by increasing food availability through convenient food development to meet dietary need for consumers which leads to socio-economic development of Bangladesh
• Human resources development in the field of food safety and quality research contributing to public health well-being / protection in Bangladesh.

Focused Areas of Research:

Research and Instrumental Facilities:

• Micro Kjeldahl system
• Soxhlet apparatus
• UV-VIS Spectrophotometer
• UHPLC
• FTIR-ATR
• FT-NIR
• ELISA
• Molecular Biology: PCR, Gel electrophoresis, Gel documentation imaging
• Microbiological analysis of food

Ultra High Performance Liquid Chromatography Technology	FT‑NIR Spectrometer (Perkin Elmer)	FT‑IR spectrometer with ATR accessory (Perkin Elmer)
Gel Electrophoresis of PCR product	DNA band observation by Gel Documentation System	Microbial food safety work in Biosafety Cabinet
Micro-Kjeldahl apparatus for estimation	Digestion chamber for protein estimation	UV-VIS Spectrophotometer

Human Resource Development:

• Thesis : M.Sc, B.Sc (Hons.), Ph.D student 
• Industrial attachment: 3 months “Industrial Attachment Training” for Polytechnique Institute

Industrial Attachment Training	M.Sc thesis student

Commercial Services:

 The division provides analytical services to different food manufacturing companies and poultry feed industries against prescribed service charges.

Selected Publications :

1. Islam, M., Hossain, A., Rahman, M. A., Khatun, M. A., Shahjalal, M., Hossain, M. A., Huque, R., Munshi, M. K. 2022. Potentiality of ginger extract as natural preservative for raw tilapia fish (Oreochromis mossambicus) during storage at refrigerated temperature. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation, 46, e16729. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.16729.
2. Mst. Afifa Khatun , Md. Razzak , Md. Afzal Hossain , Arzina Hossain, Mahfuza Islam, Md. Shahjalal, Ruhul A. Khan , Roksana Huque. 2022.  Gamma radiation processing of honey of Mustard, Black seed and Lychee flower: Measurement of antioxidant, antimicrobial, and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra. Measurement: Food. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meafoo.2022.100026
3. Mst. Afifa Khatun, Arzina Hossain, Md. Shakhawat Hossain, M. Kamruzzaman Munshi, Roksana Huque. 2021. Detection of species adulteration in meat products and Mozzarella-type cheeses using duplex PCR of mitochondrial cyt b gene: A food safety concern in Bangladesh. Food Chemistry: Molecular Sciences 2 (2021) 100017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochms.2021.100017
4. Md. Kamruzzaman Munshi,  Farzana Akter Sukhi,  Roksana Huque,  Arzina Hossain,  Shamim Mahbub, Sheikh Ariful Hoque, Tania Hossain, Md. Shafiqul Islam Khan and Md. Fuad Hossain. 2021. Combination impacts of gamma radiation and low temperature on the toxin-producing Bacillus cereus isolated from fried and steam rice. J Food Process Preserv. 2021; 00: e16054. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.16054
5. Rahman, M.L., Barua, R., Jubayer, A.A., Islam, J.M.M., Kamal, A.H.M., Ali, M., Hossain, M.S., Rahaman, M.S., Rahaman, M.S., Hossain, M.A., Huque, R. and Khan, M.A. 2021, Novel practice to produce safe and healthy dry fish using irradiated chitosan coating. Food Research 5 (2) : 240 - 247.
6. Mst Afifa khatun , Md Razzak , Md Afzal hossain , Md Ashikur Rahman , Ruhul Amin Khan , Roksana Huque. 2021. Gamma radiation application to rice: Reduced glycemic index in relation to modified carbohydrate observed in FTIR spectra. Current Research in Food Science. 4 (2021) 11–17.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crfs.2020.12.002
7. Md. Ashikur Rahman, Arzina Hossain, Mahfuza Islam,Md. Shakhwat Hussain and Roksana Huque. 2020. Microbial Features and Qualitative Detection of Adulteration along with Physicochemical Characteristics of Sweetened Yoghurt. European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety 12(4): 9-16
8. Kamrunnahar, Md. Enamul Haque, Arzina Hossain, Mahfuza Islam, Md. Kamruzzaman Munshi, Khandoker Asaduzzaman and Roksana Huque. 2019. Effects of citric acid and gamma radiation on the shelf life of Labeo bata (Hamilton, 1822). Jahangirnagar University J. Biol. Sci. 8(2): 25-33
9. Mirza Mohiuddin Ayubi, Ismot Ara, Roksana Huque, Mst. Afifa Khatun, Mahfuza Islam, Md. Afzal Hossain and Arzina Hossain. 2019. Effects of ascorbic acid and gamma radiation on shelf life extension of freshwater hilsa, Tenualosa ilisha (Hamilton, 1822) at refrigerated temperature. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies. 7(6): 287-291
10. Ismot Ara, Mirza Mohiuddin Ayubi, Roksana Huque, Mst. Afifa Khatun, Mahfuza Islam and Md. Afzal Hossain . 2019 . Morphometric, meristic and proximate composition between freshwater and marine hilsa fish. International Journal of  Fisheries and Aquatic Studies.  7(6): 125-129
11. Md.Tariqul Islam, Md. Shamsuzzoha, Md. Shazadur Rahman, Md. Abdul Bari, Mst. Moli Akter, Afifa khatun, Roksana Huque, Md. Sorof Uddin. 2019. Effects of bagging time on fruit quality and shelf life of mango ( Mangifera indica L.) CV. Langra in Bangladesh. International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch. 4( 04) , 279-289
12. E Park, MS Hussain, S Wei, M Kwon, DH Oh. 2019. Genotypic and phenotypic characteristics of biofilm formation of emetic toxin producing Bacillus cereus strains. Food control 96, 527-53
13. Mohammad Shakhawat Hussain, Charles Nkufi Tango, Deog Hwan Oh. 2019. Inactivation kinetics of slightly acidic electrolyzed water combined with benzalkonium chloride and mild heat treatment on vegetative cells, spores, and biofilms of Bacillus cereus. Food Research International. 116. 157-167.
14. Mohammad Shakhawat Hussain, Minyeong Kwon, Deog-Hwan Oh. 2018. Impact of manganese and heme on biofilm formation of Bacillus cereus food isolates. PloS one. 13(7), e0200958.
15. Mohammad Shakhawat Hussain, Minyeong Kwon, Charles Nkufi Tango, Deog Hwan Oh. 2018. Effect of Electrolyzed Water on the Disinfection of Bacillus cereus Biofilms: The Mechanism of Enhanced Resistance of Sessile Cells in the Biofilm Matrix. Journal of food protection. 81(5), 860-869.
16. Mohammad Shakhawat Hussain, Deog-Hwan Oh. 2018. Impact of the isolation source on the biofilm formation characteristics of Bacillus cereus. Microbiol. Biotechnol 28 (1), 77-86.
17. Mst. Afifa Khatun, Biplob Kumar Roy, Arzina Hossain, Ashikur Rahman, Md. Kamruzzaman Munshi, Mahfuza Islam, Md. Afzal Hossain, Mohammad Ashraful Islam Bhuiya, Md. Mazibur Rahman and Roksana Huque. 2018. Biochemical and Microbial Quality Attributes of Cow’s Milk in Respect to Regional Discrimination in Bangladesh. Archives of Current Research International. 12(4): 1-12, 2018; Article no. ACRI.39451
18. Abu Ashfaqur Sajib, Mohammad Ashraful Islam Bhuiya, Roksana Huque. 2017. A simple, efficient and rapid method for good quality DNA extraction from rice grains. Rice Science, 2017, 24(2): 119−122
19. Afifa Khatun, Afzal Hossain, Mahfuza Islam, Kamruzzaman Munshi, Afroza Akter, Badier Rahman, Roksana Huque. 2017. Evaluation of gamma irradiation and boiling treatment on antioxidant status in different spices. J Food Process Eng. 2017;40:e12482. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.12482

Book Chapter:

1. Hussain, M. S. 2022. Response of Foodborne Pathogens to Irradiation. Stress Responses of Foodborne Pathogens. Springer, Cham, 2022. 347-366.
2. Tango C.N., Hussain M.S., Oh DH. 2019. Application of Electrolyzed Water on Environment Sterilization. In: Ding T., Oh DH., Liu D. (eds) Electrolyzed Water in Food: Fundamentals and Applications. Springer, Singapore, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-3807-6_7
3. Yeasmin Jolly, Roksana Huque, Ashraful Islam, Safiur Rahman, Shirin Akter, Jamiul Kabir, Kamruzzaman Munshi, Mahfuza Islam, Afifa Khatun and Arzina Hossain. Toxic Elements in Rice and Possible Health Risk Assessment -- Bangladesh Prospect. In Breeding and Genetic Engineering: The Biology and Biotechnology Research. ISBN:978-1-922227-355. I Concept Press. 2016.

People: Food Safety and Quality Analysis Division

Contact Person

Roksana Huque, Ph.D

Email: roksanahuque@yahoo.com

880-2- 996688247, 880-2-996688248, 01928526324