URRICULUM DR. SAEED AKHTAR ITAE Department of Food Science and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Pakistan Off:+92-61-9210080 Cell:+92-333-6106099 Email; saeedbzu@yahoo.com PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of birth: 20/09/1964 Nationality: Pakistani Marital Status: Married QUALIFICATION Certificate/ Degree SSC Board/University Marks Obtained Lahore 655/ 850 77.06 1st Div Science F.Sc. Lahore B.Sc.(Hons.) University of Agric. Faisalabad University of Agric. Faisalabad 739/1100 771/1100 2605/3940 67.18 70.09 66.15 1st. Div 1st. Div 1st. Div 3.05/4.00 Pre-Med. Pre-Eng. Food Tech. 571/820 69.63 1st Div 3.33/4.00 Food Tech. ------ Passed ------------- Food Tech. M.Sc. (Hons.) Ph.D University of Agric. Faisalabad Percentage CGPA/Div Subjects WORKING EXPERIENCE 24 May 2008 to date 01 Feb 2007 to 30 Jan 2008 Oct 2004 to 23 May 2008 Apr 1994 to Oct 2004 Apr 1993 to Mar 1994 Mar 1992 to Apr 1993 Assist. Prof. of Food Science (Tenure Track System) University College of Agriculture, B.Z Univ. Multan, Pakistan Courtesy Assistant Professor-(Food Microbiology), Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR,97330,USA. Assist. Prof. of Food Science- University College of Agriculture, B.Z Univ. Multan, Pakistan Lecturer in Food Science- University College of Agriculture, B.Z Univ. Multan, Pakistan Production In charge - A Rahim Food Industries Pvt. Limited. Lahore, (Manufacturer of DAWN BREAD and bakery products Product Development Officer/Chemist - Synarome Manuf. Company Pvt. Ltd. Lahore (Manufacturer of Food Flavors) TRAININGS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. a. Post-doctoral training in Food Microbiology, at Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, 97330, USA. (01 Feb 2007 to 30 Jan 2008). Training in Laboratory Bio Safety at Oregon State University, Corvallis OR, 97330, USA. (17 July 2007). Teacher Training Program (HEC Islamabad), held at B.Z. University, Multan. Pakistan (09 May 2005 - 09 June 2005. Training on improving shelf life of milk through UHT processing of milk, at Nestle, Pakistan (01 Aug 1991- 15 Nov1991). Training on Microbiological Quality of Fruit Juices, at Nestle, Pakistan (01 Aug 1988- 13 Sep 1988). Training workshop On Planning and Writing Quality Project Proposals by Karine Margland France. Punjab Agricultural research Board Lahore ( November 09-11, 2009). National Training Course on the Food Safety Management System ISO 22000:2005 for Auditors/Lead Auditors in Lahore (May 10-12,2010) Page 1 of 7 8. 9. 10. 11. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in Food Plants. Organized by NPO in Multan on May 29,2010 Food Safety Management System (ISO -22000) jointly organized by Small & Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) and Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan June 25, 2010. Food Safety Management System ISO 22000:2005 for Auditors and Lead Auditors. Three Days training program organized by Asian Productivity Organization in Multan (28-30th March, 2011). Professional Instructors Skill Development - Afghanistan-Pakistan-USA Trilateral Commission Training Program in Support of Capacity Development for Agriculture Trade’ jointly organized by USDA, University of Idaho and University of Agriculture Faisalabad ( 11 th. - 16th. July 2011) TRAININGS IMPARTED Resource person in an NPO organized one day training program on “Processing of fruits and vegetables at home scale” (11th Dec 2010). Resource person in an APO organized three days training program on “Food Safety Management System ISO 22000:2005 for Auditors and Lead Auditors” (28-30th March 2011). Resource person in an NPO organized five days training program on “Professional Baking ” (June 27-July 01,2011) at Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan. Resource person in fifteen days ( three sessions 11 th.-15th. May, 18th.-22nd. May and 22nd.-26th. June 2011) training program on “Home Scale Processing of fruits and vegetables organized by Farmers’ Integrated Development Association (FIDA) Vehari” . Resource person in FDO (Farmers’ Development Organization) organized two days training program on “Industrial Food safety and Quality’ (22nd -25th. Dec 2010). Master Trainer .Confectionary Processing /Industrial Food Safety and Hygeine. Funded by Punjab Skill Development Govt of The Punjab from October 22-2011-Continued for 8 month 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. AWARDS 1. 2. 3. Awarded Post Doctorate fellowship for one year in the United States (2007). Award of Indigenous Scholarship from HEC Islamabad for PhD studies from 2002-2004 Awarded University Color in Sports for the year 1988-99. AFFILIATIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Institute of Food Technologists, Chicago Illinois, USA. Ex-Member, International Association of Food Protection, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Member, Pakistan Society of Food Scientists & Technologists, Pakistan Member, National Curriculum Committee of Food Technology by HEC Islamabad. Member, American Society of Nutrition Member, American Society of Microbiology Member, Pakistan Society of Microbiology Member, (Associate) Pakistan Nutrition and Dietetics Society, Pakistan Member, Bio-safety Association of Pakistan-Karachi Pakistan. Member Intellectual Property Organization (IPO) Islamabad Pakistan World Association of Young Scientists (Science, Remixed) Member Global Food borne Infections Network (GFN).Technical University of Denmark. Member Accreditation Inspection Committee for Food Science National Agriculture Education Accreditation Council, Islamabad RESEARCH INTEREST 1. 2. Food Fortification Food Safety/Microbiology INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES /SEMINARS ATTENDED 1. 2. 3. Annual Meeting and Food Expo at Chicago Illinois USA (27 July – 1 Aug 2007). Fatty acids as functional nutrients in animal health” by Dr. Gita Cherian,(October 29,2007) Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture Sciences Dryden Hall, Oregon State University USA Inhibitory effects of polyphosphates on Clostridium perfringens growth, sporulation and germination by Dr.Saeed Akhtar (October 11,2007) Dryden Hall OSU USA. Page 2 of 7 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Clostridium perfringens Sporesin OSU by Daniel Paredes-Sabja (November 27,2007) Weigand Hall Department of Food Science and Technolgy Oregon State University Oregon USA. Discovery of a genetic basis for male fertility in the domestic fowls by Dr. David Froman (Nov 26,2007), Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture Sciences.Oregon State University USA “Early Anthrax Events” by Dr. Phil Hanna from Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School(Nov 06,2007) at Magruder Hall OSU.USA. WORLD POULTRY CONGRESS (30 June - 4 July 2008) held in Brisbane, Australia. One day Workshop at Ambassador Hotel Lahore On World Food Day, 4 Oct 2005. International Conference on Recent advances in Nutrition with special references to Vulurnable group. National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan. National Conference on Strategies to improve Red meat production in Pakistan 13th. October 2010 at Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan-Pakistan. International Conference on Emerging Issues in Food Safety. Nov 14-16 University of Agriculture Faisalabad –Pakistan PRESENTATIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Saeed Akhtar 2007. Inhibitory effects of polyphosphates on Clostridium perfringens growth, sporulation and germination. Research Seminar Series: Department of Biomedical Sciences, Oregon State University. Corvallis USA Saeed Akhtar et al 2010. Inhibitory effects of polyphosphates on Clostridium perfringens growth, sporulation and germination. WORLD POULTRY CONGRESS (June 30- July 4,2008) Brisbane, Australia. Saeed Akhtar 2011: International Conference on “Technological and Scientific Aspects of Dairy Products with Special Reference To French Cheese” held on February 21-23 2011 at National Institute of Food Science and Technology, Faisalabad -Pakistan Saeed Akhtar 2011.Safety status of commonly consumed foods in Pakistan. International Conference on emerging issues in Food Safety. Nov 14-16 University of Agriculture Faisalabad –Pakistan Saeed Akhtar 2011 Decontamination of pesticide residues from okra vegetable through traditional processing. International Conference on emerging issues in Food Safety. Nov 14-16 University of Agriculture Faisalabad –Pakistan Saeed Akhtar 2012. Food Safety Issues in Pakistan. 7 th. Dubai International Food Safety Conference and IAFP’s First Middle East Food Safety Symposium’ 21-22 February 2012 Convention Center Dubai UAE. Saeed Akhtar: 2012. Basic Chemistry of Fats and Oils: Two days Seminar on (Recent advances in edible oil production and processing held on 12-13 March 2012 at University College of Agriculture BZ University Multan ABSTRACTS 1. 2. 3. 4. Dairy Adulterants in public Health’ International Conference on “Technological and Scientific Aspects of Dairy products with special reference to French Cheese “ Feb 21-23 ,2011 National Institute of Food Science and technology university of Agriculture Faisalabad. FLAXSEED- A Miraculous Defense Against Some Critical Maladies. Saeed. Akhtar, T. Ismail, M. Riaz. 7th. Asia pacific Conference on Clinical Nutrition. June 5-8, 2011 Bangkok Thailand Safety Status of Some commonly consumed foods in Pakistan. International Conference on emerging food Safety issues. University of Agricultur Faisalabad October 14-16 Decontamination of pesticide residues from okra vegetable through traditional processing. International Conference on emerging food Safety issues. University of Agriculture Faisalabad October 14-16 BOOK CHAPTERS 1. 2. Saeed Akhtar and Ali Asghar 2010''Mineral Fortification of Whole Wheat Flour'- an overview’ In Flour and Breads and their Fortification in Health and Disease. Academic Press Title ISBN: Siddiq M, Akhtar S, Siddiq R. 2011. Mango Processing, Products, and Nutrition. In: Tropical Fruits Processing, Packaging and Nutrition. John –Wiley Publishing Co, Ames, Iowa, USA (In Press) FORHCOMING BOOKS / CHAPTERS 1. Recent Advances in Food Safety by Saeed Akhtar and Mansel Griffith (UoG Canada). Proposal Page 3 of 7 2. submitted to Wiley-Blackwell. PUBLICATIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Total Impact Factor= 32.468 Saeed Akhtar. 2012. “ Food Safety Challenges – A Pakistan’s Perspective”. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (Accepted) Impact Factor = 4.510 Muhammad Riaz, Muhammad Hamid Rashid, Lindsay Sawyerc, Saeed Akhtar, Muhammad Rizwan Javed, Habibullah Nadeem and Martin Wear. 2012.Physiochemical properties and kinetics of glucoamylase produced from deoxy-d-glucose resistant mutant of Aspergillus niger for soluble starch hydrolysis. Food Chemistry;130 (1) , 24-30. Impact Factor = 3.458 Saeed Akhtar, Faqir M Anjum, Zia U Rehman and M. Riaz,(2011). Effect of zinc and iron fortification of feed on liver and thyroid function. Biological Trace Element Research; 144:894–903 Impact Factor = 1.523 Ammarah Hasnain, Seema Mahmood, Saeed Akhtar, Saeed A.Malik And Nahida Basir. .2011 Tolerance and toxicity levels of boron in Mung bean (vigna radiata (l.) Wilczek) Cultivars at early growth stages Pakistan Journal of Botany43(2).1119-1125 Impact Factor = 0.947 Saeed Akhtar, Faqir M. Anjum, Zia-ur-Rehman, M.Tauseef Sultan, Muhammad Riaz and Anwaar ahmad. 2011. Effect of Mineral Fortification on Plasma Biochemical Profile in Rats. Biological Trace Element Research. 143:1594-606 Impact Factor = 1.523 Anwaar Ahmed, Faqir. Muhammad Anjum, Muhammad Atif Randhawa, Umar Farooq, Saeed Akhtar & Muhammad Tauseef Sultan. 2011. Effect of multiple fortification on the bioavailability of minerals in wheat meal bread. Journal of Food Science and Technology (In Press Available Online; DOI 10.1007/s13197-010-0224-9). Impact Factor = 0.477 Saeed Akhtar, FM Anjum and M Akbar Anjum 2011.Micronutrient fortification of wheat flour: recent development and strategies. Food Research International 44: 652–659 Impact Factor = 2.416 Ahmad A, Ammara Husnain Saeed Akhtar, Asma Hussain, Abaid Ullah,Ghulam Yasin,Abdul Wahid and Seema Mahmood. 2010. Antioxidant Enzymes as Bio-markers for copper tolerance in Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.). African Journal of Biotechnology. 9(33):5441-5444. Impact Factor = 0.573 Saeed Akhtar, Zia-ur –Rehman, Anjum F M and Atif Nisar.2010. Bioavailability of iron and zinc fortified whole wheat flour in rats. Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 42(6)771-779. Impact Factor = 0.145 Saeed Akhtar Safina Naz, M. Tauseef Sultan M. Nasir, Anwar Ahmad and Seema Mahmood.2010. Physico-chemical attributes and heavy metal content of mangoes (mangifera indica L ) cultivated in different regions of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany 42(6):2691-2702. Impact Factor = 0.947 Saeed Akhtar, Muhammad Riaz, Anwaar Ahmad and Atif Nisar.2010. Physico-chemical, microbiological and sensory stability of chemically preserved mango pulp. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 42(2): 853-862. Impact Factor = 0.947 Zulfiqar Ali, Faqir Muhammad Anjum, Saeed Akhtar, Tahir Zahoor and Muhammad Riaz. 2010. Efficacy study of lactic acid in albino rats used for food production. Pakistan Journal of Botany:42(6): 4199-4206 Impact Factor = 0.947 Saeed Akhtar, Seema Mahmood, Safina Naz, Muhammad Nasir and Muhammad Tauseef Saultan.2009. Sensory evaluation of mangoes (mangifera indica L) grown in different regions of Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41(6): 2821-2829. Impact Factor = 0.947 Page 4 of 7 14. Muhammad Tauseef Sultan, Masood Sadiq Butt,Faqir Muhammad Anjum, Amer Jamil, Saeed Akhtar and Muhammad Nasir.2009.Nutritional profile of indigenous cultivar of Black cumin seeds and antioxidant potential of its fixed and essential oil. Pakistan Journal of Botany. 41(3): 1321-1330. Impact Factor = 0.947 15. Saeed Akhtar, Anjum F.M, Salim-Ur –Rehman and Munir. A. Sheikh 2009. Effect of mineral fortification on rheological properties of wheat flour. Journal of Texture Studies,40:52-60. Impact Factor = 0.593 16. Saeed Akhtar, Anjum F.M, Salim-Ur –Rehman and Munir. A. Sheikh.2009. Effect of storage and baking on mineral contents of fortified whole wheat flour. Journal of Food Processing and Preservation. 34 (2010) 335–349 Impact Factor = 0.523 17. Saeed Akhtar, Daniel Paredes-Sabja, and Mahfuzur R. Sarker.2009. Strategy to inactivate Clostridium perfringens spores in meats. Food Microbiology. 26, 272-277. Impact Factor = 3.32 18. Kalsoom Farzan Saeed Akhtar and Frazana Jabeen, 2009. Prevalence and antibiotic resistance of some bacteria in two ethnic milk based products. Pakistan Journal of Botany, 41 (2) 935-943. Impact Factor = 0.947 19. Saeed Akhtar, Daniel Paredes-Sabja, and Mahfuzur R. Sarker.2008. Inhibitory effects of polyphosphates on Clostridium perfringens growth, sporulation and germination. Food Microbiology 26 (6),802-08. Impact Factor = 3.32 20. Saeed Akhtar, Anjum F.M, Salim-Ur –Rehman and Munir. A.Sheikh and Kalsoom Farzana, 2008. Effect of fortification on physico chemical and microbiological stability of whole wheat flour. Food Chemistry. Vol 110 :113-119. Impact Factor = 3.458 21. Mumtaz A. G.Rasool and Saeed. Akhtar. 2007. Effect of partial replacement of sun flower oil on the quality of non-dairy ice cream. Pakistan Journal of Science, 59: 77-85. 22. Saeed Akhtar and Faqir M. Anjum. 2007. Sensory Characteristics of Whole Wheat Mineral Fortified Chapattis. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition 6 (6): 681-686. 23. Rasid R. Saeed Akhtar and T. Zahoor.2007.Comparative study of yogurt prepared by using local isolated and commercial imported starter culture. Journal of Research (Sci) BZ University. 18,pp. 35-41. 24. Saeed Akhtar F.M.Anjum and S.Rehman.2005.Effect of iron and zinc fortification on the chemical composition of whole wheat flour. Journal of Research (Sci) BZ University 16(2).95-103. 25. Essa Khan F.M. Anjum and Saeed Akhtar.2005. Nutritional improvement of chapatti using soy hulls. Vol 16(2) Journal of Research (Sci) BZ University 57-63. 26. Saeed Akhtar, F.M.Anjum and Anwar Ahmed.2005. Impact of storage on phytate content of fortified whole wheat flour. Pakistan Journal of Food Science 15 (3-4). 27. Faqir,M.Anjum, Saeed Akhtar and Muqam-ud-din.2004 Storage effects on Physico-chemical and sensory characteristics of dried apricot jam. Pakistan Journal of Food Science 14 ,(1-2):43-47 28. Butt,M. S.,M.Nasir,Saeed Akhtar and Kamran Sharif.2004. Effect of moisture and packaging on the Shelf life of wheat flour. Internet Journal of Food Safety Vol 4,1-6. 29. Saeed Akhtar,Tahir Zahoor and Abdul Moeed Hashmi 2003 Physico-chemical changes in UHT treated and whole milk powder during storage at ambient temperature. Journal of Research (Sci) BZ University 14 (1),97-101. 30. Faqir M. Anjum ,Shahid .Minhas and Saeed Akhtar.2003. Chemical composition and cooking quality of some rice cultivars in Pakistan. Pakistan Journal of Food Science. Vol.13 (3-4):47-50. 31. Saeed Akhtar and Abdul Moeed Hashmi. 2000. Effect of storage on hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) contents of UHT treated and whole milk powder at ambient temperature. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 3(11),1888-89. 32. Saeed Akhtar.2000.Storage Impacts on organoleptic characteristics of UHT treated and whole milk powder. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 3(10), 1565-67. 33. Akhtar.S. and A..H. Hashmi. 1999. Effect of storage on protein and carbohydrate contents of Ultra High Temperature treated milk and whole milk Powder. Journal of Animal and Plant Sci. 9, 3-4.129-30. 34. Saeed Akhtar.2005.Fortifying Flour-a healthier approach. The News 27 Aug 2005. Papers Submitted: Page 5 of 7 1- Tariq Ismail, Saleem Ur Rehman, Saeed Akhtar, Muhammad Riaz , Omer Mukhtar and Mubashar Hussain. 2011 Preparation and evaluation of sorghum supplemented sourdough flat bread. African Journal of Food Science Saeed. Akhtar, T. Ismail, M. Riaz.. 2011. FLAXSEED- A Miraculous Defense Against Some Critical Maladies- A review Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Article No MS No.1645) Tariq Ismail and Saeed Akhtar.2011. Therapeutic Applications of Pomegranate Peel- A review. Ethnopharmacology Saeed Akhtar 2011.Micronutrients' deficiencies in Pakistan-A review" Nutrition and Metabolism. 234- M. Phil/PhD SUPERVISION S.No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Scholar Mr. Abdur Rauf Mr. Aftab Qamar Mr. Intisar Mehdi Mr.Saeed Janjoa Mrs. Saima Latif Mr. Ali Ahmad Mr. Tariq Ismaeel Ms. Safina Naz Mr. Faiz Hassan Mr. Furrukh Naveed M.Phil / / / / / Ph.D / / / / / Title Safety Status of Street vended fruitChats Current Status Supervised Under supervision Under supervision Under supervision Supervised Under supervision Under supervision Under supervision Under supervision Under supervision PROJECT COMPLETED 1. 2. 3. 4. Physico-chemical and microbiological stability of chemically preserved mango pulp. Funded by BZU worth Rs. 94700.00 Nutritional and safety status of different Pakistani export quality mango varieties. Funded by BZU worth Rs. 100000.00. Establishment/up-gradation of laboratory of Food Science at University College of Agriculture, Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan. Funded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan worth Rs.1000000.00. Institutional Support Grant for Food Science Laboratory from Pakistan Science Foundation Islamabad Worth Rs, 500,000/ONGOING PROJECTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Physico chemical and microbiological evaluation of locally manufactured ready to drink fruit juices”. Funded by Directorate of research Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan worth Rs.90,000.00/Antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of medicinal plants” from southern Punjab. Worth Rs.85,000.00/Safety status of street vended fresh fruit juices in Multan” from HEC worth Rs, 3900000.00. Training farmers for home scale preservation of fruits and vegetables to curtail post harvest losses Worth Rs. 0.83 million funded by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan Nutritional profiling and anti cancer perspectives of some indigenous plants in southern Punjab . Higher Education of Pakistan Worth Rs 2.1 Million. SUBMITTED PROJECTS 1. 2. 3. Chemical and Microbiological safety of ground drinking water in selected area of Multan City. Directorate of Research BZ University, Multan 0.15 million. Management of Mango waste for utilization in value added Food Products. Higher education Commission of Pakistan Islamabad worth Rs.3.73 million. Revised and final award letter is awaited Studies of some pesticide residual level in milk of bovine in summer season in Multan. Directorate of Research BZ University, Multan Rs. 0.15 million.( Higher education Commission of Pakistan Islamabad ) Page 6 of 7 4. Detection of toxic metal residues in milk of buffalo and goat in summer season in Multan. Directorate of Research BZ University, Multan Rs.0.15 million. Establishment of a dairy lab in UCA Food Science Department Rs. 1.00 million (Higher education Commission of Pakistan Islamabad ) Safety status of Street vended raw milk in Southern Punjab. Rs 7.151 million (Higher education Commission of Pakistan Islamabad) Revised and final award letter is awaited Utilization of pomegranate peel for the production of novel products.(Pakistan Science Foundation) 1.9 millions 5. 6. 7. FUTURE PROJECTS 12345- Quality improvement of mango pulp produced for indigenous use and export purposes Safety status of raw poultry meat sold in Multan city. Utilization of Nuts’ meal as bio fortificants Determination of heavy metals in street vended raw milk in Multan Development of awareness among mothers for safe and nutritious food supply to school children in Multan MEMBER EDITORIAL BOARD/REVIEWER 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Journal of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (Member Editorial Board) Journal of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science ((Member Editorial Board) Journal of Food Processing and Preservation (Reviewer) Journal of Food Quality (Reviewer) Journal of Food Science and Technology Mysore (Reviewer) LWT-Food Science and Technology (Reviewer) Scientific Journals International (ISSN 1556-6757) (Editor) African Journal of Biotechnology (Reviewer) African Journal of Food Science and Technology (Reviewer Journal of Dairy Science (Reviewer). International Research Journal of microbiology(Reviewer) Journal of Science of Food and Agriculture (Reviewer) Food Research International (Reviewer) CONSULTANCY SERVICES 1. 2. 3. Technical Consultant on Food Safety Management with Technical Services Associates, Lahore , Pakistan. Shani Food Industry Bahwalpur Road Multan. Volka (Pvt) Limited – manufacturer of confectionary products - Bahwalpur Road Multan REFERENCES 1. Professor Dr. Faqir Muhammad Anjum Director General, Institute of Food Science and Technology University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan Email: dgnifsat@ymail.com 2. Dr. Mahfuzur Sarker, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University, Corvallis OR,97330, USA. Email: sarkerm@oregonstate.edu. 3. Dr.Mahmood Akhtar Research Associate, School of Food and Nutrition, University of Leeds Leads UK Email: m.akhtar@food.leeds.ac.uk ********************************************************************************** Page 7 of 7