Recent Publications

Graduate students are underlined; †indicates mentored undergraduate/community college student;*indicates corresponding author.

  1. Rivers MC, Campbell AB†, Lee CH†, Kapoor P†, Hellberg RS*. 2024. Short-weighting, species authentication, and labeling compliance of prepackaged frozen shrimp sold in grocery stores in Southern California. Food Control, 155, 110101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.110101
  2. Harris CM, Kim DY†, Jordan CR†, Miranda MI†, Hellberg RS*. DNA barcoding of herbal supplements on the US commercial market associated with the purported treatment of COVID-19. Phytochemical Analysis. 2023; 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/pca.3320.
  3. Sueker M, Daghighi A, Akhbardeh A, MacKinnon N, Bearman G, Baek I, Hwang C, Qin J, Tabb AM, Roungchun JB, Hellberg RS, Vasefi F, Kim M, Tavakolian K, Kashani Zadeh H. 2023. A novel machine learning framework based on a hierarchy of dispute models for the identification of fish species using multi-mode spectroscopy. Sensors, 23(22): 9062. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23229062
  4. Emmi AJ†, Fatusin B†, Hellberg RS*. 2023. Comparison of DNA extraction methods for the detection of canned tuna species with DNA mini-barcoding. Journal of Food Quality, 2023: 7121260. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/7121260
  5. Marquis GE, Covaia SM†, Tabb AM†, Kitch CJ, Hellberg RS*. 2023. Microbiological safety and quality of ceviche, poke, and sushi dishes sold at retail outlets in Orange County, CA. Heliyon, 9: e16862. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16862
  6. Kashani Zadeh H, Hardy M, Sueker M, Li Y, Tzouchas A, MacKinnon N, Bearman G, Haughey SA, Akhbardeh A, Baek I, Hwang C, Qin J, Tabb AM†, Hellberg RS, Ismail S, Reza H, Vasefi F, Kim M, Tavakolian K, & Elliott CT. 2023. Rapid assessment of fish freshness for multiple supply-chain nodes using multi-mode spectroscopy and fusion-based artificial intelligence. Sensors, 23(11): 5149. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23115149  
  7. Jordan CR†, Harris CM, Miranda MI†, Kim DY†, Hellberg RS*. 2023. Labeling Compliance and Online Claims for Ayurvedic Herbal Supplements on the U.S. Market Associated with the Purported Treatment of COVID-19. Food Control, 148: 109673. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2023.109673
  8. Kitch CJ, Tabb AM†, Marquis GE, Hellberg RS*. 2023. Species substitution and mislabeling of ceviche, poke, and sushi dishes sold in Orange County, California. Food Control, 146: 109525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109525
  9. Sampson GL, Ruelle SB, Phan L, Williams-Hill D, Hellberg RS*. 2023. Effectiveness of selected pre-enrichment broths for the detection of Salmonella in meat analogs. Food Control, 143: 109282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109282
  10. Roungchun JB, Tabb AM†, Hellberg RS*. 2022. Identification of tuna species in raw and processed products using DNA mini-barcoding of the mitochondrial control region. Food Control, 134: 108752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2021.108752
  11. Chauvin J, Duran R, Tavakolian K, Akhbardeh A, Mackinnon N, Qin J, Chan D, Hwang C, Baek I, Kim MS, Isaacs R, Yilmaz AG, Roungchun J, Hellberg RS, Vasefi F. 2021. Simulated annealing-based hyperspectral data optimization for fish species classification: can the number of measured wavelengths be reduced? Applied Sciences, 11(22): 10628. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112210628
  12. Peterson AM, McBride GE†, Jhita SK†, Hellberg RS*. 2021. An investigation into country of origin labeling, species authentication and short weighting of commercially sold frozen fish fillets. Heliyon, 7(4): e06713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06713
  13. Silva AJ, Yang Z, Wolfe J, Hirneisen KA, Ruelle SB, Torres A, Williams-Hill D, Kulka M, Hellberg RS*. 2021. Application of whole-genome sequencing for norovirus outbreak tracking and surveillance efforts in Orange County, CA. Food Microbiology, 98: 103796. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fm.2021.103796
  14. Dahm OJ, Sampson GL†, Silva AJ, Hellberg RS*. 2021. Use of molecular methods to authenticate animal species and tissue in bovine liver dietary supplements. Journal of Dietary Supplements, https://doi.org/10.1080/19390211.2021.1887424
  15. Scales ZM, Narbay E†, Hellberg RS*. 2021. Use of DNA barcoding combined with PCR-SFLP to authenticate species in bison meat products. Foods, 10(2): 347. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10020347
  16. Silva AJ, Dahm OJ, Hellberg RS*. 2020. Bovine liver supplement labeling practices and compliance with U.S. regulations. Journal of Dietary Supplements, Published Online 11/5/2020. https://doi.org/10.1080/19390211.2020.1834048
  17. Isaacs RB, Hellberg RS*. 2020. Authentication of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) fillets using a combination of real-time PCR and DNA barcoding. Food Control, 118: Article 107375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107375
  18. Qin J, Vasefi F, Hellberg RS, Akhbardeh A, Isaacs RB, Yilmaz AG, Hwang C, Baek I, Schmidt WF, Kim MS. 2020. Detection of fish fillet substitution and mislabeling using multimode hyperspectral imaging techniques. Food Control, 114: Article 107234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107234
  19. Rosen DK, Gallardo M†, Vail M†, Hellberg RS*. 2020. Microplate immunocapture coupled with the 3M molecular detection system and selective plating for the rapid detection of Salmonella infantis in dry dog food and treats. Journal of Microbiological Methods, Article 105881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mimet.2020.105881
  20. Silva AJ, Kawalek MD, Williams-Hill DM, Hellberg RS*. 2020. PCR cloning combined with DNA barcoding enables partial identification of fish species in a mixed-species product. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8: 28. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00028
  21. Liou P, Banda A†, Isaacs RB, Hellberg RS*. 2020. Labeling compliance and species authentication of fish fillets sold at grocery stores in Southern California. Food Control 112: 107137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107137
  22. Chung SM, Hellberg RS*. 2020. Effects of poor sanitation procedures on cross-contamination of animal species in ground meat products. Food Control 109: Article 106927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106927
  23. Zahn RJ, Silva AJ†, Hellberg RS*. 2020. Development of a DNA mini-barcoding protocol targeting COI for the identification of elasmobranch species in shark cartilage pills. Food Control 109: Article 106918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106918
  24. Isaacs RB†, Hellberg RS*. 2019. Shark cartilage supplement labeling practices and compliance with U.S. regulations. Journal of Dietary Supplements Published online 06 December 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/19390211.2019.1698687
  25. Naaum AM, Hellberg RS, Okuma TA, Hanner RH. 2019. Multi-instrument evaluation of a real-time PCR assay for identification of Atlantic salmon: a case study on the use of a pre-packaged kit for rapid seafood species identification. Food Analytical Methods 12: 2474–2479. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12161-019-01584-7
  26. Hellberg RS*, Isaacs RB†, Hernandez EL†. 2019. Identification of shark species in commercial products using DNA barcoding. Fisheries Research 210: 81-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2018.10.010