Table 5.

. Overview of various silver nanoparticle (AgNP)-based products and their applications in antimicrobial control of food-borne pathogens.

Product/Brand	Application	Mechanism	Manufacturer/Source	Regulatory Status	Target Microorganisms	Reference/Source
NanoCid®	Antimicrobial coating and sprays	Bactericidal action on surfaces	NanoCide Technologies	Approved in some regions; under review elsewhere	E. coli, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella	(Zarei et al., 2014)
AgNP-based Biodegradable Films	Food packaging for poultry and meats	Inhibits microbial growth; biodegradable matrix	Academic R&D collaboration	Pre-commercial prototype	Salmonella, Campylobacter jejuni	(das Neves et al., 2023)
Green-Synthesized AgNPs	Surface sprays against Salmonella	Disruption of bacterial cell walls	Biogenic Synthesis, Independent Labs	In development	Salmonella, E. coli, S. aureus	(Losasso et al., 2014)
Essential Oil-AgNP Combinations	Pathogen control in packaged food products	Synergistic antibacterial and antifungal effects	R&D Academic-Industry Partnerships	Not yet commercialized	Candida albicans, E. coli, Aspergillus	(Begum et al., 2022)
Terminalia Catappa-derived AgNPs	Combat biofilms in food industries	Biofilm penetration and bacterial inhibition	Terminalia Research Unit	Under regulatory evaluation	Listeria monocytogenes, biofilms	(Devadiga et al., 2017)
Campylobacter-targeted AgNPs	Antimicrobials in poultry processing	Interference with bacterial metabolism	Research Collaboration, Mexico	Early-stage regulatory review	Campylobacter jejuni	(Rivera-Mendoza et al., 2024b)
Valorized AgNPs from Saffron Tepals	Poultry product pathogen control	Eco-friendly synthesis and strong bactericidal effect	Academic Labs	Pilot-scale testing	E. coli, Salmonella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa	(Khorasani et al., 2022)