Food Quality and Safety
A section of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158).
Section Information
This section embraces all aspects of food that lead to positive or negative impacts on its quality and safety. Food characterization, processing, preservation and analysis involving chemical, physical, sensorial, microbiological and toxicological approaches are welcomed, from field studies to market surveys, from local to novel foods and new processing technologies, from basic quality features to enhanced preservation methodologies, and from infant to elderly nutrition. Innovative work showing a considerable influence on quality maintenance or enhancement on hazard prevention in food or feed will be considered.
Keywords
- quality control
- food safety
- processing technologies
- contact materials
- environmental factors
- contaminants
- authenticity
- traceability
- additives
- good manufacturing practices
- postharvest technologies
- regulatory affairs
- minimal processing technologies
- shelf-life
- fast measurement tools
- feed quality
- food allergens
- HACCP
- novel foods
- meat substitutes
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Development of Novel Confectionery Products and Consumer Behavior (Deadline: 12 June 2023)
- Recent Advances in Emerging Techniques for Non-destructive Detection of Food Quality and Safety (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Advance in Processing and Storage of Animal Derived Foods (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Authenticity of Honey: Characterization, Bioactivities and Sensorial Properties Series II (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Analytical Methods for Pesticide Residues in Foods and Dietary Risk Assessment (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Food Fraud and Food Authenticity across the Food Supply Chain (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Food Risk Analysis: Current Status of Research and Future Perspectives (Deadline: 20 June 2023)
- Quality Evaluation of Bee Products (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Non-thermal Processing for Improving the Quality and Safety of Foods (Deadline: 30 June 2023)
- Risk Perception, Communication and Behavior on Food Safety Issues (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
- Tea Processing and Functional Chemistry (Deadline: 10 July 2023)
- Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series in Postharvest Biology and Technology of Fresh Produce (Deadline: 15 July 2023)
- Quality Control and Process Monitoring of Grape and Wine (Deadline: 15 July 2023)
- Green Extraction Processes and Functional Properties of Coffee and Coffee By-Products Series II (Deadline: 15 July 2023)
- Back to the Future: Traditional and Novel Fermented Foods for Secure, Safe, Sustainable and Sustaining Foods (Deadline: 17 July 2023)
- Food Quality Control: Microbial Diversity and Metabolic Regulation (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Food Risk Assessment and Control of Food Hazards (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Fruit and Vegetable: Postharvest Physiology, Pathology, Metabolic Changes and Storage Quality (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Emerging Control on Quality of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Deadline: 20 July 2023)
- Advances in Fruit and Vegetable Quality, Bioactive Compounds and Nutritional Value (Deadline: 24 July 2023)
- Postharvest Management of Fruits and Vegetables Series II (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Analysis of Contaminants in Food Matrices: From Fruit Juice to Vegetable Oil (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- Contaminants in Seafood: Prevention, Control, and Detection (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Risk Assessment of Microbiological and Chemical Hazards in Foods (Deadline: 21 August 2023)
- Advances in Research on Olive Oil Quality, Production and Consumption (Deadline: 27 August 2023)
- Novel Perspectives in Food Fermentation: Safety, Quality and Health (Deadline: 30 August 2023)
- Edible Oils Technology and Their Stability (Deadline: 1 September 2023)
- Application Prospects of Natural Antimicrobials and Antioxidants in Food Industry (Deadline: 10 September 2023)
- Integrity, Authentication, Adulteration, Contamination and Quality Control of Botanicals Used in Foods, Novel Foods and Food Supplements (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Recent Advances in the Mitigation of Mycotoxin Contamination in Food Products (Deadline: 15 September 2023)
- Recent Advances in Emerging Technologies for Food Safety (Deadline: 28 September 2023)
- Safety and Quality of Postharvest Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: 2nd Volume (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Sensory and Flavor Analysis of Foods and Their Volatile Profile (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Emerging Processing Technologies: Effects on Improving the Safety and Quality of Food Products (Deadline: 30 September 2023)
- Food Integrity and Authenticity (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Quality, Safety, and Preservation Technology of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Advances in Processing Technology and the Storage Quality of Edible Oils (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Novel Eco-Friendly Technologies to Improve Food Safety and Quality (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Pesticide Residues in Food: Rapid Detection and Risk Assessment (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Effect of Processing on the Structure, Techno-Functional Properties and Nutritional Quality of Animal- and Plant-Based Food Proteins (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Research Advances of Food By-Products and Derived Extracts: Novel Foods or Food Additives? (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Volatile Compounds in Food Systems: Consumer Perception, Biological Activity, and Novel Analytical Methods (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Fruit and Vegetables: Improving Produce Quality and Reducing Post-harvest Loss and Wastes (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
- Food Pesticide Residues Monitoring and Health Risk Assessment (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Innovative Processing and Food Safety: Chemical and Microbiological Hazards (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Post-harvest Sustainable Strategies to Improve Agri-Foods Quality and Nutritional Value (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Lipophilic Additives, Contaminants and Veterinary Drug Residues in Foods (Deadline: 25 November 2023)
- New Challenges in the Determination of Chemical Contaminants in Food Matrices (Deadline: 27 November 2023)
- Safety and Functional Analysis of Lipids and Derivatives in Foods (Deadline: 28 November 2023)
- Food Allergen Detection, Allergic Mechanism and Anti-allergy Research (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- New Advances in Management and Characterization of Zoonotic Pathogens in Foodstuffs and Food Processing Facilities (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- The Formation, Control and Risk Assessment of Harmful Substances during Food Processing (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Application of Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Techniques in Food Adulteration and Traceability (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Food Processing: Chemical Composition, Sensory Quality, and Xenobiotic Evaluation: 2nd Volume (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Analysis of the Pesticide Residues and/or Mycotoxins in Foods (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Flavor and Sensory Analysis as a Tool for Quality Control of Foods (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Risk Assessment of Activity, Transformation and Metabolism of Food Constituents and Contaminants (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Application of Innovative Technologies for Improving Food Quality and Safety (Deadline: 7 January 2024)
- Quality and Stability of Wines Produced with Reduced Environmental Impact Practices in the Vineyard and in the Cellar (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Current Research on Contamination Detection and Quality Assessment Based on GC-MS and HPLC-MS in Foods (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Pathogens and Spoilage Microorganisms—Impact on Food Safety and Quality (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
