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:
- Sustainable Food Production from Waste and By-Products in the Food Industry (Deadline: 28 July 2025)
- Processing, Physicochemical Characterization and Functional Properties of Agricultural Food Byproducts (Deadline: 30 July 2025)
- Omics Strategies to Enhance Food Safety and Quality (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Recent Development of Rapid Non-Destructive Detection Technology of Quality and Safety in Foods (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Application of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology in Food Safety Control (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Contaminants in Seafood: Prevention, Control, and Detection—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Advances in Biosensor Applications for Food Safety (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Recent Advances in Emerging Techniques for Non-Destructive Detection of Food Quality and Safety (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Advances in Research on Olive Oil Quality, Production, and Consumption: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Innovative Pretreatment and Detection Techniques for Foods—2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Enhancing Food Safety Through Artificial Intelligence: Innovations, Challenges, and Opportunities (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Post-Harvest and Processing Methods to Retain Agri-Food Quality and Nutritional Value (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Residue Detection and Safety Control of Food Chemical Contaminants (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Eggs and Egg Products: Production, Processing, and Safety (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Climate Change and Emerging Food Safety Challenges (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Novel Techniques for the Detection of Toxins and Harmful Substances in Food (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Physicochemical, Sensory and Nutritional Properties of Oils Affected by Processing or Storage Conditions (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Quality Control and Chemical Analysis for Pesticide Residues, Mycotoxins, and Other Contaminant Components in Agri-Food (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Bioactive Molecules and Natural Functional Ingredients in Foods and Beverages (Deadline: 1 September 2025)
- Recent Advances and Opportunities of Honey & Bee Products (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Prospects for Risks and Benefits in the Context of Food and Health (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Quality and Safety Assessment of Fruits and Vegetables (Deadline: 16 September 2025)
- Contaminants and Residues in Food: Analytical Monitoring and Risk Assessment (Deadline: 20 September 2025)
- Animal Source Food Processing and Quality Control (Deadline: 29 September 2025)
- Research on Food Chemical Safety (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Impact of Novel Processing Technologies on Postharvest Quality, Microbial Safety and Shelf Life of Foods (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Extraction and Encapsulation of Food Active Substances (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Discovery and Valorization of New Food Matrices (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Evaluation of Food Safety Performance (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Recent Advances in Biological and Technological Research of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable: Third Edition (Deadline: 10 October 2025)
- Quality Ingredients for the Animal Products Alternatives Industry (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Detecting the Quality and Geographic Origin of Agri-Food Products by Using Spectroscopic Methods (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Food Design for Enhancing Quality and Sensory Attributes (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Microplastics and Medium/High-Processed Food: The Impact of Food Processing on Microplastic Contamination and Effects on Human Health (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Food Allergen Detection, Identification and Regulation (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Impact of Processing Technology on Food Quality and Safety (Deadline: 10 November 2025)
- Technologies in Agricultural Product Quality Control and Traceability (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- Enhancing Wine Quality and Sustainability Through the Integration of Microbiology and Chemistry Approaches (Deadline: 20 November 2025)
- Risk Assessment in Food Safety (Deadline: 25 November 2025)
- Integrating Risk Assessment, Microbiological Surveillance, and Bioinformatics to Combat Foodborne Pathogens (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Postharvest Technologies to Enhance Food Quality and Safety (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Machine Learning-Driven Strategies for Pathogen Detection and Food Safety Management (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Food Quality Characterization Under Different Preservation Methods and Storage Conditions: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Recent Advances in Assesing the Quality and Authenticity of Honey and Bee Products (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Advances in Food Analytical Chemistry, Bioactive Compounds, Microbiology, and Probiotics: Bridging Quality, Safety, and Health (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Improving Food Quality and Safety: An Exploration of Natural Antimicrobials (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Food Fraud as a Global Problem: Advanced Analytical Tools to Detect Species, Country of Origin and Adulterations: Second Edition (Deadline: 20 December 2025)
- Food Preservation and Safety: Innovative Applications of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Methods and Their Interactions with Foodborne Microorganisms (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Novel Insights into Food Flavor Chemistry and Analysis (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Safety and Regulatory Perspectives on Nanotechnology in Food Systems (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Detection and Control Technologies of Harmful Microorganisms in Food Supply Chain (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Flavor and Aroma Analysis as an Approach to Quality Control of Foods (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Characterization of Food Products for Quality and Safety Control: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Insights into Chemical Composition, Authenticity and Nutrition Value of Honey (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Mycotoxins in Foods: Occurrence, Detection, and Control (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Risk Assessment and Risk Management for Foodborne Pathogens, Antimicrobial Resistance and Contaminants along the Food Chain (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Hygiene and Safety of Foods: Health Consequences for Consumers (Deadline: 15 January 2026)
- Green Analytical Technology for Assessment of the Chemical Risks in Foods (Deadline: 16 January 2026)
- Volatile and Nutraceutical Signature of Fresh and Processed Foods: Insights into Sensory, Quality, and Functional Properties (Deadline: 25 January 2026)
- Food and Microbes—the One Health Approach (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
- Characterization of Food Lipids and Their Derivatives (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Quality Changes and Improvement Technologies of Animal-Derived Foods During Storage and Processing (Deadline: 10 February 2026)
- Foodborne Pathogens, Antimicrobial Resistance and Contaminants Risk Assessment and Management Along the Animal-Based Food Chain (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Residues and Contaminants in Foodstuffs: Extraction, Analytical and Advanced Detection Methods (Deadline: 31 March 2026)
- Food Safety and Hygiene: Strategies for Educating and Informing Consumers (Deadline: 15 April 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
