Food Allergen Detection, Identification and Regulation
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 1193
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food allergens; enzymes; inhibitors; immunoassay
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Interests: food proteins; mass spectrometry; chromatography; bioinformatics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food allergies are a growing public health problem worldwide. For people with food allergies, the strict avoidance of allergic foods is the only way to protect themselves, as even minimal exposure can lead to severe reactions. Advanced analytical methods are required to ensure the safety of these individuals. These methods must be highly specific, sensitive, and resistant to interference from food matrix components. Current techniques focus on the detection of allergens themselves or relevant markers, such as peptide fragments or gene segments. The accurate detection and identification of allergens depend on the quality of the standards used. However, challenges such as a lack of availability, instability, inter-supplier variability, the insufficient representativeness of allergens, or cross-reactivity with unrelated substances can complicate detection, so still require discussion.
We are pleased to invite experts in the fields of food allergen analysis, food technology, food safety regulations, and related fields to contribute to this Special Issue of Foods. We look forward to original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and short communications that aim to advance our knowledge of food allergen detection, identification, labeling, and legal regulation. Your contributions will help shape the future of food safety and improve the protection of allergists.
Dr. Dorota Piasecka-Kwiatkowska
Prof. Dr. Piotr Minkiewicz
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- immunoassay
- PCR
- mass spectrometry
- biosensors
- multiplex array proteomics
- electrophoresis
- allergen standards
- hidden allergens
- labeling
- allergen regulations
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