Omics Strategies to Enhance Food Safety and Quality
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 644
Special Issue Editors
Interests: proteomics; metabolomics; food safety; mass spectrometry; foodomics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Omics technologies, including metabolomics, proteomics, transcriptomics, and genomics, have revolutionized our capacity to improve food safety and quality—these approaches provide a comprehensive understanding of food-related systems at the molecular level across various stages, including food processing/treatment, transportation, storage, and consumption, facilitating the detection of key markers and pathways linked to food contamination and spoilage. For instance, proteomics and metabolomics offer insights into changes in protein and chemical biomarkers for freshness, adulteration, and contamination, which also elucidates the antimicrobial mechanism of various treatments when applied to foodborne pathogens and spoilage organisms. Furthermore, integrating omics data with advanced computational tools makes it possible for prediction models of food quality and safety, contributing to improving the shelf life of perishable foods and monitoring the risks of foodborne diseases.
Therefore, this Special Issue welcomes both research papers and reviews on new applications related to omics strategies designed to enhance the safety and quality of food materials and food products.
Dr. Xiaowei Lou
Dr. Yuan Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- omics strategies
- metabolomics
- proteomics
- transcriptomics
- genomics
- food safety
- food quality
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