Contamination Monitoring and Analysis Techniques in Food Processing and Safety
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Analytical Methods".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2024) | Viewed by 2333
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ion mobility spectrometry; food analysis; chromatography; spectrometry; chemometric; food chemistry; food authentication
Interests: ion mobility spectrometry; food analysis; chromatography; spectrometry; chemometric; food chemistry; food authentication
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Contamination monitoring in food processing is an essential aspect of the food chain to ensure the quality and safety of our food supply. Food contaminants, such as residues of veterinary drugs or pesticides, heavy metals, mycotoxins, or harmful microorganisms, among others, pose serious threats to public health. In fact, the World Health Organization estimates that food contamination causes 600 million cases of foodborne diseases and 420,000 deaths each year worldwide. Moreover, when a food alert breaks out, it also harms the confidence of consumers in the safety of the food chain and in the brands that were involved in the incident. All of this highlights the need to develop new techniques and analytical methods capable of verifying the presence of contaminants in food processing. Furthermore, for contamination monitoring, it is also essential to verify the critical points and strategies useful for mitigating all food safety issues.
Therefore, this Special Issue aims to collect original scientific articles and critical reviews focused on innovative methodologies for contamination monitoring in food processing and safety. A broad variety of scientific disciplines are welcome, including chemistry, microbiology, and machine learning, among others.
Dr. María José Cardador
Prof. Dr. Lourdes Arce
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- contamination monitoring
- food contaminants
- microbiology
- analytical methods
- food processing
- food safety
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