Advancing Food Safety through PCR and Modern Detection Techniques

Dear Colleagues,

Food safety is essential to human health and well-being. The globalisation of food trade, a growing world population, climate change, and the discovery of new methods of adulteration have an impact on food safety. Therefore, increasingly sophisticated methods are required for food analysis. Challenges relate to chemical hazards such as the presence of pesticide residues or mycotoxins, or unauthorised substances for use with food. The analysis of thermally induced substances with potential or proven carcinogenic effects also falls within the scope of testing. Pathogenic or saprophytic microorganisms also pose a threat in food. There is a great need for the precise detection and quantification of these in food samples using methods with high specificity.

In view of today's challenges, the aim of this Special Issue is to bring together original research articles as well as reviews on the use of advanced modern instrumental techniques for the detection and quantification of hazards in food. In addition, papers on the detection and identification of specific microbial strains in a variety of food matrices are eagerly welcomed. Of special interest are GC and HPLC techniques coupled to mass spectrometry, spectroscopic techniques such as NMR or FTIR, and molecular biology techniques like PCR and NGS.

Dr. Bartosz Kruszewski
Dr. Stanisław Kalisz
Guest Editors

Dr. Milena Alicja Stachelska
Guest Editor Assistant

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