Analysis, Detection Technology and Safety Risk Assessment of Food Contaminants

Dear Colleagues,

Food contamination is one of the most significant issues affecting human health and food safety. Common food contaminants include antibiotics, mycotoxins, foodborne pathogens, metal ions, pesticide residues, allergens, etc, which can be present in foods as a result of different stages such as food production, processing, transport, and storage. The consumption of contaminated food products could lead to foodborne diseases such as food poisoning, diarrhea, indigestion, neurotoxicity, and others, even at low doses. Based on the World Health Organization (WHO) reports, annually, an estimated 600 million people are in poor health after eating contaminated food and 42,000 die due to this. For this reason, food safety risk assessment is becoming increasingly important.

A wide range of analytical techniques and methodology for contaminant detection have emerged in endless forms, ranging from conventional immunoassays represented by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) and lateral flow immunochromatography assays (LFIAs) to biosensors with various transducer types, especially fluorescence, colourimetry, chemiluminescence, surface plasmon resonance, surface-enhanced Raman scattering optical aptasensors, electrochemical aptasensors, etc. New technologies are promoting the development of the detection of hazardous food contaminants and their application in food safety.

Thus, in order to ensure food quality and safety and protect human health from potential hazards, the main goal of this Special Issue is to collect manuscripts that enable the recent progress to be built upon and the novel knowledge about detection technology and safety risk assessment for food contaminants to be broadened in the field of food safety.

Dr. Xiangmei Li
Dr. Lin Luo
Prof. Dr. Zhanhui Wang
Guest Editors

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