Advanced Analytical Strategies and Innovative Processing Technologies for Food Quality and Safety
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2026 | Viewed by 113
Special Issue Editors
Interests: pesticide residue analysis and risk assessment; method development and validation (LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS, ICP-MS); food quality and safety analysis; functional and vegan foods; food processing
Interests: food contact materials (FCMs) and migration studies; non-intentionally added substances (NIAS); targeted and non-targeted screening of contaminants; high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS); metabolomics; lipidomics; food safety and traceability; analytical method development and validation; risk assessment
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Interests: advanced analytical chemistry (LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS); targeted and non-targeted screening of contaminants; food fraud and authenticity; high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS); foodomics and metabolomics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The fundamental priority of food processing is to maintain chemical safety while preserving nutritional and functional quality. In modern complex supply chains, ensuring food integrity requires a proactive approach that integrates advanced analytical monitoring with innovative processing interventions. This Special Issue, “Advanced Analytical Strategies and Innovative Processing Technologies for Food Quality and Safety”, will provide a high-level platform for research that addresses these contemporary challenges from a holistic "field-to-fork" perspective.
The scope of this Special Issue encompasses the scientific reflection of industrial advancements in contaminant and residue management. We particularly welcome studies that focus on innovative mitigation strategies for pesticide residues and the transition toward non-targeted analysis (NTA) for identifying unexpected chemical risks, ensuring food authenticity, and detecting sophisticated food fraud. Given the critical role of packaging, research on food contact materials (FCMs) and the migration of non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) throughout the processing chain is also a key priority.
Furthermore, as the industry develops tailored formulations for personalized nutrition, we invite contributions that evaluate the impact of innovative processing technologies (e.g., HPP, PEF, cold plasma) on the stability and bioaccessibility of bioactive compounds. To manage the high-dimensional data generated by these advancements, the integration of chemometrics and Artificial Intelligence (AI) for predictive food quality, safety modeling, and origin verification is highly encouraged. We invite the submission of original research and reviews that bridge analytical excellence with digital innovation to define the future of safe and authentic food systems.
Dr. Perihan Yolci Ömeroğlu
Dr. Emmanouil Tsochatzis
Dr. Marios G. Kostakis
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- food quality and safety assurance
- innovative food processing (HPP, PEF, Cold Plasma, etc.)
- pesticide residue analysis and mitigation
- food contaminants
- non-targeted analysis (NTA)
- food contact materials and NIAS analysis
- food fingerprinting and authenticity
- personalized nutrition and bioactive stability
- AI and chemometric modeling in food science
- advanced mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS, GC-HRMS)
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