Food Quality and Safety
A section of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158).
Section Information
This section embraces all aspects of food that lead to positive or negative impacts on its quality and safety. Food characterization, processing, preservation and analysis involving chemical, physical, sensorial, microbiological and toxicological approaches are welcomed, from field studies to market surveys, from local to novel foods and new processing technologies, from basic quality features to enhanced preservation methodologies, and from infant to elderly nutrition. Innovative work showing a considerable influence on quality maintenance or enhancement on hazard prevention in food or feed will be considered.
Keywords
- quality control
- food safety
- processing technologies
- contact materials
- environmental factors
- contaminants
- authenticity
- traceability
- additives
- good manufacturing practices
- postharvest technologies
- regulatory affairs
- minimal processing technologies
- shelf-life
- fast measurement tools
- feed quality
- food allergens
- HACCP
- novel foods
- meat substitutes
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Food Integrity and Authenticity (Deadline: 10 October 2023)
- Quality, Safety, and Preservation Technology of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Chemistry and Hygiene of Food Additives: Health Consequences for Consumers (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Advances in Processing Technology and the Storage Quality of Edible Oils (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Novel Eco-Friendly Technologies to Improve Food Safety and Quality (Deadline: 15 October 2023)
- Pesticide Residues in Food: Rapid Detection and Risk Assessment (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Effect of Processing on the Structure, Techno-Functional Properties and Nutritional Quality of Animal- and Plant-Based Food Proteins (Deadline: 30 October 2023)
- Research Advances of Food By-Products and Derived Extracts: Novel Foods or Food Additives? (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Volatile Compounds in Food Systems: Consumer Perception, Biological Activity, and Novel Analytical Methods (Deadline: 31 October 2023)
- Fruit and Vegetables: Improving Produce Quality and Reducing Post-harvest Loss and Wastes (Deadline: 10 November 2023)
- Food Pesticide Residues Monitoring and Health Risk Assessment (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Innovative Processing and Food Safety: Chemical and Microbiological Hazards (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Post-harvest Sustainable Strategies to Improve Agri-Foods Quality and Nutritional Value (Deadline: 20 November 2023)
- Lipophilic Additives, Contaminants and Veterinary Drug Residues in Foods (Deadline: 25 November 2023)
- New Challenges in the Determination of Chemical Contaminants in Food Matrices (Deadline: 27 November 2023)
- Safety and Functional Analysis of Lipids and Derivatives in Foods (Deadline: 28 November 2023)
- Food Allergen Detection, Allergic Mechanism and Anti-allergy Research (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- New Advances in Management and Characterization of Zoonotic Pathogens in Foodstuffs and Food Processing Facilities (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- The Formation, Control and Risk Assessment of Harmful Substances during Food Processing (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Application of Chromatographic and Spectroscopic Techniques in Food Adulteration and Traceability (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Food Processing: Chemical Composition, Sensory Quality, and Xenobiotic Evaluation: 2nd Volume (Deadline: 30 November 2023)
- Analysis of the Pesticide Residues and/or Mycotoxins in Foods (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Further Research in Food Processing Safety and Quality from Field to Fork (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Flavor and Sensory Analysis as a Tool for Quality Control of Foods (Deadline: 15 December 2023)
- Prevalence of Mycotoxins in Food Commodities and Recent Advances in Their Decontamination (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Contaminants in Seafood: Prevention, Control, and Detection (Deadline: 20 December 2023)
- Risk Assessment of Activity, Transformation and Metabolism of Food Constituents and Contaminants (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Food Fraud and Food Authenticity across the Food Supply Chain (Deadline: 31 December 2023)
- Application of Innovative Technologies for Improving Food Quality and Safety (Deadline: 7 January 2024)
- Analysis of Nutrients and Contaminants in Foods (Deadline: 10 January 2024)
- Authenticity of Honey: Characterization, Bioactivities and Sensorial Properties Series II (Deadline: 10 January 2024)
- Advances in Fruit Juices Processing and Innovative Technologies for the Development of Sustainable Functional Foods (Deadline: 15 January 2024)
- Recent Advances in Emerging Techniques for Non-destructive Detection of Food Quality and Safety (Deadline: 20 January 2024)
- Eggs and Their Derivatives: Physicochemical, Nutritional and Technological Properties (Deadline: 23 January 2024)
- Allergenic Properties and Molecular Characteristics of Food Allergens (Deadline: 24 January 2024)
- Advances in Fruit and Vegetable Quality, Bioactive Compounds and Nutritional Value (Deadline: 29 January 2024)
- Food Quality Control: Microbial Diversity and Metabolic Regulation (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Quality Control and Process Monitoring of Grape and Wine (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Risk Perception, Communication and Behavior on Food Safety Issues (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Food Risk Assessment and Control of Food Hazards (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Research Advances on Formation Mechanism, Detection Techniques and Control Methods of Biogenic Amines in Foods (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Quality Evaluation of Bee Products—Volume II (Deadline: 31 January 2024)
- Green Extraction Processes and Functional Properties of Coffee and Coffee By-Products Series II (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Elements in Food: Detection, Bioaccessibility and Food Fortification (Deadline: 15 February 2024)
- Food Contaminants: Detection, Toxicity and Safety Risk Assessment (Deadline: 22 February 2024)
- Sustainable Lipids: Quality, Safety, and Functionality (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Integrity, Authentication, Adulteration, Contamination and Quality Control of Botanicals Used in Foods, Novel Foods and Food Supplements (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Advances in Research on Olive Oil Quality, Production and Consumption (Deadline: 29 February 2024)
- Novel Perspectives in Food Fermentation: Safety, Quality and Health (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
- Recent Advances in the Mitigation of Mycotoxin Contamination in Food Products (Deadline: 15 March 2024)
- Quality Control and Chemical Analysis of Bee Products (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- Food Safety: Risk Analysis, Safety Regulation and Legislation (Deadline: 20 March 2024)
- Quality and Stability of Wines Produced with Reduced Environmental Impact Practices in the Vineyard and in the Cellar (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Current Research on Contamination Detection and Quality Assessment Based on GC-MS and HPLC-MS in Foods (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Characterization of Food Products for Quality Control (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Pathogens and Spoilage Microorganisms—Impact on Food Safety and Quality (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Sustainable Technological Advancements for Food Quality — Volume II (Deadline: 1 May 2024)
- Quality Changes and Improvement Technologies of Animal-Derived Foods during Storage and Processing (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
