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:
- 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)
- Advances in Processing Technology and the Storage Quality of Edible Oils (Deadline: 31 March 2024)
- Food Contaminant Components: Source, Detection, Toxicity and Removal: Second Edition (Deadline: 10 April 2024)
- Emerging Processing Technologies: Effects on Improving the Safety and Quality of Food Products (Deadline: 15 April 2024)
- Novel Eco-Friendly Technologies to Improve Food Safety and Quality (Deadline: 26 April 2024)
- Advances in Fruit and Vegetable Quality, Bioactive Compounds and Nutritional Value (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Chemistry and Hygiene of Food Additives: Health Consequences for Consumers (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Pesticide Residues in Food: Rapid Detection and Risk Assessment (Deadline: 30 April 2024)
- Allergens in Food: Identification, Detection, and Mitigation (Deadline: 30 April 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)
- Application of Innovative Technologies for Improving Food Quality and Safety (Deadline: 13 May 2024)
- Food Adverse Reactions: Sources, Detection and Control of Plant-Based Food Allergens and Gluten (Deadline: 15 May 2024)
- Innovative Processing and Food Safety: Chemical and Microbiological Hazards (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Bioactive Compounds, Nutritional Quality and Oxidative Stability of Edible Oils and By-Products of Their Extraction—Volume II (Deadline: 20 May 2024)
- Food Quality Characterization under Different Preservation Methods and Storage Conditions (Deadline: 25 May 2024)
- Effects of Microbial Disease, Mechanical Damage and Chilling Injury on Storage and Processing Quality of Postharvest Fruits and Vegetables (Deadline: 29 May 2024)
- Influence of Farm Animal Production and Processing Conditions on the Quality of Animal Origin Based Products (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Advances in Analytical Techniques for Food Quality and Safety (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- New Advances in Management and Characterization of Zoonotic Pathogens in Foodstuffs and Food Processing Facilities (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Further Research in Food Processing Safety and Quality from Field to Fork (Deadline: 31 May 2024)
- Food Integrity and Authenticity (Deadline: 10 June 2024)
- Eggs and Egg Products: Production, Processing, and Safety (Deadline: 19 June 2024)
- Lipophilic Additives, Contaminants and Veterinary Drug Residues in Foods (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Chemical Contaminants and Food Quality (Volume II) (Deadline: 20 June 2024)
- Quality Changes and Improvement Technologies of Animal-Derived Foods during Storage and Processing (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Post-harvest Sustainable Strategies to Improve Agri-Foods Quality and Nutritional Value (Deadline: 30 June 2024)
- Food Quality Control: Microbial Diversity and Metabolic Regulation (Deadline: 10 July 2024)
- Food Contaminants and Human Health (Deadline: 20 July 2024)
- Risk Assessment of Activity, Transformation and Metabolism of Food Constituents and Contaminants (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Physicochemical, Sensory and Nutritional Properties of Foods Affected by Processing and Storage: 3rd Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Advances in Fruit Juices Processing and Innovative Technologies for the Development of Sustainable Functional Foods (Deadline: 31 July 2024)
- Quality and Safety Assessment of Fruits and Vegetables (Deadline: 12 August 2024)
- Postharvest Storage and Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Allergenic Properties and Molecular Characteristics of Food Allergens (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Flavor and Sensory Analysis as a Tool for Quality Control of Foods (Deadline: 15 August 2024)
- Research Advances on Formation Mechanism, Detection Techniques and Control Methods of Biogenic Amines in Foods (Deadline: 22 August 2024)
- Quality Evaluation of Bee Products—Volume II (Deadline: 25 August 2024)
- Role of Functional Foods Such as Edible Fungi and Lactic Acid Bacteria in Food Safety, Preservation, and Human Health (Deadline: 26 August 2024)
- Prospects for Risks and Benefits in the Context of Food and Health (Deadline: 31 August 2024)
- Trace Elements in Food: Nutritional and Safety Issues (Deadline: 13 September 2024)
- Recent Advances and Opportunities of Honey & Bee Products (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Recent Advances in Biological and Technological Research of Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Volume II (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Elements in Food: Detection, Bioaccessibility and Food Fortification (Deadline: 15 September 2024)
- Quality and Stability of Wines Produced with Reduced Environmental Impact Practices in the Vineyard and in the Cellar (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Food Contaminants and Residues: Analysis of Formation, Effects, and Detection Technologies (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Authenticity, Residue, and Hazardous Substance Monitoring in Bee Products (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Emerging Researches in Postharvest Physiology and Shelf-Life Extension Technologies for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- Food Contaminants: Detection, Toxicity and Safety Risk Assessment (Deadline: 30 September 2024)
- The Hazards and Nutritional Benefits of Edible Insects (Deadline: 31 October 2024)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions: