Trace Elements in Food: Nutritional and Safety Issues
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 13 September 2024 | Viewed by 73
Special Issue Editors
2. Associate Laboratory i4HB-Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, University Institute of Health Sciences-CESPU, 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal
3. UCIBIO-Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Forensics and Biomedical Sciences Research Laboratory, University Institute of Health Sciences (1H-TOXRUN, IUCS-CESPU), 4585-116 Gandra, Portugal
Interests: food; water; soil; flora; trace elements; environmental monitoring
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2. CINTESIS@RISE, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
Interests: nutrition; metabolism; pregnancy; fetal programing; micronutrientes
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Special Issue Information
Highlights
- The introduction of new analytical techniques enhances the knowledge of ultra-trace elements in both food and food packaging;
- Trace element speciation is becoming fundamental for a better knowledge on nutritional and safety issues;
- Food data on TE provides the tools for legislators to set maximum acceptable limits for certain relevant species.
Dear Colleagues,
Trace elements are toxic if consumed at sufficiently high levels for long enough periods; hence, knowledge on trace and ultra-trace levels in food matrices and food contact materials is critical. This Special Issue aims to gather research studies for a comprehensive coverage of all aspects related to nutritional and safety concerns, such as a safe range of daily intakes, availability, food supplements, food stability, packaging, metallic nanoparticles, etc. We invite you to submit original papers that will contribute to potential topics including (but not limited to) sample preparation and analytical techniques for trace and ultra-trace determination, availability studies, speciation and regulatory requirements in food sectors, health safety and human biomonitoring.
Prof. Dr. Cristina Couto
Prof. Dr. Elisa Keating
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Foods is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- trace elements
- nutrients
- safety
- toxicity
- foods
