Rapid Detection and Identification Methods for Food Quality and Safety
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Analytical Methods".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 12 July 2024 | Viewed by 1437
Special Issue Editors
Interests: food traceability; seafood; species identification; geographic origin; production method PCR/qPCR; isothermal PCR; next-generation sequencing; microbiome; honeybees
Interests: foodborne pathogens; microbiology; food microbiology; food safety; fast detection tools; PCR/ qPCR; fast multipathogen detection; food quality and safety
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Interests: food microbiology; food-borne pathogens; biofilm; antimicrobial resistance; microbiome; genomics; transcriptomics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Food traceability and safety control are essential in order to achieve an efficient, cost-effective, sustainable, healthy, and safe food production system. Every year, many cases of foodborne illnesses are registered globally, which could be avoided with more rigorous foodborne pathogen evaluations that ensure security along the complete food supply chain. On the other hand, the potential fraud and/or adulteration of food products, including non-declared ingredients or species substitutions, should be tracked to ensure the transparency of the sector and to protect natural resources and consumers’ rights. For this control to be possible and adequate, having fast, portable, and cost-effective technologies that can be applied in any point of the supply chain is essential. There is an urgent need to develop new rapid detection and identification tools that allow the monitoring of a food product, its components, and its potential pathogens from the origin of the raw materials to its final point of sale. This Special Issue will examine the new methodologies for rapid detection and identification that have been developed with the aim of promoting and improving control and food safety.
Dr. Ana Marta Muñoz-Colmenero
Dr. Alejandro Garrido-Maestu
Dr. Alexandre Lamas
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- rapid methods
- traceability
- food safety
- food control
- food detection
