Over the last 20-30 years the number of food poisoning incidents has increased considerably and this has had disastrous effects both on consumers and the food industry. Several food industries went bankrupt due to huge amounts of money paid to compensate consumers' family/relatives. These unfortunate incidents triggered consumer and governmental aw

Food Proteomics: Technological Advances, Current Applications and Future Perspectives addresses many of the food proteomic issues in the industry today. Food proteomics continues to be an emerging field, becoming increasingly important in product innovation, food safety, food quality and health. The book is divided into sections describing the role of proteomics in the field of food science, conceptual background methodological aspects, and bioinformatic tools employed in the field. The book describes proteomic studies collected from the most relevant animal and vegetables species in food production and discusses important food challenges from a proteomic point-of-view. This is an essential and practical reference that provides analytical tools to help introduce technical innovations in the food industry with the latest scientific information useful and accessible to new researchers in the field as well as advanced. - Includes precise proteomic information on a specific category - Provides proteomic studies of the most common vegetable and animal species - Presents proteomic methodologies, including bioinformatics for effective analysis in food science - Discusses food challenges such as allergens, authentication and food safety

The ability to trace and authenticate a food product is of major concern to the food industry. This important topic is reviewed extensively in this authoritative text on current and emerging techniques.Part one deals with analytical techniques applied to food authentication. There are chapters on both established and developing technologies, as well as discussions of chemometrics and data handling. Part two relates these methodologies to particular food and beverage products, such as meat, dairy products, cereals and wine. In part three traceability is reviewed in detail, looking at the development of efficient traceability systems and their application in practice to such areas as animal feed and fish processing.Food Authenticity and Traceability is an essential reference for all those concerned with food safety and quality. - Outlines methods and issues in food authentication and traceability - Deals with analytical techniques applied to food authentication, with chapters on established and developing technologies, chemometrics and data handling - Explores how techniques are applied in particular sectors and reviews recent developments in traceability systems for differing food products

We cannot control how every chef, packer, and food handler might safeguard or compromise the purity of our food, but thanks to the tools developed through physics and nanotech and the scientific rigor of modern chemistry, food industry and government safety regulators should never need to plead ignorance when it comes to safety assurance. Compiled

When it comes to food selection, consumers are very reliant on their senses. No matter the date on a carton of milk or the seal on the package of meat, how that milk smells and the color of that meat are just as critical as any official factors. And when it comes to meal time, all the senses must conspire to agree that taste, smell, color, and text

Protected designation of origin (PDO) taken together with other geographical indicators, such as protected geographical indication (PGI) and traditional specialty guaranteed (TSG), offer the consumer additional guarantees on the quality and authentication of foods. They are important tools that protect the names of regional foods, such as wines, cheeses, hams, sausages and olives, so that only foods that genuinely originate in a particular region are allowed to be identified as such. The economic value of these regional foods, as well as the increased interest from consumers and the food industry about the traceability and origin of food, mean that it has become necessary to establish methods for PDO and PGI authentication based on the specific characteristics and chemical markers of these kinds of products. This book offers a complete guide of the methods available to authenticate food PDO, beginning with an explanation of the analytical and chemometric methods available for PDO authentication, before looking at the main foods covered, PGI labels and the social and legal framework for food PGIs. It will be of interest to people engaged in the fields of food production, commercialization and consumption, as well as policymakers and control laboratories. - Offers a complete guide to the methods available for food Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) authentication - Explains the analytical and chemometric methods - Focuses on the various food products covered by authentication labels

Seafood and seafood products represent some of the most important foods in almost all types of societies around the world. More intensive production of fish and shellfish to meet high demand has raised some concerns related to the nutritional and sensory qualities of these cultured fish in comparison to their wild-catch counterparts. In addition, the variety in processing, preservation, and storage methods from traditional to modern is contributing to an increase in variability in consumer products. This second edition of the Handbook of Seafood and Seafood Products Analysis brings together the work of 109 experts who focus on the most recent research and development trends in analytical techniques and methodologies for the analysis of captured fresh and preserved seafood, either cultivated or wild, as well as for derived products. After providing a general introduction, this handbook provides 48 chapters distributed in six sections: Chemistry and biochemistry focuses on the analysis of main chemical and biochemical compounds of seafood. Processing control describes the analysis of technological quality and the use of some non-destructive techniques as well as methods to check freshness, detection of species, and geographic origin and to evaluate smoke flavoring. Nutritional quality deals with the analysis of nutrients in seafood such as essential amino acids, bioactive peptides, antioxidants, vitamins, minerals and trace elements, and fatty acids. Sensory quality covers the sensory quality and main analytical tools to determine color, texture, flavor and off-flavor, quality index methods as well as sensory descriptors, sensory aspects of heat-treated seafood, and sensory perception. Biological Safety looks at tools for the detection of spoilage, pathogens, parasites, viruses, marine toxins, antibiotics, and GM ingredients. Chemical Safety focuses on the identification of fish species, detection of adulterations, veterinary drug residues, irradiation, food contact materials, and chemical toxic compounds from the environment, generated during processing or intentionally added. Key Features: This comprehensive handbook provides a full overview of the tools now available for the analysis of captured fresh and preserved seafood, either cultivated or wild, as well as for derived products. This is a comprehensive and informative book that presents both the merits and limitations of analytical techniques and also gives future developments for guaranteeing the quality of seafood and seafood products. This cutting-edge work covers processes used from all of the seven seas to ensure that consumers find safe, nutritionally beneficial, and appealing seafood products at their markets and restaurants. This handbook covers the main types of worldwide available analytical techniques and methodologies for the analysis of seafood and seafood products.

Dairy Foods: Processing, Quality, and Analytical Techniques provides comprehensive knowledge on the different factors involved in the development and safety precautions behind dairy foods, including special references to both theoretical and practical aspects. The book presents relevant information about the quality of dairy foods, including raw milk quality, predictive microbiology and risk analysis, food defense and food fraud. In addition, it looks into environmental aspects and consumer perception and goes on to cover methods and practices to process dairy products and analytical techniques behind dairy product development. Techniques explored include time domain magnetic resonance, thermal analysis and chemometric methods. This will be a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in the dairy industry, as well as students in dairy science courses. - Offers a comprehensive accounting on the latest analytical methods used in the dairy industry - Focuses on the processing of dairy foods, including emerging and novel dairy products with low sodium and sugar contents - Sourced from a team of editors with relevant expertise in dairy food processing

Food manufacturers, researchers and society in general are increasingly highly interested in the quality and origin of food products. Considering the complexity of the food chain in a globalized world — where many players are involved between production and consumption — fraudulent food manipulation and adulteration practices are increasingly easier to conduct without being detected. Generally, food adulteration is carried out to increase volume, to mask the presence of inferior quality components, and to replace authentic substances for the seller's economic gain. Analytical methodologies to guarantee food integrity and authenticity are therefore required.Chromatographic and Related Separation Techniques in Food Integrity and Authenticity — Volume A: Advances in Chromatographic Techniques addresses fraud prevention and the latest chromatographic and related separation analytical techniques to guarantee food integrity and authenticity by giving special attention to relevant authenticity issues in food production.Chromatographic and Related Separation Techniques in Food Integrity and Authenticity — Volume B: Relevant Applications addresses the relevant application of techniques to assess different food products' integrity and authenticity.