Food safety and quality are nowadays a major concern. Any case of food alteration,
especially when reported by the media, has a great impact on public opinion. There is an …

This work intends to provide an updated and extensive overview on the applications of
ELISA techniques for meat, fish and milk species discrimination; fruit juice labeling …

The objective of this study is to explore the current strategies available to monitor and detect
the economically and criminally motivated adulteration of food, identifying their strengths …

Food authenticity is presently a subject of great concern to food authorities, as the incorrect
labelling of foodstuffs can represent a commercial fraud. The implication of misleading …

Food safety problem has become a serious problem all over the world particularly in China.
There is a rapid increasing requirement for more accurate and sensitive detection method to …

Fingerprinting has become a powerful device in food authentication activities. Food products
can be verified based on their chemical composition, geographical origin, specified …

Background Multiplex PCR has been successfully applied in many areas since it was first
reported in 1988; however, it suffers from poor universality. Results A novel method called …

In the last years, element content has been used as geographical tracer to determine the
provenance of food. In the present work the content of 19 minerals (K, Ca, Mg, Na, Fe, Zn, B …

Fingerprinting of crops is gaining importance in plant breeding due to its applications for
variety protection, dispute resolution, and forensic science studies. Before the development …

Cereals and, most specifically, wheat are described in this chapter highlighting on their
safety and quality aspects. Moreover, wheat quality aspects are adequately addressed since …