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 …

Highlights•Novel authenticity indicators: rare earths and precious metals, microbial and
metabolomics fingerprinting combined with machine learning, and sensory analysis.•Mass …

The development of analytical strategies to fight against food fraud is currently one of the
most developing fields in food science as the food value chain becomes increasingly …

Edible bird's nest (EBN) swiftlet existed naturally 48,000 years ago in caves as their natural
dwellings. Nowadays, edible bird's nest has become a very important industry due to its high …

The authenticity of probiotic products and fermented foods and beverages that have the
status of protected designation of origin (PDO) or geographical indication (PGI) can be …

Contamination concerns in the dairy industry are motivated by outbreaks of disease in
humans and the inability of thermal processes to eliminate bacteria completely in processed …

Among the toxin-producing microbes, those that produce mycotoxins are especially
problematic due to their broad distribution in the environments and in foods. Several species …

Food safety and quality depend on raw material characteristics and on the chemical,
physical and biotechnological processes adopted during food transformation. Since a huge …

The excessive rainfall and irrigation amount in the facility herbal medicine production system
(FHmPS) in China leading to a severe root rot disease of Panax notoginseng, which …

Traceability of seafood is a much needed service for the seafood industry. Current ways of
tracing seafood are minimal while tracing of shellfish is nearly nonexistent. Tracing fish and …