Analytical Methodologies for Food Quality Control and Safety
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Science and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 May 2023) | Viewed by 1312
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Special Issue Editors
Interests: crop protection; plant protection; plant pathology; food quality; phytopathology; food science and technology; food preservation; food science
Interests: food science and technology; food industry applications; plant extracts; shelf life; food quality; microbial safety
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Dear Colleagues,
The control and safety of food must be guaranteed for all consumers. To do this, research aims to improve the quality control of food both through suitable preparation of samples and through various techniques, such as analytical, general analysis, determination and separation, biological, rheological, etc.
All strategies should improve the quality control of food by acting in synergy both from a chemical–physical and microbiological point of view.
In this Special Issue on “Analytical Methodologies for Food Quality Control and Safety”, we welcome papers that enhance our understanding of the use of different analytical methodologies that can improve quality control and food safety, prevent chemical risk and microbiological problems associated with non-compliant products, and prevent product loss due to spoilage.
Dr. Lucia Parafati
Dr. Rosa Palmeri
Guest Editors
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