Food Contamination with Environmental Pollutants: Process Contaminants and Chromatographic Techniques Detection
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 November 2022) | Viewed by 255
Special Issue Editor
Interests: food contamination; organic compounds; processing contaminants; environmental contaminants; endocrine disruptors; analytical chemistry; liquid chromatography
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Dear Colleagues,
The quality of the food we eat has a tremendous impact on our health. There is a close relationship between food, nutrition, and human health. Food contaminants are substances that end up in food as a result of environmental contamination, as a side effect of the production process or in the event of irregularities in its circulation. Industrial and agricultural development, the use of various types of chemicals in many areas of modern life, and other sources of environmental pollution all contribute to an increased risk of food contamination. Contaminants enter into food products via the ground (e.g., fertilizers), water (e.g., sewage and fertilizers), air (mainly dusts and exhaust fumes), and protection agents used to treat animals or spray plants. Residues from the production process and contaminants from packaging are also problematic. Many factors, including random events, contribute to the presence of various contaminants in food. Food contamination can lead to acute poisoning and long-term illness. Regular food testing is an ongoing monitoring process that safeguards the health and lives of consumers, helping researchers to detect and react quickly to possible inconveniences and unfair play by producers. This Special Issue welcomes the submission of studies on food contamination with environmental pollutants and process contaminants and their detection through chromatographic techniques.
Prof. Dr. Magdalena Surma
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- food contamination
- food safety
- processing contaminants
- environmental contaminants
- analytical liquid chromatography
- gas chromatography
- mass spectrometry
- sample preparation
- pesticide residues
- organochlorine pesticides
- organophosphorus pesticides
- carbamates
- pyrethroids
- neonicotinoids
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- cloropropanodiols and their esters
- perfluoroalkyl substances
- bisphenols
- 5-hydroxymethylfurfural
- acrylamid
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