Editorial Board for section 'Food Security and Sustainability'
- Food Physics and (Bio)Chemistry Section
- Food Engineering and Technology Section
- Food Quality and Safety Section
- Food Analytical Methods Section
- Food Microbiology Section
- Food Nutrition Section
- Nutraceuticals, Functional Foods, and Novel Foods Section
- Food Security and Sustainability Section
- Food Packaging and Preservation Section
- Sensory and Consumer Sciences Section
- Foodomics Section
- Food Toxicology Section
- Food Systems Section
- Food Biotechnology Section
- Meat Section
- Foods of Marine Origin Section
- Plant Foods Section
- Grain Section
- Dairy Section
- Drinks and Liquid Nutrition Section
Please see the section webpage for more information on this section.
Please note that the order in which the Editors appear on this page is alphabetical, and follows the structure of the editorial board presented on the MDPI website under information for editors: editorial board responsibilities.
Members
Prof. Dr. Theodoros Varzakas
Section Editor-in-Chief
Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Peloponnese, 24100 Antikalamos, Kalamata, Greece
Interests: food technology; food engineering; food safety; food quality; extra virgin olive oil; mycotoxins; fermented foods
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Interests: food technology; food engineering; food safety; food quality; extra virgin olive oil; mycotoxins; fermented foods
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Group of Bioprocesses and Bioproducts, Food Research Department, School of Chemistry, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Saltillo, Mexico
Interests: fermentation technology; phenolic antioxidants; tannases; fungal cultures; biocontrol; edible coatings and films
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Interests: fermentation technology; phenolic antioxidants; tannases; fungal cultures; biocontrol; edible coatings and films
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Laboratory for the Improvement of Plants and Valorization of Agroressources, National School of Engineering of Sfax (ENIS), University of Sfax, Sfax 3038, Tunisia
Interests: seafood processing and utilization of processing by-products; marine peptides and protein hydrolysates; marine glycosaminoglycans; nutraceuticals and functional foods
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Interests: seafood processing and utilization of processing by-products; marine peptides and protein hydrolysates; marine glycosaminoglycans; nutraceuticals and functional foods
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School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
Interests: novel antimicrobials; biofilms; cold plasma biosciences; non-thermal processing; sustainable food production - cellular agriculture; food safety
Interests: novel antimicrobials; biofilms; cold plasma biosciences; non-thermal processing; sustainable food production - cellular agriculture; food safety
Information Technology, Wageningen University, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
Interests: food quality; food security; simulation models; health foods; big data; machine learning; artificial intelligence; mathematical models; nutrition and health
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Interests: food quality; food security; simulation models; health foods; big data; machine learning; artificial intelligence; mathematical models; nutrition and health
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Institute of Science, Food Technology and Nutrition, Spanish National Research Council, Madrid, Spain
Interests: utilization of agro-food industry and aquaculture wastes; components with functional properties (carotenoids, polyphenols); food safety; spoilage and pathogenic bacteria and molds; fishery products; dairy industry products
Interests: utilization of agro-food industry and aquaculture wastes; components with functional properties (carotenoids, polyphenols); food safety; spoilage and pathogenic bacteria and molds; fishery products; dairy industry products
Food and Nutrition Department, National Institute of Health Doctor Ricardo Jorge, Lisbon, Portugal
Interests: analytical methods; trace elements; chemical contaminants; food composition & characterization & processing; food sustainability; cereals & pulses; fruits & vegetables; sampling; fish; global nutrition
Interests: analytical methods; trace elements; chemical contaminants; food composition & characterization & processing; food sustainability; cereals & pulses; fruits & vegetables; sampling; fish; global nutrition
Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia
Interests: renewable energy and bio-energy; life-cycle assessment; sustainable agriculture and farming systems; crop postharvest and drying systems
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Interests: renewable energy and bio-energy; life-cycle assessment; sustainable agriculture and farming systems; crop postharvest and drying systems
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Institute on Membrane Technology, National Research Council, ITM-CNR, Via P. Bucci, 17/C University of Calabria, I-87036 Rende, CS, Italy
Interests: integrated membrane systems for the clarification and concentration of fruit juices; extraction, purification, concentration of bioactive molecules from agro-food products and by-products through membrane operations; study and optimization of membrane systems for applications in the food, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries
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Interests: integrated membrane systems for the clarification and concentration of fruit juices; extraction, purification, concentration of bioactive molecules from agro-food products and by-products through membrane operations; study and optimization of membrane systems for applications in the food, nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries
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Grupo de Investigación en Polifenoles, Departamento de Química Analítica, Nutrición y Bromatología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad de Salamanca, E37007 Salamanca, Spain
Interests: characterization of phenolic compounds in plant foods; liquid chromatography (HPLC) mass spectrometry analysis; technological processes in order to improve the quality of legumes; structural analysis and physico-chemical properties in red wines; bioavailability and biological activity of dietary flavonoids; influence of phenolic compounds on sensorials characteristics (astringency)
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Interests: characterization of phenolic compounds in plant foods; liquid chromatography (HPLC) mass spectrometry analysis; technological processes in order to improve the quality of legumes; structural analysis and physico-chemical properties in red wines; bioavailability and biological activity of dietary flavonoids; influence of phenolic compounds on sensorials characteristics (astringency)
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Nutrition and Food Chemistry Area, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Valencia, Av. Vicent Andrés Estellés, S/N, 46100 Burjassot, Spain
Interests: natural antioxidants; valorization of agrofood industry co-products; sustainable extraction; functional food
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Interests: natural antioxidants; valorization of agrofood industry co-products; sustainable extraction; functional food
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1. Faculty of Business Administration, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Kaposvár Campus, Kaposvár, Hungary
2. Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Lorand Eotvos Research Network, Budapest, Hungary
Interests: international agricultural trade; price transmission; vertical coordination in food chains; efficiency analysis in agriculture; foreign direct investment; beeronomics; local food
Interests: international agricultural trade; price transmission; vertical coordination in food chains; efficiency analysis in agriculture; foreign direct investment; beeronomics; local food
Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & Departamento de Fitotecnia, Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade de Évora, Pólo da Mitra, Évora, Portugal
Interests: olive oil; volatile compounds; chromatography; geographic origin; varietal origin; food analysis; pesticides; MIP technology
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Interests: olive oil; volatile compounds; chromatography; geographic origin; varietal origin; food analysis; pesticides; MIP technology
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Department of Environmental Engineering and Management, “Cristofor Simionescu” Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Protection, ”Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, 700050 Iasi, Romania
Interests: chemical and biological process engineering; circular economy; environmental biotechnology; sustainable industrial production; waste management; ecological risk assessment and management
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Interests: chemical and biological process engineering; circular economy; environmental biotechnology; sustainable industrial production; waste management; ecological risk assessment and management
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Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
Interests: poultry meat; foodborne disease; foodborne hazard; antimicrobial resistance; emerging infectious disease; pandemic
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Interests: poultry meat; foodborne disease; foodborne hazard; antimicrobial resistance; emerging infectious disease; pandemic
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School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading, Earley Gate, Reading RG6 6AD, UK
Interests: crop production; soil–plant interactions; plant nutrition; sustainable food systems; climate change; underutilized crops
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Interests: crop production; soil–plant interactions; plant nutrition; sustainable food systems; climate change; underutilized crops
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Food and Nutritional Sciences Program, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC 27411-1064, USA
Interests: food microbiology; food safety; food fermentation; lactic acid bacteria; dairy food technologyfunctional foods; probiotics; prebiotics; organic acid production; spoilage microbes; fermented beverages; bioconversion process; rapid methods for detection foodborne pathogens
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Interests: food microbiology; food safety; food fermentation; lactic acid bacteria; dairy food technologyfunctional foods; probiotics; prebiotics; organic acid production; spoilage microbes; fermented beverages; bioconversion process; rapid methods for detection foodborne pathogens
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Sanitary Engineering Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: food safety; food quality; hygiene of food processes and premises
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Interests: food safety; food quality; hygiene of food processes and premises
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Department of Food Science and Technology, Ionian University, 28100 Argostoli, Greece
Interests: fermented foods; alcoholic beverages; wine; beer
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Interests: fermented foods; alcoholic beverages; wine; beer
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Department of Food, Environmental and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
Interests: fruit, vegetable and mushroom processing; food by-product recovery; food security; food sustainability; natural antioxidants and antiglycation agents; enzymatic and non-enzymatic browning
Interests: fruit, vegetable and mushroom processing; food by-product recovery; food security; food sustainability; natural antioxidants and antiglycation agents; enzymatic and non-enzymatic browning
State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Resources, Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
Interests: functional food; microalgae food; biomass conversion; ecological engineering
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Interests: functional food; microalgae food; biomass conversion; ecological engineering
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School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B152 TT, UK
Interests: food microbiology; food safety; sustainability; food systems; public health; food waste management
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Interests: food microbiology; food safety; sustainability; food systems; public health; food waste management
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Department of Dairy Technology, Ankara Üniversitesi, Ankara, Turkey
Interests: dairy; milk; cheese; fermented dairy products; non-thermal food processing technologies; dairy rheology; hygienic design; dairy-based beverages
Interests: dairy; milk; cheese; fermented dairy products; non-thermal food processing technologies; dairy rheology; hygienic design; dairy-based beverages
Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2#, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, China
Interests: pesticide residue analysis; food safety; dietary risk assessment; environmental fate and transport; plant uptake; stress on food quality; molecular imprinting; good laboratory practice; pesticide residues in field crops; pesticide impurity and metabolism
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Interests: pesticide residue analysis; food safety; dietary risk assessment; environmental fate and transport; plant uptake; stress on food quality; molecular imprinting; good laboratory practice; pesticide residues in field crops; pesticide impurity and metabolism
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Department of Food Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, Alexander Campus, GR-57400 Thessaloniki, Greece
Interests: tailoring functional and chemical properties of cereal and alternative plant sources in view of developing specific healthy foods and ingredients; grain safety; bioactive compounds; by products valorization
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Interests: tailoring functional and chemical properties of cereal and alternative plant sources in view of developing specific healthy foods and ingredients; grain safety; bioactive compounds; by products valorization
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Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, rúa Galicia n° 4, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, San Cibrao das Viñas, 32900 Ourense, Spain
Interests: food technology; functional food; bioactive compounds; natural antioxidants; meat quality; emerging technologies; healthier meat products
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Interests: food technology; functional food; bioactive compounds; natural antioxidants; meat quality; emerging technologies; healthier meat products
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Department of AGRARIA, University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, 89124 Vito, Reggio Calabria, Italy
Interests: olive oil; table olive; antioxidants; extraction
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Interests: olive oil; table olive; antioxidants; extraction
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Department of Nutrition and Food Science and Center for Food Safety and Security Systems, University of Maryland, 0112 Skinner Building, College Park, MD 20742, USA
Interests: food safety; risk analysis; quantitative risk assessment; food safety engineering; predictive microbiology; molecular epidemiology; food quality; HACCP; food process engineering
Interests: food safety; risk analysis; quantitative risk assessment; food safety engineering; predictive microbiology; molecular epidemiology; food quality; HACCP; food process engineering
Department of Functional and Organic Food, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
Interests: organic food; organic farming; ecology and environment protection; impact of organic food consumption on human and animal health
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Interests: organic food; organic farming; ecology and environment protection; impact of organic food consumption on human and animal health
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Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
Interests: food engineering; value-added processing; food safety assurance; food quality improvement; non-thermal technologies
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Interests: food engineering; value-added processing; food safety assurance; food quality improvement; non-thermal technologies
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