Recent developments in Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy instrumentation extend the application of this technique to the field of food research, facilitating particularly the studies on edible oils and fats. In this work, FT-IR spectroscopy is used as an effective analytical tool in order: (a) to determine extra virgin olive oil adulteration with lower priced vegetable oils (sunfl...

Honey is an ancient valuable food and in most cases has enchanted its consumers by its medic characteristics. It consists mainly of sugars but also contains some amounts of acids, nitrogenous compounds, phenolic contents, HMF, minerals and water. Honey composition according to the studied literature is mainly dependant on its floral source and differs in various honeys. Honey adulteration is a ...

Recently, metabolomics has grown rapidly in the fields of food and agriculture. Complex physiological changes after harvest prompted development a new metabolomic analytical method offering more profound insight into these changes. This review presents feasibility approach to elucidate during ripening, senescence, disorders. Additionally, we introduce for authentication agricultural products. C...

Adulteration of automobile fuels, especially petrol and diesel is a rampant malpractice in India. The most commonly found forms are—mixing kerosene in diesel and diesel in petrol. With the rising prices of fuel and the subsidy on kerosene, getting away with even 10-15% adulteration is immensely profitable. While less than 10% adulteration is financially unattractive, more than 30% is easily det...

Colour, a vital constituent of food, is indispensable to the modern day consumer as a means for the rapid identification and ultimate acceptance of food. A number of reviews concerning the toxicology of natural and synthetic dyes, especially those used in food, have appeared since the dyestuffs became potential suspects for causing cancer. A large number of natural or synthetic dyes have been r...

Cronobacter spp. are emerging infectious bacteria that can cause acute meningitis and necrotizing enterocolitis in neonatal and immunocompromised individuals. Although this opportunistic human-pathogenic microorganism has been isolated from a wide variety of food and environmental samples, it has been primarily linked to foodborne outbreaks associated with powdered infant formula. The U.S. Food...

The identification of meat adulteration is a hotspot for food research worldwide. In this paper, a smart and sealed biosensor that combines loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) with a lateral flow device (LFD) was developed, resulting in the universal mammalian assessment on site. First, the highly specific chromosomal Glucagon gene (Gcg) was chosen as the endogenous reference gene, an...

A IWO (w/v) beet sucrose solution was used to adulterate freshly squcexed orange juice over the range O-20% (or O-20 g I ’ of added sucrvsc). Samples were analyzed by the rapid automated screening technique of Curic-point pyrolysis mass spectrometry (PyMS). To deconvotve these spectra neural cognition-based methods of multilayer pcraptrons (MU’s) and radial basis functions (RBFr) and the line= ...

Mortality differentials according to socioeconomic group have long been recognized in the UK. Engels (1845) reproduced such data, using both area-based and individual indicators of socioeconomic status (Table 1). Engels (1845) went on to quote from the Report on the Sanitary Conditions of the Working Class: 'In Liverpool in 1840 the average lifespan of the upper classes, gentry, professional me...

Melamine is an adulterant commonly found in milk, as it can increase the nitrogen content. Therefore, its apparent protein content, resulting in a better market price. Melamine adulteration can be fatal, as was highlighted in 2008 when six infants died due to melamine adulteration in milk powder and thousands were sickened in China. Consequently, there have been stricter regulations globally an...