Includes bibliographical references and index.

Assuring safety and quality along the food chain -- Methodologies for improved quality control assessment of food products -- Application of microwaves for on-line quality assessment -- Ultrasounds for quality assurance -- NMR for food quality and traceability -- Electronic nose for quality and safety control -- Rapid microbiological methods in food diagnostics -- Molecular technologies for detecting and characterizing pathogens -- DNA-based detection of GM ingredients -- Protein-based detection of GM ingredients -- Immunodiagnostic technology and its applications -- Rapid liquid chromatographic techniques for detection of key (bio)chemical markers -- Sampling procedures with special focus on automatization -- Data processing -- Data handling -- The market for diagnostic devices in the food industry.