Advances in food diagnostics /
editors, Leo M.L. Nollet, Fidel Toldrá ; administrative editor, Y.H. Hui.
- 1st ed.
- Ames, Iowa : Blackwell Pub., 2007.
- xiii, 368 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
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.