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.

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Food--Analysis.
Food adulteration and inspection.
Food--Quality.
Food--Safety measures.

TX541 / .A33 2007

664.07 NOL

TX541 / .N64 2007