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Yang Y, Wang J, Sun Y, Chen H, Zhao H, Zhang Y, Li P, Dong C, Yin R. Simple and rapid identification of beef within 30 min using a new food nucleic acid release agent combined with direct-fast qPCR. Food Chem 2024; 460:140473. [PMID: 39029366 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2024] [Revised: 06/24/2024] [Accepted: 07/13/2024] [Indexed: 07/21/2024]
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Simple and rapid molecular detection technologies for authenticating animal species are urgently needed for food safety and authenticity. This study established a new direct-fast quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) detection technology for beef to achieve rapid and on-site nucleic acid detection in food. This technology can complete nucleic acid extraction in 4 min using a new type of food nucleic acid-releasing agent, followed by direct amplification of the DNA sample by fast qPCR in 25 min. The results indicated that direct-fast qPCR can specifically identify beef and can also identify 0.00001% of beef components in artificially simulated meat mixtures, with a detection precision variation coefficient of <4%. This method can be used to effectively identify beef in different food samples. As a simple, fast, and accurate molecular detection technology for beef, this method may provide a new tool for the on-site detection of beef components in food.
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- Yiyuan Yang
- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jinlin, 132101, Jilin, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jinlin, 132101, Jilin, China; College of Life Science, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, Jilin 130118, China
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- Department of Neurology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jinlin, 132101, Jilin, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jinlin, 132101, Jilin, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jinlin, 132101, Jilin, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jinlin, 132101, Jilin, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jinlin, 132101, Jilin, China
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- College of Biological and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Agricultural Science and Technology University, Jinlin, 132101, Jilin, China.
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Rahman CKF, Biswas AK, Agrawal R, Biswas SK, Bora B, Anand TS, Ajay A, Sen AR. ELISA-based detection of fresh and frozen-thawed lamb meat: a promising analytical approach for meat authentication. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2024; 16:6364-6372. [PMID: 39221562 DOI: 10.1039/d4ay00874j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Fresh/chilled meat differs in quality from frozen-thawed meat, and consumers prefer fresh meat over frozen-thawed meat. Differentiating between the two types of meat is an important part of the meat quality control system. This study aimed to develop an ELISA based on cytoplasmic antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase (SOD) as a biomarker. IgGs were raised in experimental animals and purified using immunoaffinity chromatography. The assay was optimized with guinea pig anti-SOD pAb as the capture antibody and rabbit anti-SOD pAb as the detection antibody. The assay showed excellent performance for differentiation, as the ROC area under the curve values were >0.9. A sensitivity of 95.8% and specificity of 95.0% were observed at a positive percentage (PP%) criterion value of 52.752. Sandwich ELISA results showed a significant difference between the chilled and repeatedly frozen-thawed lamb samples. Lamb meat stored for five days in a chiller showed a PP% value below the threshold PP% value, indicating that the assay can differentiate meat until 5 days of chiller storage. In addition, a thawing time of more than 18 h at 4 ± 1 °C is required to differentiate between both types of lamb meat with a size of 500 g. The developed ELISA can be applied at various points in the meat value chain to differentiate fresh meat from frozen-thawed meat.
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- Division of Livestock Products Technology, India.
- Division of Biological Products, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Animal Disease Research and Diagnosis, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Livestock Products Technology, India.
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- Division of Livestock Products Technology, India.
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- Division of Livestock Production Management, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Gu S, Huang Y, Li X, Xin H, Mu H, Zhang Y, Li K, Yang G, Zhao S, Cao D. Near-infrared and multifunctional fluorescent probe enabled by cyanopyridine cyanine dye for bisulfite recognition and biological imaging. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 477:135369. [PMID: 39088949 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2024] [Revised: 07/10/2024] [Accepted: 07/27/2024] [Indexed: 08/03/2024]
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SO2 derivatives, sulfite/bisulfite, are widely employed in both the food processing and drug synthesis industries. Despite their widespread application, excessive levels of sulfite/bisulfite can negatively impact human health. Most probes for detecting sulfite/bisulfite are restricted by their fluorescence within the visible spectrum range and poor solubility in aqueous solution, which limit their use in food testing and biological imaging. Herein, a near-infrared probe comprising of the cyanopyridine cyanine skeleton, 4-((Z)-2-((E)-2-chloro-3-(2-cyano-2-(1-methylpyridine-4(1H)-ylidene)ethylidene)cyclohex-1-en-1-yl)-1-cyanovinyl)-1-methylpyridin-1-ium (abbreviated as CCP), was developed. This probe enables precise quantification of bisulfite (HSO3-) in almost pure buffered solutions, showing a near-infrared fluorescence emission at 784 nm with an impressively low detection limit of 0.32 μM. The probe stands out for its exceptional selectivity, minimal susceptibility to interference, and strong adaptability. The probe CCP utilizes the CC bond to trigger a near-infrared fluorescence quenching reaction with HSO3- via nucleophilic addition, which effectively disrupts the large delocalization within the molecule for accurate HSO3- identification. Moreover, the probe has been successfully applied in detecting HSO3- in various food products and living cells, simplifying the measurement of HSO3- content in water samples. This advancement not only enhances the analytical capabilities but also contributes to ensuring food safety and environmental protection. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATION: SO2 derivatives including sulfite/bisulfite, serving dual roles as preservatives and antioxidants, have widespread application across various sectors including food preservation, water sanitation, and the pharmaceutical industry. Despite their widespread application, excessive levels of sulfite/bisulfite can affect human health. Developing methods for precisely and sensitively detecting sulfite/bisulfite in food products and biological samples is important for ensuring food safety and environmental protection. Here, a sensitive near-infrared and multifunctional fluorescent probe in a 99.9 % buffered solution, along with water gel encapsulation, has been successfully applied for the detection of bisulfite in food, authentic water samples, and biological cells.
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- Shangcong Gu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xian 710127, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, China.
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Varunjikar MS, Pineda-Pampliega J, Belghit I, Palmblad M, Einar Grøsvik B, Meier S, Asgeir Olsvik P, Lie KK, Rasinger JD. Fish species authentication in commercial fish products using mass spectrometry and spectral library matching approach. Food Res Int 2024; 192:114785. [PMID: 39147490 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2024] [Revised: 07/09/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Seafood fraud has become a global issue, threatening food security and safety. Adulteration, substitution, dilution, and incorrect labeling of seafood products are fraudulent practices that violate consumer safety. In this context, developing sensitive, robust, and high-throughput molecular tools for food and feed authentication is becoming crucial for regulatory purposes. Analytical approaches such as proteomics mass spectrometry have shown promise in detecting incorrectly labeled products. For the application of these tools, genome information is crucial, but currently, for many marine species of commercial importance, such information is unavailable. However, when combining proteomic analysis with spectral library matching, commercially important fish species were successfully identified, differentiated, and quantified in pure muscle samples and mixtures, even when genome information was scarce. This study further tested the previously developed spectral library matching approach to differentiate between 29 fish species from the North Sea and examined samples including individual fish, laboratory-prepared mixtures and commercial products. For authenticating libraries generated from 29 fish species, fresh muscle samples from the fish samples were matched against the reference spectral libraries. Species of the fresh fish samples were correctly authenticated using the spectral library approach. The same result was obtained when evaluating the laboratory-prepared mixtures. Furthermore, processed commercial products containing mixtures of two or three fish species were matched against these reference spectral libraries to test the accuracy and robustness of this method for authentication of fish species. The results indicated that the method is suitable for the authentication of fish species from highly processed samples such as fish cakes and burgers. The study shows that current and future challenges in food and feed authentication can efficiently be tackled by reference spectral libraries method when prospecting new resources in the Arctic.
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- Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870 Nordnes, 5817 Bergen, Norway.
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- Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, the Netherlands.
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- Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870 Nordnes, 5817 Bergen, Norway.
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- Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University, Bodø, Norway.
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- Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870 Nordnes, 5817 Bergen, Norway.
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- Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870 Nordnes, 5817 Bergen, Norway.
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Lee HT, Liao CH, Hsu TH. DNA metabarcoding unveils the hidden species composition in fish surimi: Implications for the management of unlabeled and mixed seafood products. Heliyon 2024; 10:e36287. [PMID: 39247285 PMCID: PMC11378893 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2024] [Accepted: 08/13/2024] [Indexed: 09/10/2024] Open
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Fish surimi products are traditional foods primarily made from fish meat and may contain a complex species composition. In Taiwan, the abundant fishery resources and diverse fish species lead to local catches being widely used as ingredients in fish surimi products. However, due to growing market demand and increasingly scarce resources, some surimi products contain sensitive species, such as sharks, posing potential threats to the ecological environment and biodiversity. In this study, by applying metabarcoding techniques, we analyzed 120 fish surimi product samples from different brands and types throughout the four seasons in Taiwan's market. The main fish species identified included milkfish (Chanos chanos), dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus), Pomfret (Taractes rubescens), swordfish (Istiophorus spp.) and cartilaginous. Moreover, at least 37 species of cartilaginous fish, including 26 endangered species, were found. Through comprehensive and accurate species identification of surimi product ingredients, we unveiled the usage of sensitive species in products on the market. This finding is important for the surimi industry's quality control and market supervision. Furthermore, it can promote the sustainable use of Taiwan's fishery resources and protect biodiversity.
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- Hung-Tai Lee
- Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Biology and Fisheries Science, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung, 20224, Taiwan
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, 20224, Keelung, Taiwan
- Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, 20224, Keelung, Taiwan
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Spangenberg JE, Lantos I. Fingerprinting of monovarietal olive oils from Argentina and Uruguay via stable isotope, fatty acid profile, and chemometric analyses. Food Chem 2024; 449:139194. [PMID: 38574525 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Tracing methods of non-European EVOOs commercialized worldwide are becoming crucial for effective authenticity controls. Limited analytical studies of these oils are available on a global scale, similar to those of European EVOOs. We report for the first time the fatty acid concentrations, bulk-oil 2H/1H, 13C/12C, and 18O/16O ratios and fatty acid 13C/12C ratios of 43 authentic monovarietal EVOOs from different geographical regions in Argentina and Uruguay. The samples were obtained from a wide range of latitudes and altitudes along an E-W profile, from lowlands near the Atlantic Ocean to the pre-Andean highlands near the Pacific Ocean. Principal component scores were used to cluster EVOOs into three groups- central-western Argentina, central Argentina, and Uruguay-based on nine stable isotope ratios and the oleic-linoleic acid concentration ratio. The bulk 2H/1H and 18O/16O values and 13C/12C of palmitoleic and linoleic acids provide good tools for differentiating these oils via linear discriminant analysis.
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- Jorge Enrique Spangenberg
- Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics (IDYST), University of Lausanne, Geopolis Building, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Instituto de las Culturas (IDECU), Universidad de Buenos Aires & Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Moreno 350, C1091AAH Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Hoffman LC, Schreuder J, Cozzolino D. Food authenticity and the interactions with human health and climate change. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2024:1-14. [PMID: 39101830 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2024.2387329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/06/2024]
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Food authenticity and fraud, as well as the interest in food traceability have become a topic of increasing interest not only for consumers but also for the research community and the food manufacturing industry. Food authenticity and fraud are becoming prevalent in both the food supply and value chains since ancient times where different issues (e.g., food spoilage during shipment and storage, mixing decay foods with fresh products) has resulted in foods that influence consumers health. The effect of climate change on the quality of food ingredients and products could also have the potential to influence food authenticity. However, this issue has not been considered. This article focused on the interactions between consumer health and the potential effects of climate change on food authenticity and fraud. The role of technology and development of risk management tools to mitigate these issues are also discussed. Where applicable papers that underline the links between the interactions of climate change, human health and food fraud were referenced.
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- Louwrens C Hoffman
- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Food Science Department, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
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- Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Singh Yadav S, Tariq R, Kumar Padhy P, Saxena A, Rai P, Srivastava V, Kumar N, Kumar Sharma S, Priya S. A multiplex DNA probe-based method for simultaneous identification of adulteration in meat samples. FOOD CHEMISTRY. MOLECULAR SCIENCES 2024; 8:100200. [PMID: 38525270 PMCID: PMC10960131 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochms.2024.100200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2024] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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Meat adulteration and admixing are prevalent malpractices observed in processed and raw meat samples, where the consumption of adulterated meat has been associated with food allergies, financial losses, and consumer distrust. Meat authentication is pivotal to address these concerns. The meat authenticity can be determined through genetic, protein, and immunological markers and advanced detection methods. However, these methods often target a single species and lack the specificity to distinguish closely related species. Here, in the present study, we have developed a multiplex detection method based on the species-specific primers and probes, that can target four meat species in one reaction. The developed method amplifies the mitochondrial genomic regions of chicken, pork, sheep and goat using TaqMan multiplex probe-based RT-qPCR assay. Unique pairs of species-specific primers and probes that target specific mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) regions of each species were designed and screened for specificity and sensitivity. The detection limit for species identification using the designed primers in real-time qPCR assays was 0.1 picogram per microliter (pg/μL) DNA detected in singleplex reaction and facilitates the simultaneous detection of closely related species, such as goat and sheep. Further, DNA-based probes were utilized in a multiplex real-time qPCR assay to identify chicken, pork, sheep and goat DNA in a single tube reaction. The multiplex assay was validated for raw and processed meat products, demonstrating its applications in ensuring the quality of meat products and safeguarding consumer interests.
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- Smriti Singh Yadav
- Systems Toxicology Group, CSIR - Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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- Systems Toxicology Group, CSIR - Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Systems Toxicology Group, CSIR - Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Food Toxicology Group, CSIR - Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Food Toxicology Group, CSIR - Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Systems Toxicology Group, CSIR - Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- CSIR - Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, CFC-1, Malviya Industrial Area, Jaipur 302017, Rajasthan, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
- Food Toxicology Group, CSIR - Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Systems Toxicology Group, CSIR - Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
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He HJ, da Silva Ferreira MV, Wu Q, Karami H, Kamruzzaman M. Portable and miniature sensors in supply chain for food authentication: a review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2024:1-21. [PMID: 39066550 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2024.2380837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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Food fraud, a pervasive issue in the global food industry, poses significant challenges to consumer health, trust, and economic stability, costing an estimated $10-15 billion annually. Therefore, there is a rising demand for developing portable and miniature sensors that facilitate food authentication throughout the supply chain. This review explores the recent advancements and applications of portable and miniature sensors, including portable/miniature near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, e-nose and colorimetric sensors based on nanozyme for food authentication within the supply chain. After briefly presenting the architecture and mechanism, this review discusses the application of these portable and miniature sensors in food authentication, addressing the challenges and opportunities in integrating and deploying these sensors to ensure authenticity. This review reveals the enhanced utility of portable/miniature NIR spectroscopy, e-nose, and nanozyme-based colorimetric sensors in ensuring food authenticity and enabling informed decision-making throughout the food supply chain.
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- Hong-Ju He
- School of Food Science, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
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- Department of Agriculture and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Collage of Engineering, Knowledge University, Erbil, Iraq
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- School of Food Science, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
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Gil F, Beroiz B, Ballesteros I, Horreo JL. Can consumers avoid mislabelling? Genetic species identification provides recommendations for shrimp/prawn products. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024. [PMID: 39031483 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/22/2024]
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BACKGROUND Crustaceans of the superfamily Penaeoidea (e.g., shrimps and prawns) are among the most commercially available aquatic products worldwide. However, there are few studies regarding not only the presence but also the characteristics of mislabelling in these food products. Such information would be helpful for consumers in order to avoid the typical problems associated with mislabelling (e.g., health and economic issues). For this reason, this work considers Penaeoidea mislabelling by comparing different products (frozen, fresh, boiled), and sources (hypermarkets, supermarkets and fishmongers) from Spain (Europe). RESULTS A total of 94 samples from 55 different products were collected, representing 19 different species from 13 genera. Mitochondrial DNA (COI gene) was amplified, revealing mislabelling in almost 30% of supermarket products and almost exclusively found in frozen samples (95% of the total) regardless of its price. In addition, products from the Pacific Ocean seem to be particularly susceptible to mislabelling. CONCLUSIONS All in all, recommendations for the consumer in order to avoid mislabelling of prawns include purchasing them fresh from fishmongers; aquaculture products must not be avoided. This study represents, to our knowledge, the first attempt to provide recommendations to consumers based on DNA analyses in order to avoid mislabelling in food products. Further research is therefore required to provide such recommendations in different food products, particularly those that are processed, packaged and/or frozen. © 2024 The Author(s). Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Félix Gil
- Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Physiology and Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Dalmasso A, Pattono D, Bilewski C, Biolcati F, Maida S, Bottero MT. Use of Biomolecular Tools to Control the Labels of Ethnic Food Coming from Eastern Europe. Foods 2024; 13:2181. [PMID: 39063265 PMCID: PMC11276490 DOI: 10.3390/foods13142181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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In recent years, due to the large Romanian community present in Italy, the retail of foods coming from Eastern Europe has increased. The most common type of violation detected in these foods consists of incorrect labeling and species-replacement frauds. In this paper, the compliance of labels of 43 ethnic processed food coming from Eastern Europe and commercialized in Italy was evaluated by means of PCR and Sanger sequencing. Our data revealed 33% of non-compliant labels in samples containing swine, ruminants, and avian ingredients. These results demonstrate that PCR can be easily used for the identification of species in highly processed products, proving to be a rapid, effective, and economic method. On the other hand, samples reporting fish as ingredients highlighted the ineffectiveness of the applied sequencing protocol, due to the low informative property of targeted fragments or to the lack of consensus sequences in the case of uncommon species.
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- Alessandra Dalmasso
- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy; (D.P.); (F.B.); (S.M.); (M.T.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy; (D.P.); (F.B.); (S.M.); (M.T.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy; (D.P.); (F.B.); (S.M.); (M.T.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy; (D.P.); (F.B.); (S.M.); (M.T.B.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Torino, Largo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco, TO, Italy; (D.P.); (F.B.); (S.M.); (M.T.B.)
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Zhang X, Li Z, Wang X, Hong L, Yin X, Zhang Y, Hu B, Zheng Q, Cao J. CRISPR/Cas12a integrated electrochemiluminescence biosensor for pufferfish authenticity detection based on NiCo 2O 4 NCs@Au as a coreaction accelerator. Food Chem 2024; 445:138781. [PMID: 38401312 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2023] [Revised: 02/01/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/26/2024]
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Meat adulteration has brought economic losses, health risks, and religious concerns, making it a pressing global issue. Herein, combining the high amplification efficiency of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the accurate recognition of CRISPR/Cas12, a sensitive and reliable electrochemiluminescence (ECL) biosensor was developed for the detection of pufferfish authenticity using NiCo2O4 NCs@Au-ABEI as nanoemitters. In the presence of target DNA, the trans-cleavage activity of CRISPR/Cas12a is activated upon specific recognition by crRNA, and then it cleaves dopamine-modified single stranded DNA (ssDNA-DA), triggering the ECL signal from the "off" to "on" state. However, without target DNA, the trans-cleavage activity of CRISPR/Cas12a is silenced. By rationally designing corresponding primers and crRNA, the biosensor was applied to specific identification of four species of pufferfish. Furthermore, as low as 0.1 % (w/w) adulterate pufferfish in mixture samples could be detected. Overall, this work provides a simple, low-cost and sensitive approach to trace pufferfish adulteration.
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- Xiaobo Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Dalian Inspection and Testing Certification Technical Service Center, Dalian 116021, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, China
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- Standards and Quality Center of National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, Beijing 100834, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China.
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Djekic I, Lević S, Smigic N, Bouleau A, Ilijević K, Roganović J, Rakic V. Challenges and potential for detecting and quantifying titanium dioxide in food. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2024; 104:5031-5041. [PMID: 38308592 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is banned in some countries but its use is still permitted in others. The global food supply chain is therefore challenged with the need to use rapid and reliable testing methods to either detect the presence of TiO2 or to quantify its concentration. The goal of this study was to determine the feasibility of using color, texture profile analysis, Raman microscopy, and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy to detect and quantify TiO2 in fillings used in the pastry and confectionery industry. In this study, two types of fillings were investigated: vanilla based and chocolate based. All fillings were prepared in four different variations - without TiO2 and with three concentrations as follows: 0.25 g*kg-1, 0.5 g*kg-1, or 0.75 g*kg-1 TiO2 per sample. The methods were selected for their ability to analyze the samples in a short period of time. RESULTS All of the methods showed moderate to high potential for detecting TiO2 in the samples. The results reveal how TiO2 affects the food matrix color and texture. Use of Raman microscopy confirms its detectability, although concentrations of TiO2 do not follow a pattern. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy showed the greatest potential as it can not only detect TiO2 but can also quantify its concentration in the samples. CONCLUSIONS The highest potential for quantifying the concentration of this food additive was achieved with XRF. © 2024 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Ilija Djekic
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Costa MJ, Sousa I, Pinto Moura A, Teixeira JA, Cunha LM. Food Fraud Conceptualization: An Exploratory Study with Portuguese Consumers. J Food Prot 2024; 87:100301. [PMID: 38740141 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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Food fraud refers to deceptive practices conducted for economic gain, and incidents of such fraud are often reported in the media and scientific literature. However, little is known about how European consumers perceive food fraud. To address this gap, a study explored Portuguese consumers' knowledge and perceptions of food fraud using qualitative methods such as free word association and semi-structured interviews. For this research, 340 participants were recruited, providing 911 valid words, classified into categories, major categories, and dimensions. Differences between consumers' previous exposure to food fraud and sociodemographic characteristics were explored. Additionally, other thirty-six participants were selected and interviewed, following a semi-structured guide. Interviews were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using a thematic analysis procedure. The results suggest that Portuguese consumers view food fraud as a morally reprehensible deception and are aware of its causes and impacts. However, not all consumers know the different forms of food fraud or the types of products vulnerable to fraud. Among the most repeated words were "deception", "expiration date", and "falsification". Despite this food fraud awareness, most consumers believed they were not exposed to food fraud and stated that they do not conduct daily practices to reduce exposure to it. Following the chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests, significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) were identified between participants exposed and not exposed to food fraud. The study also found that consumers with higher education and self-reported exposure to food fraud had a better understanding of the issue. This study provides insights for quantitative research on consumer perceptions and beliefs about food fraud to explore further vulnerable food categories and types of food fraud in real-world scenarios.
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- Maria João Costa
- GreenUPorto- Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre/INOV4Agro, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; DGAOT, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Nutrition and Food Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- GreenUPorto- Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre/INOV4Agro, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; DGAOT, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; LABBELS -Associated Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- GreenUPorto- Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre/INOV4Agro, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; DCeT, Universidade Aberta, Porto, Portugal
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- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal; LABBELS -Associated Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- GreenUPorto- Sustainable Agrifood Production Research Centre/INOV4Agro, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; DGAOT, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.
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Nie K, Zhang J, Xu H, Ren K, Yu C, Zhang Q, Li F, Yang Q. Reverse design of haptens based on antigen spatial conformation to prepare anti-capsaicinoids&gingerols antibodies for monitoring of gutter cooking oil. Food Chem X 2024; 22:101273. [PMID: 38524780 PMCID: PMC10957407 DOI: 10.1016/j.fochx.2024.101273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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Rapid simultaneous detection of multi-component adulteration markers can improve the accuracy of identification of gutter cooking oil in edible oil, which is made possible by broad-spectrum antibody (bs-mAb). This study used capsaicinoids (CPCs) and gingerol derivatives (GDs) as adulteration markers, and two broad-spectrum haptens (bs-haptens) were designed and synthesized based on a reverse design strategy of molecular docking. Electrostatic potential (ESP) and monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) preparation verified the strategy's feasibility. To further investigate the recognition mechanism, five other reported antigens and mAbs were also used. Finally, the optimal combination (Hapten 5-OVA/1-F12) and key functional groups (f-groups) were determined. The half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) for CPCs-GDs was between 88.13 and 499.16 ng/mL. Meanwhile, a preliminary lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) study made practical monitoring possible. The study provided a theoretical basis for the virtual screening of bs-haptens and simultaneous immunoassay of multiple exogenous markers to monitor gutter oil rapidly and accurately.
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- Kunying Nie
- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Vegetable Safety and Quality Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Zibo City Key Laboratory of Agricultural Product Safety Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Vegetable Safety and Quality Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Zibo City Key Laboratory of Agricultural Product Safety Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Vegetable Safety and Quality Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Zibo City Key Laboratory of Agricultural Product Safety Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Vegetable Safety and Quality Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Zibo City Key Laboratory of Agricultural Product Safety Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Vegetable Safety and Quality Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Zibo City Key Laboratory of Agricultural Product Safety Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
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- Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Wuhan 430062, China
- Key Laboratory of Detection for Mycotoxins, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430062, China
- Laboratory of Risk Assessment for Oil-seeds Products, Wuhan, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Wuhan 430062, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Vegetable Safety and Quality Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Zibo City Key Laboratory of Agricultural Product Safety Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Shandong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Vegetable Safety and Quality Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
- Zibo City Key Laboratory of Agricultural Product Safety Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, Shandong Province, China
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Vega-Castellote M, Sánchez MT, Torres-Rodríguez I, Entrenas JA, Pérez-Marín D. NIR Sensing Technologies for the Detection of Fraud in Nuts and Nut Products: A Review. Foods 2024; 13:1612. [PMID: 38890841 PMCID: PMC11172355 DOI: 10.3390/foods13111612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2024] [Revised: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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Food fraud is a major threat to the integrity of the nut supply chain. Strategies using a wide range of analytical techniques have been developed over the past few years to detect fraud and to assure the quality, safety, and authenticity of nut products. However, most of these techniques present the limitations of being slow and destructive and entailing a high cost per analysis. Nevertheless, near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy and NIR imaging techniques represent a suitable non-destructive alternative to prevent fraud in the nut industry with the advantages of a high throughput and low cost per analysis. This review collects and includes all major findings of all of the published studies focused on the application of NIR spectroscopy and NIR imaging technologies to detect fraud in the nut supply chain from 2018 onwards. The results suggest that NIR spectroscopy and NIR imaging are suitable technologies to detect the main types of fraud in nuts.
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- Miguel Vega-Castellote
- Department of Bromatology and Food Technology, University of Cordoba, Rabanales Campus, 14071 Córdoba, Spain;
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- Department of Bromatology and Food Technology, University of Cordoba, Rabanales Campus, 14071 Córdoba, Spain;
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- Department of Animal Production, University of Cordoba, Rabanales Campus, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (I.T.-R.); (J.-A.E.)
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- Department of Animal Production, University of Cordoba, Rabanales Campus, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (I.T.-R.); (J.-A.E.)
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- Department of Animal Production, University of Cordoba, Rabanales Campus, 14071 Córdoba, Spain; (I.T.-R.); (J.-A.E.)
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Giusti A, Spatola G, Mancini S, Nuvoloni R, Armani A. Novel foods, old issues: Metabarcoding revealed mislabeling in insect-based products sold by e-commerce on the EU market. Food Res Int 2024; 184:114268. [PMID: 38609245 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Insects intended for human consumption are considered Novel Foods according to EU legislation. marketed in form of powders, bars, snacks are increasingly available on the EU market, especially on e-commerce. The commercial form and the way of distribution make IBPs particularly prone to mislabeling. Literature concerning the mislabeling occurrence in IBPs is extremely scarce. In this study, 46 processed IBPs were collected on nine EU e-commerce platforms (e-CO) to be authenticated by metabarcoding. A 200 bp region from 16S rRNA gene was used as molecular target. Sequencing data were processed using DADA2 R package, and sequences were taxonomically assigned through BLAST analysis against GenBank. Procedural blanks and positive controls were included in the analysis, and threshold values were established to filter the final data. The mislabeling rate (i. e. the mismatch between the species declared on the IBP label and the species identified by metabarcoding) was calculated. Overall, a high mislabeling rate (33.3 %) was observed, although this percentage is influenced by the e-CO platform and the insect species, with A. domesticus particularly involved. The use of species not listed in authorized Novel Food (e. g. Gryllus locorojo), and/or the partial replacement of high value species with lower value species was highlighted for the first time in processed IBPs. The presence of insect pests was also detected. Metabarcoding was confirmed as an effective tool for IBPs authentication. Also, outcomes from this study can provide useful data on the main issues involving the EU IBPs' market, that can represent an incentive to reinforce both official controls and FBO's self-controls on these poorly investigated products.
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- Alice Giusti
- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
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Huo H, Liu X. Behavioral decision-making of government, agricultural product producers, and consumers on agricultural product quality and safety regulation in a digital environment. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1373747. [PMID: 38628846 PMCID: PMC11018930 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1373747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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The quality and safety of agricultural products are related to people's lives and health, economic development, and social stability, and have always been a hot issue of concern to the government and society. The rapid development of digital traceability technology in the digital environment has brought new opportunities for the supervision of agricultural product quality and safety, but the frequent occurrence of agricultural product safety incidents in recent years has exposed many problems such as the lack of governmental supervision, unstandardized production process of enterprises, and weak consumer awareness. To improve the cooperation efficiency of stakeholders and ensure the quality and safety of agricultural products, this paper proposes a dynamic model based on evolutionary game theory. The model incorporates the government, agricultural product producers, and farmers, and evaluates the stability and effectiveness of the system under different circumstances. The results of the study show that there are multiple evolutionary stabilization strategies in the tripartite evolutionary game model of agricultural product quality and safety supervision, and there are corresponding evolutionary stabilization conditions. There are several factors affecting the stability of the system, the most important of which are government regulation, severe penalties for agricultural product producers, and incentives. When these factors reach a certain threshold, the stakeholder cooperation mechanism can establish an evolutionarily stable strategy. This study contributes to the understanding of the operational mechanism of stakeholder cooperation in agricultural product quality and safety regulation in the digital environment and provides decision support and policy recommendations for stakeholders to promote the sustainable development and optimization of agricultural product quality and safety regulation.
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- Management School, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin, China
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Maritano V, Barge P, Biglia A, Comba L, Ricauda Aimonino D, Tortia C, Gay P. Anticounterfeiting and Fraud Mitigation Solutions for High-value Food Products. J Food Prot 2024; 87:100251. [PMID: 38403269 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfp.2024.100251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Globalization and the increasing complexity of supply chains have allowed food fraud to expand to a great extent. Some of the most serious effects of these deceitful activities are damage to a brand's reputation and trust, economic losses, and public health risks. The usual victims of food fraud are dairy, meat, fish, and seafood products, as well as fats/oils and alcoholic drinks. The purpose of this review paper is to present an updated analysis of the currently available anticounterfeit technologies and their application to the four most fraud-affected food supply chains. An assessment that was conducted to determine when the adoption of a combination of technologies could enhance food safety and brand protection is also provided. The obtained results indicate that electronic and data-driven technologies (RFID devices and digital traceability systems) are still in their infancy in the food sectors that are subjected the most to fraudulent activities. Research is necessary to develop innovative digital and physical technologies to "outsmart" such fraudsters and to prevent their illicit actions in the food sector.
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- V Maritano
- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) - Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) - Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) - Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) - Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) - Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) - Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences (DiSAFA) - Università degli Studi di Torino, Largo Paolo Braccini 2, 10095 Grugliasco (TO), Italy
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Liu C, Zhang D, Li S, Dunne P, Patrick Brunton N, Grasso S, Liu C, Zheng X, Li C, Chen L. Combined quantitative lipidomics and back-propagation neural network approach to discriminate the breed and part source of lamb. Food Chem 2024; 437:137940. [PMID: 37976785 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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The study successfully utilized an analytical approach that combined quantitative lipidomics with back-propagation neural networks to identify breed and part source of lamb using small-scale samples. 1230 molecules across 29 lipid classes were identified in longissimus dorsi and knuckle meat of both Tan sheep and Bahan crossbreed sheep. Applying multivariate statistical methods, 12 and 7 lipid molecules were identified as potential markers for breed and part identification, respectively. Stepwise linear discriminant analysis was applied to select 3 and 4 lipid molecules, respectively, for discriminating lamb breed and part sources, achieving correct rates of discrimination of 100 % and 95 %. Additionally, back-propagation neural network proved to be a superior method for identifying sources of lamb meat compared to other machine learning approaches. These findings indicate that integrating lipidomics with back-propagation neural network approach can provide an effective strategy to trace and certify lamb products, ensuring their quality and protecting consumer rights.
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- Chongxin Liu
- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China; School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China; School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University of Science and Technology, Liuzhou 545006, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Food Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Agriculture Sciences, Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China.
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Giusti A, Malloggi C, Magagna G, Filipello V, Armani A. Is the metabarcoding ripe enough to be applied to the authentication of foodstuff of animal origin? A systematic review. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2024; 23:e13256. [PMID: 38284609 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Food authentication using molecular techniques is of great importance to fight food fraud. Metabarcoding, based on the next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies, allowing large-scale taxonomic identification of complex samples via massive parallel sequencing of fragments (called DNA barcodes) simultaneously, has become increasingly popular in many scientific fields. A systematic review to answer the question "Is the metabarcoding ripe enough to be applied to the authentication of foodstuff of animal origin?" is presented. The inclusion criteria were focused on the selection of scientific papers (SPs) only applying metabarcoding to foodstuff of animal origin collected on the market. The 23 included SPs were first analyzed with respect to the metabarcoding phases: library preparation (target genes, primer pairs, and fragment length), sequencing (NGS platforms), and final data analysis (bioinformatic pipelines). Given the importance of primer selection, the taxonomic coverage of the used primers was also evaluated. In addition, the SPs were scored based on the use of quality control measures (procedural blanks, positive controls, replicates, curated databases, and thresholds to filter the data). A lack of standardized protocols, especially with respect to the target barcode/s and the universal primer/s, and the infrequent application of the quality control measures, leads to answer that metabarcoding is not ripe enough for authenticating foodstuff of animal origin. However, the observed trend of the SP quality improvement over the years is encouraging. Concluding, a proper protocol standardization would allow a wider use of metabarcoding by both official and private laboratories, enabling this method to become the primary for the authentication of foodstuffs of animal origin.
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- Alice Giusti
- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Brescia, Italy
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- FishLab, Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Djekic I, Smigic N. Consumer Perception of Food Fraud in Serbia and Montenegro. Foods 2023; 13:53. [PMID: 38201081 PMCID: PMC10778550 DOI: 10.3390/foods13010053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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The main objective of this study was to investigate how food fraud is perceived among consumers in Serbia and Montenegro. A total of 1264 consumers from the two countries participated in an online survey during the second half of 2022, using Google forms®. In the Serbian population, older or highly educated respondents are aware of different types of fraudulent activities such as substitution, mislabeling, concealment, and counterfeiting. Dilution is mostly recognized by women, the younger population, and students. Consumers believe that trust is the most important factor when purchasing food. The highest level of agreement regarding food fraud is that such activities may pose serious health risks to consumers, and that food inspection services are the most responsible actors in the food chain continuum. When it comes to purchasing food, open green markets are most trustworthy, followed by hypermarkets. Concerning the types of food, fish is most susceptible to fraud, followed by olive oil. This study builds upon existing knowledge of food consumers about food fraud in Europe.
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- Ilija Djekic
- Department of Food Safety and Quality Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Nemanjina 6, 11080 Belgrade, Serbia;
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Haji A, Desalegn K, Hassen H. Selected food items adulteration, their impacts on public health, and detection methods: A review. Food Sci Nutr 2023; 11:7534-7545. [PMID: 38107123 PMCID: PMC10724644 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Every living thing requires food to survive. Clean, fresh, and healthy foods are important to human health. Today, food is affected by various counterfeits. Adulteration of food is the intentional deterioration of the quality of food offered for sale by either the addition or substitution of an inferior substance or by the omission of a valuable ingredient. Economically motivated adulteration is the intentional adulteration of food for financial gain, and has enormous public health implications, making it an important issue in food science. Almost every food, including milk and dairy products, fats and oils, fruits and vegetables, grain foods, coffee, tea, honey, etc., is susceptible to adulteration. It is difficult to find food that is free from adulteration. Consumption of adulterated food contributes to numerous diseases in society, ranging from mild to life threatening. Therefore, detection of adulteration in food is essential to ensure the safety of the food we consume. To provide consumers with food that is free of adulterants, various detection methods such as physical, chemical, biochemical, and molecular techniques are used to identify adulterants in food. This review aims to provide up-to-date information on food adulteration, its impact on health, and the analytical techniques used to detect adulteration in food.
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- Abdulmajid Haji
- Department of Post‐Harvest ManagementCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma UniversityJimmaEthiopia
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- Department of Post‐Harvest ManagementCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma UniversityJimmaEthiopia
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- Department of Post‐Harvest ManagementCollege of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma UniversityJimmaEthiopia
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Smaoui S, Tarapoulouzi M, Agriopoulou S, D'Amore T, Varzakas T. Current State of Milk, Dairy Products, Meat and Meat Products, Eggs, Fish and Fishery Products Authentication and Chemometrics. Foods 2023; 12:4254. [PMID: 38231684 DOI: 10.3390/foods12234254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024] Open
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Food fraud is a matter of major concern as many foods and beverages do not follow their labelling. Because of economic interests, as well as consumers' health protection, the related topics, food adulteration, counterfeiting, substitution and inaccurate labelling, have become top issues and priorities in food safety and quality. In addition, globalized and complex food supply chains have increased rapidly and contribute to a growing problem affecting local, regional and global food systems. Animal origin food products such as milk, dairy products, meat and meat products, eggs and fish and fishery products are included in the most commonly adulterated food items. In order to prevent unfair competition and protect the rights of consumers, it is vital to detect any kind of adulteration to them. Geographical origin, production methods and farming systems, species identification, processing treatments and the detection of adulterants are among the important authenticity problems for these foods. The existence of accurate and automated analytical techniques in combination with available chemometric tools provides reliable information about adulteration and fraud. Therefore, the purpose of this review is to present the advances made through recent studies in terms of the analytical techniques and chemometric approaches that have been developed to address the authenticity issues in animal origin food products.
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- Slim Smaoui
- Laboratory of Microbial, Enzymatic Biotechnology, and Biomolecules (LBMEB), Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax-Tunisia, Sfax 3029, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia CY-1678, Cyprus
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of the Peloponnese, Antikalamos, 24100 Kalamata, Greece
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- IRCCS CROB, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico della Basilicata, 85028 Rionero in Vulture, Italy
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, University of the Peloponnese, Antikalamos, 24100 Kalamata, Greece
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Zhou F, Liu Y, Xie W, Huang J, Liu F, Kong W, Zhao Z, Peng J. Recent advances and applications of laser-based imaging techniques in food crops and products: a critical review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023:1-17. [PMID: 37983168 DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2023.2283579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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To meet the growing demand for food quality and safety, there is a pressing need for fast and visible techniques to monitor the food crop and product production processing, and to understand the chemical changes that occur during these processes. Herein, the fundamental principles, instruments, and characteristics of three major laser-based imaging techniques (LBITs), namely, laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry, are introduced. Additionally, the advances, challenges, and prospects for the application of LBITs in food crops and products are discussed. In recent years, LBITs have played a crucial role in mapping primary metabolites, secondary metabolites, nanoparticles, toxic metals, and mineral elements in food crops, as well as visualizing food adulteration, composition changes, pesticide residue, microbial contamination, and elements in food products. However, LBITs are still facing challenges in achieving accurate and sensitive quantification of compositions due to the complex sample matrix and minimal laser sampling quantity. Thus, further research is required to develop comprehensive data processing strategies and signal enhancement methods. With the continued development of imaging methods and equipment, LBITs have the potential to further explore chemical distribution mechanisms and ensure the safety and quality of food crops and products.
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- Fei Zhou
- College of Standardization, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, China
- College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Mathematics and Computer Science, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, China
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Esidir A, Kayaci N, Kiremitler NB, Kalay M, Sahin F, Sezer G, Kaya M, Onses MS. Food-Grade Physically Unclonable Functions. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:41373-41384. [PMID: 37615185 PMCID: PMC10485800 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c09035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Counterfeit products in the pharmaceutical and food industries have posed an overwhelmingly increasing threat to the health of individuals and societies. An effective approach to prevent counterfeiting is the attachment of security labels directly on drugs and food products. This approach requires the development of security labels composed of safely digestible materials. In this study, we present the fabrication of security labels entirely based on the use of food-grade materials. The key idea proposed in this study is the exploitation of food-grade corn starch (CS) as an encoding material based on the microscopic dimensions, particulate structure, and adsorbent characteristics. The strong adsorption of a food colorant, erythrosine B (ErB), onto CS results in fluorescent CS@ErB microparticles. Randomly positioned CS@ErB particles can be obtained simply by spin-coating from aqueous solutions of tuned concentrations followed by transfer to an edible gelatin film. The optical and fluorescence microscopy images of randomly positioned particles are then used to construct keys for a physically unclonable function (PUF)-based security label. The performance of PUFs evaluated by uniformity, uniqueness, and randomness analysis demonstrates the strong promise of this platform. The biocompatibility of the fabricated PUFs is confirmed with assays using murine fibroblast cells. The extremely low-cost and sustainable security primitives fabricated from off-the-shelf food materials offer new routes in the fight against counterfeiting.
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- Abidin Esidir
- ERNAM—Nanotechnology
Research and Application Center, Erciyes
University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Erciyes
University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
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- ERNAM—Nanotechnology
Research and Application Center, Erciyes
University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
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- ERNAM—Nanotechnology
Research and Application Center, Erciyes
University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Erciyes
University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
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- ERNAM—Nanotechnology
Research and Application Center, Erciyes
University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
- Department
of Electricity and Energy, Kayseri University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
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- ERNAM—Nanotechnology
Research and Application Center, Erciyes
University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
- Department
of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Beykent University, İstanbul 34398, Turkey
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- Department
of Pharmacology, Erciyes University, Faculty
of Medicine, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
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- Department
of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Letters, Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul 34469, Turkey
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- ERNAM—Nanotechnology
Research and Application Center, Erciyes
University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, Erciyes
University, Kayseri 38039, Turkey
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Liu J, Zeng S, Wan Y, Liu T, Chen F, Wang A, Tang W, Wang J, Yuan H, Negahdary M, Lin Y, Li Y, Wang L, Wu Z. Hybridization chain reaction cascaded amplification platform for sensitive detection of pathogen. Talanta 2023; 265:124829. [PMID: 37352781 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Rapid, sensitive, and accurate identification of pathogens is vital for preventing and controlling fish disease, reducing economic losses in aquaculture, and interrupting the spread of food-borne diseases in human populations. Herein, we proposed a hybridization chain reaction (HCR) cascaded dual-signal amplification platform for the ultrasensitive and specific detection of pathogenic microorganisms. A couple of specific primers for target bacterial 16S rRNAs were used to obtain amplified target single-stranded DNAs (AT-ssDNA). Then, AT-ssDNA initiated HCR amplification along with the opening of fluorophore (FAM) and a quencher (BHQ1) labeled hairpin reporter probe (H1), and the FAM fluorescence signal recovered. The proposed strategy could achieve a detection limit down to 0.31 CFU/mL for Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus), 0.49 CFU/mL for Escherichia coli (E. coli) in buffer, and a linear range from 1 to 1 × 106 CFU/mL for S. aureus, 1 to 1 × 107 CFU/mL for E. coli. Furthermore, this platform enabled sensitive and precise detection of pathogenic microorganisms in complex samples such as fish blood and different organ tissues (large intestine, gallbladder, heart, liver, ren, gill, skin), which shows great potential in disease prevention and control in aquatic products.
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- Jiaxin Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China; Marine College, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China; Marine College, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China; Marine College, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- Testing Center of Aquatic Product Quality Safety of Hainan Province, Haikou, 570206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Testing Center of Aquatic Product Quality Safety of Hainan Province, Haikou, 570206, China
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- Products Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute of Hainan Province, Haikou, 570206, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China; Marine College, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China; Marine College, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 748, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Resource Utilization in South China Sea, Hainan University, 56 Renmin Road, Haikou, 570228, China
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Implementation of relevant fourth industrial revolution innovations across the supply chain of fruits and vegetables: A short update on Traceability 4.0. Food Chem 2023; 409:135303. [PMID: 36586255 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.135303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Food Traceability 4.0 refers to the application of fourth industrial revolution (or Industry 4.0) technologies to ensure food authenticity, safety, and high food quality. Growing interest in food traceability has led to the development of a wide range of chemical, biomolecular, isotopic, chromatographic, and spectroscopic methods with varied performance and success rates. This review will give an update on the application of Traceability 4.0 in the fruits and vegetables sector, focusing on relevant Industry 4.0 enablers, especially Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, blockchain, and Big Data. The results show that the Traceability 4.0 has significant potential to improve quality and safety of many fruits and vegetables, enhance transparency, reduce the costs of food recalls, and decrease waste and loss. However, due to their high implementation costs and lack of adaptability to industrial environments, most of these advanced technologies have not yet gone beyond the laboratory scale. Therefore, further research is anticipated to overcome current limitations for large-scale applications.
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Varrà MO, Zanardi E, Serra M, Conter M, Ianieri A, Ghidini S. Isotope Fingerprinting as a Backup for Modern Safety and Traceability Systems in the Animal-Derived Food Chain. Molecules 2023; 28:4300. [PMID: 37298773 PMCID: PMC10254398 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28114300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
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In recent years, due to the globalization of food trade and certified agro-food products, the authenticity and traceability of food have received increasing attention. As a result, opportunities for fraudulent practices arise, highlighting the need to protect consumers from economic and health damages. In this regard, specific analytical techniques have been optimized and implemented to support the integrity of the food chain, such as those targeting different isotopes and their ratios. This review article explores the scientific progress of the last decade in the study of the isotopic identity card of food of animal origin, provides the reader with an overview of its application, and focuses on whether the combination of isotopes with other markers increases confidence and robustness in food authenticity testing. To this purpose, a total of 135 studies analyzing fish and seafood, meat, eggs, milk, and dairy products, and aiming to examine the relation between isotopic ratios and the geographical provenance, feeding regime, production method, and seasonality were reviewed. Current trends and major research achievements in the field were discussed and commented on in detail, pointing out advantages and drawbacks typically associated with this analytical approach and arguing future improvements and changes that need to be made to recognize it as a standard and validated method for fraud mitigation and safety control in the sector of food of animal origin.
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- Maria Olga Varrà
- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Science, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
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Li X, Zang M, Li D, Zhang K, Zhang Z, Wang S. Meat food fraud risk in Chinese markets 2012-2021. NPJ Sci Food 2023; 7:12. [PMID: 37012259 PMCID: PMC10070328 DOI: 10.1038/s41538-023-00189-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Food fraud is a major concern worldwide, and the majority of cases include meat adulteration or fraud. Many incidences of food fraud have been identified for meat products both in China and abroad over the last decade. We created a meat food fraud risk database compiled from 1987 pieces of information recorded by official circular information and media reports in China from 2012 to 2021. The data covered livestock, poultry, by-products, and various processed meat products. We conducted a summary analysis of meat food fraud incidents by researching fraud types, regional distribution, adulterants and categories involved, categories and sub-categories of foods, risk links and locations, etc. The findings can be used not only to analyze meat food safety situations and study the burden of food fraud but also help to promote the efficiency of detection and rapid screening, along with improving prevention and regulation of adulteration in the meat supply chain markets.
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- Xiaoman Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Meat Processing Technology, China Meat Research Center, Beijing Academy of Food Sciences, 100068, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Meat Processing Technology, China Meat Research Center, Beijing Academy of Food Sciences, 100068, Beijing, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Meat Processing Technology, China Meat Research Center, Beijing Academy of Food Sciences, 100068, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Meat Processing Technology, China Meat Research Center, Beijing Academy of Food Sciences, 100068, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Meat Processing Technology, China Meat Research Center, Beijing Academy of Food Sciences, 100068, Beijing, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Meat Processing Technology, China Meat Research Center, Beijing Academy of Food Sciences, 100068, Beijing, China
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Singh V, Sharma SK. Application of blockchain technology in shaping the future of food industry based on transparency and consumer trust. JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2023; 60:1237-1254. [PMID: 36936108 PMCID: PMC10020414 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-022-05360-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Food Industries, at this moment, are moving towards a new phase, and this phase will be governed by consumers and not by the industry leaders. The report shows that claims on sustainability, health, wellness, and transparency would govern the future trends in the food industry. Currently, there are several cases of misleading and false claims which hamper consumer trust. So, to uphold consumer trust, authentication of claims through transparency in the food supply chain is required, and blockchain technology can bring transparency at relatively low transaction costs. Once in a blockchain network, data is very difficult to manipulate, with no single point of authority to mess and collapse the system. Though we see mostly the financial systems using blockchain's decentralized functionality, there is a growing trend of innovative applications being built in the supply chain area for contracts and operations. With effort in the right direction and over time, blockchain will recast how operations and processes are done across the industry, including public sectors. The paper reviews the opportunity for the blockchain in enabling food industries for future-readiness, empowering the consumers in verifying the product claims and thus prevent themselves from food fraud. In doing so, the paper considers the future trends in the food industry, identifies current food fraud cases, and outlines the various applications in the agri-food chain and challenges associated with it. Graphical abstract
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- Vinay Singh
- Present Address: BASF SE, Pfalzgrafenstraße 1, 67061 Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
- Department of Business Administration, National Central University, No. 300, Zhongda Road, Zhongli District, Taoyuan City, 320 Taiwan
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Elbehiry A, Abalkhail A, Marzouk E, Elmanssury AE, Almuzaini AM, Alfheeaid H, Alshahrani MT, Huraysh N, Ibrahem M, Alzaben F, Alanazi F, Alzaben M, Anagreyyah SA, Bayameen AM, Draz A, Abu-Okail A. An Overview of the Public Health Challenges in Diagnosing and Controlling Human Foodborne Pathogens. Vaccines (Basel) 2023; 11:vaccines11040725. [PMID: 37112637 PMCID: PMC10143666 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines11040725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 03/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Pathogens found in food are believed to be the leading cause of foodborne illnesses; and they are considered a serious problem with global ramifications. During the last few decades, a lot of attention has been paid to determining the microorganisms that cause foodborne illnesses and developing new methods to identify them. Foodborne pathogen identification technologies have evolved rapidly over the last few decades, with the newer technologies focusing on immunoassays, genome-wide approaches, biosensors, and mass spectrometry as the primary methods of identification. Bacteriophages (phages), probiotics and prebiotics were known to have the ability to combat bacterial diseases since the turn of the 20th century. A primary focus of phage use was the development of medical therapies; however, its use quickly expanded to other applications in biotechnology and industry. A similar argument can be made with regards to the food safety industry, as diseases directly endanger the health of customers. Recently, a lot of attention has been paid to bacteriophages, probiotics and prebiotics most likely due to the exhaustion of traditional antibiotics. Reviewing a variety of current quick identification techniques is the purpose of this study. Using these techniques, we are able to quickly identify foodborne pathogenic bacteria, which forms the basis for future research advances. A review of recent studies on the use of phages, probiotics and prebiotics as a means of combating significant foodborne diseases is also presented. Furthermore, we discussed the advantages of using phages as well as the challenges they face, especially given their prevalent application in food safety.
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- Ayman Elbehiry
- Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukayriyah 52741, Saudi Arabia (E.M.)
- Department of Bacteriology, Mycology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Sadat City 32511, Egypt
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukayriyah 52741, Saudi Arabia (E.M.)
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- Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukayriyah 52741, Saudi Arabia (E.M.)
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- Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, Qassim University, Al Bukayriyah 52741, Saudi Arabia (E.M.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 51452, Saudi Arabia
- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Nursing and Dentistry, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G31 2ER, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh 12233, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Family Medicine, King Fahad Armed Hospital, Jeddah 23311, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Public Health, College of Applied Medical Science, King Khalid University, Abha 61421, Saudi Arabia;
- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo 12211, Egypt
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- Department of Food Service, King Fahad Armed Hospital, Jeddah 23311, Saudi Arabia
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- Supply Administration, Armed Forces Hospital, King Abdul Aziz Naval Base in Jubail, Jubail 35517, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Food Factories Inspection, Operation Sector, Saudi Food and Drug Authority, Riyadh 13513, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Qassim University, Buraydah 52571, Saudi Arabia
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Mir TUG, Shukla S, Malik AQ, Singh J, Kumar D. Microwave-assisted synthesis of N-doped carbon quantum dots for detection of methyl orange in saffron. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-023-02726-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2023]
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Mousavinafchi SB, Rahimi E, Shakerian A. Campylobacter spp. isolated from poultry in Iran: Antibiotic resistance profiles, virulence genes, and molecular mechanisms. Food Sci Nutr 2023; 11:1142-1153. [PMID: 36789060 PMCID: PMC9922131 DOI: 10.1002/fsn3.3152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Campylobacter spp. genera is one of the most common causes of microbial enteritis worldwide. The objective of this work was to investigate the antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns, virulence genes, and genetic variation of thermophilic Campylobacter species collected from chicken meat samples in Iran. A total of 255 meat specimens were taken and transferred to the laboratory. Culture methods were utilized to identify the Campylobacter genus, and PCR and sequencing were performed to confirm the organisms. Antimicrobial susceptibility evaluation was performed using broth microdilution for six antimicrobials [ciprofloxacin (CIP), nalidixic acid (NAL), sitafloxacin (SIT), erythromycin (ERY), tetracycline (TET), and gentamicin (GEN)]. By using PCR, AMR and virulence genes were detected. The detection rate of Campylobacter spp. was 64 (25.09%) out of 255 meat samples, with C. jejuni and C. coli accounting for 41 (64.06%) and 14 (21.87%), respectively. Other Campylobacter isolates accounted for 14.06% of the total (nine samples). The antibiotic susceptibility of all Campylobacter isolates was tested using six antibiotics, and all (100%) were resistant to CIP and NAL. However, TET resistance was observed in 93.9% and 83.3% of C. jejuni and C. coli isolates, respectively. Four (8.2%) C. jejuni isolates were multidrug-resistant (MDR), while none of the C. coli isolates were MDR. Two of the four MDR isolates were resistant to CIP, NAL, TET, and ERY, whereas the other two isolates were resistant to CIP, NAL, TET, and GEN. The values of the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) were as follows: CIP, 64-256 μg/ml; NAL, 128-512 μg/ml; TET, 2-1024 μg/ml; SIT, 0.25-1 μg/ml; ERY, 1-32 μg/ml; and GEN, 1-256 μg/ml. recR, dnaJ, cdtC, cdtB, cdtA, flaA, ciaB, cadF, and pidA were discovered in more than 50% of C. jejuni isolates, although wlaN, virbll, cgtB, and ceuE were found in <50%. flaA, cadF, pidA, and ciaB were discovered in more than 50% of the C. coli samples, whereas recR, cdtC, cdtB, cdtA, and cgtB were found in less than half. For C. coli, the percentages for wlaN, dnaJ, virbll, and ceuE were all zero. The results of this study show Campylobacter isolates obtained from poultry have higher resistance to quinolones and TET, pathogenicity potential, and varied genotypes.
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- Seyedeh Bita Mousavinafchi
- Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord BranchIslamic Azad UniversityShahrekordIran
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- Department of Food Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord BranchIslamic Azad UniversityShahrekordIran
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- Research Center of Nutrition and Organic Products, Shahrekord BranchIslamic Azad UniversityShahrekordIran
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Mechanisms and Health Aspects of Food Adulteration: A Comprehensive Review. Foods 2023; 12:foods12010199. [PMID: 36613416 PMCID: PMC9818512 DOI: 10.3390/foods12010199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Food adulteration refers to the alteration of food quality that takes place deliberately. It includes the addition of ingredients to modify different properties of food products for economic advantage. Color, appearance, taste, weight, volume, and shelf life are such food properties. Substitution of food or its nutritional content is also accomplished to spark the apparent quality. Substitution with species, protein content, fat content, or plant ingredients are major forms of food substitution. Origin misrepresentation of food is often practiced to increase the market demand of food. Organic and synthetic compounds are added to ensure a rapid effect on the human body. Adulterated food products are responsible for mild to severe health impacts as well as financial damage. Diarrhea, nausea, allergic reaction, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, etc., are frequently observed illnesses upon consumption of adulterated food. Some adulterants have shown carcinogenic, clastogenic, and genotoxic properties. This review article discusses different forms of food adulteration. The health impacts also have been documented in brief.
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Low-cost and portable colorimetric platform for simultaneous detection of Fe, methanol, and total phenols in wine. Food Chem 2023; 398:133907. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.133907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 08/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Jiménez-Carvelo AM, Li P, Erasmus SW, Wang H, van Ruth SM. Spatial-Temporal Event Analysis as a Prospective Approach for Signalling Emerging Food Fraud-Related Anomalies in Supply Chains. Foods 2022; 12:foods12010061. [PMID: 36613277 PMCID: PMC9818448 DOI: 10.3390/foods12010061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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One of the pillars on which food traceability systems are based is the unique identification and recording of products and batches along the supply chain. Patterns of these identification codes in time and place may provide useful information on emerging food frauds. The scanning of codes on food packaging by users results in interesting spatial-temporal datasets. The analysis of these data using artificial intelligence could advance current food fraud detection approaches. Spatial-temporal patterns of the scanned codes could reveal emerging anomalies in supply chains as a result of food fraud in the chain. These patterns have not been studied yet, but in other areas, such as biology, medicine, credit card fraud, etc., parallel approaches have been developed, and are discussed in this paper. This paper projects these approaches for transfer and implementation in food supply chains in view of future applications for early warning of emerging food frauds.
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- Ana M. Jiménez-Carvelo
- Food Quality and Design, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Granada, C/Fuentenueva, s/n, E-18071 Granada, Spain
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- Food Quality and Design, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Food Quality and Design, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT9 5BN, UK
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- Food Quality and Design, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Queen’s University, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, UK
- UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, 4 Dublin, Ireland
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An Overview on the Application of Chemometrics Tools in Food Authenticity and Traceability. Foods 2022; 11:foods11233940. [PMID: 36496748 PMCID: PMC9738746 DOI: 10.3390/foods11233940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Revised: 11/29/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The use of advanced chemometrics tools in food authenticity research is crucial for managing the huge amount of data that is generated by applying state-of-the-art analytical methods such as chromatographic, spectroscopic, and non-targeted fingerprinting approaches. Thus, this review article provides description, classification, and comparison of the most important statistical techniques that are commonly employed in food authentication and traceability, including methods for exploratory data analysis, discrimination, and classification, as well as for regression and prediction. This literature revision is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather to provide a general overview to non-expert readers in the use of chemometrics in food science. Overall, the available literature suggests that the selection of the most appropriate statistical technique is dependent on the characteristics of the data matrix, but combining complementary tools is usually needed for properly handling data complexity. In that way, chemometrics has become a powerful ally in facilitating the detection of frauds and ensuring the authenticity and traceability of foods.
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Hyperspectral Microscopy Technology to Detect Syrups Adulteration of Endemic Guindo Santo and Quillay Honey Using Machine-Learning Tools. Foods 2022; 11:foods11233868. [PMID: 36496674 PMCID: PMC9736009 DOI: 10.3390/foods11233868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Honey adulteration is a common practice that affects food quality and sale prices, and certifying the origin of the honey using non-destructive methods is critical. Guindo Santo and Quillay are fundamental for the honey production of Biobío and the Ñuble region in Chile. Furthermore, Guindo Santo only exists in this area of the world. Therefore, certifying honey of this species is crucial for beekeeper communities-mostly natives-to give them advantages and competitiveness in the global market. To solve this necessity, we present a system for detecting adulterated endemic honey that combines different artificial intelligence networks with a confocal optical microscope and a tunable optical filter for hyperspectral data acquisition. Honey samples artificially adulterated with syrups at concentrations undetectable to the naked eye were used for validating different artificial intelligence models. Comparing Linear discriminant analysis (LDA), Support vector machine (SVM), and Neural Network (NN), we reach the best average accuracy value with SVM of 93% for all classes in both kinds of honey. We hope these results will be the starting point of a method for honey certification in Chile in an automated way and with high precision.
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A sense of ginger fraud: prevalence and deconstruction of the China-European union supply chain. NPJ Sci Food 2022; 6:51. [PMID: 36329117 PMCID: PMC9633793 DOI: 10.1038/s41538-022-00166-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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As an important spice, ginger has been widely distributed in the Chinese and the European Union (EU) markets, the two largest trading areas, in various forms. The ginger supply chain between China and the EU is long and complex, providing opportunities for fraudsters to deceive consumers. However, limited attention has been given to food fraud in ginger, and there is a lack of research on this topic. In this review, ginger was used as an example for interpreting the fraud issues within low-priced and high-trade volume spice products. This review aims to summarize the open access information from food and food fraud databases, literature, and stakeholders about ginger fraud, and to map, deconstruct and analyse the food fraud vulnerability in the supply chain. In addition, potential testing strategies to detect ginger fraud were also discussed. The investigation of food fraud databases, a semi-structured literature review and online interviews with stakeholders revealed that adulteration is the major fraud type in ginger products. And the most vulnerable ginger products are ground ginger and finely processed ginger. The ginger supply chain from China to the EU comprises nine stages and is medium vulnerable to food fraud, both in regard to opportunities and motivational drivers. To ensure the integrity of the ginger supply chain, there is a need to apply fraud vulnerability tools in the companies of the industry. In addition, screening and confirmatory techniques based on the characteristics of ginger should be utilised for monitoring fraud issues in the supply chain.
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Yin X, Yang H, Piao Y, Zhu Y, Zheng Q, Khan MR, Zhang Y, Busquets R, Hu B, Deng R, Cao J. CRISPR-Based Colorimetric Nucleic Acid Tests for Visual Readout of DNA Barcode for Food Authenticity. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2022; 70:14052-14060. [PMID: 36278890 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.2c05974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Food authenticity is a critical issue associated with the economy, religion, and food safety. Herein, we report a label-free and colorimetric nucleic acid assay for detecting DNA barcodes, enabling the determination of food authenticity with the naked eye. This method, termed the CRISPR-based colorimetric DNA barcoding (Cricba) assay, utilizes CRISPR/Cas12a (CRISPR = clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats; Cas = CRISPR associated protein) to specifically recognize the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products for further trans-cleavaging the peroxidase-mimicking G-quadruplex DNAzyme. Based on this principle, the presence of the cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene could be directly observed with the naked eye via the color change of 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine sulfate (TMB). The whole detection process, including PCR amplification and TMB colorimetric analysis, can be completed within 90 min. The proposed assay can detect pufferfish concentrations diluted to 0.1% (w/w) in a raw pufferfish mixture, making it one of the most sensitive methods for food authenticity. The robustness of the assay was verified by testing four common species of pufferfish, including Lagocephalus inermis, Lagocephalus spadiceus, Takifugu bimaculatus, and Takifugu alboplumbeus. The assay is advantageous in easy signal readout, high sensitivity, and general applicability and thus could be a competitive candidate for food authenticity.
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- Xinying Yin
- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Pharmacy and Chemistry, Kingston University, Penrhyn Road, Kingston Upon Thames KT1 2EE, U.K
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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- College of Biomass Science and Engineering, Healthy Food Evaluation Research Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, China
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A geographical traceability method for Lanmaoa asiatica mushrooms from 20 township-level geographical origins by near infrared spectroscopy and ResNet image analysis techniques. ECOL INFORM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2022.101808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Andrade LM, Romanholo PV, Carolina A. Ananias A, Venancio KP, Silva-Neto HA, Coltro WK, Sgobbi LF. Pocket test for instantaneous quantification of starch adulterant in milk using a counterfeit banknote detection pen. Food Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Liu Z, Geng N, Yu Z. Does a Traceability System Help to Regulate Pig Farm Households' Veterinary Drug Use Behavior? Evidence from Pig Farms in China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:11879. [PMID: 36231180 PMCID: PMC9564818 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191911879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In China, there is a renewed interest in traceability systems as an efficient tool to guarantee pork safety. One of the pathways through which a traceability system can benefit consumers is by easing information asymmetry. However, past literature on the traceability system in China pays more attention to theoretical analysis and less to empirical analysis. Using a large-scale survey of pig farms in China, we investigate the effects influencing farmers' participation in the traceability system. Findings show that a traceability system can influence the safety of pork indirectly through its impacts on farmers' production behaviors. Another important finding is that unsafe pork is a result of non-standard use of veterinary drugs, and the traceability system works well for farmers by pushing them to take stricter safety measurements.
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- Zengjin Liu
- Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai 201403, China
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- School of Public Administration, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014, China
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- School of Management, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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Mislabeling in seafood products sold on the Italian market: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Food Control 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Goat milk authentication by one-class classification of digital image-based fingerprint signatures: Detection of adulteration with cow milk. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ueda S, Takashima Y, Gotou Y, Sasaki R, Nakabayashi R, Suzuki T, Sasazaki S, Fukuda I, Kebede B, Kadowaki Y, Tamura M, Nakanishi H, Shirai Y. Application of Mass Spectrometry for Determining the Geographic Production Area of Wagyu Beef. Metabolites 2022; 12:777. [PMID: 36144182 PMCID: PMC9506216 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12090777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2022] [Revised: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Japanese Black cattle (Japanese Wagyu) beef is attracting attention for its aroma and marbling, and its handling is increasing worldwide. Here, we focused on the origin discrimination of Wagyu beef and analyzed the nutritional components of Japanese Wagyu (produced in multiple prefectures of Japan), Hybrid Wagyu (a cross between Angus and Wagyu cattle born in Australia and transported to Japan), and Australian Wagyu beef using mass spectrometry (MS). Triple-quadrupole liquid chromatography-MS was used to clarify the molecular species of lipids in Wagyu beef. Fourteen classes of lipids were separated, and 128 different triacylglycerides (TGs) were detected. A simple comparative analysis of these TGs using high-performance liquid chromatography revealed significantly higher levels of triolein (C18:1/C18:1/C18:1; abbreviated OOO) and C18:1/C18:1/C16:1 (OOPo) in Japanese Wagyu. Wagyu elements beef were comprehensively analyzed using inductively coupled plasma (ICP)-MS and ICP-optical emission spectrometry. We found significant differences in the rubidium, cesium, and lithium levels of Japanese and Australian Wagyu beef. On comparing metabolites using gas chromatography-MS, we identified significant differences in the levels of amino acids and other components of the Japanese and Australian Wagyu beef. These results suggest the possibility of determining the origin of Wagyu cattle breeds using MS and genetic discrimination.
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- Shuji Ueda
- Department of Agrobioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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- Incorporated Administrative Agency Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center, Saitama 330-0081, Japan
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- Incorporated Administrative Agency Food and Agricultural Materials Inspection Center, Saitama 330-0081, Japan
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- Food Oil and Fat Research Laboratory, Miyoshi Oil & Fat Co., Ltd., Tokyo 124-8510, Japan
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- Food Oil and Fat Research Laboratory, Miyoshi Oil & Fat Co., Ltd., Tokyo 124-8510, Japan
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- Department of Agrobioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Agrobioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Agrobioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Food Science, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Department of Agrobioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Kobe University, Hyogo 657-8501, Japan
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Liu S, Zhao K, Huang M, Zeng M, Deng Y, Li S, Chen H, Li W, Chen Z. Research progress on detection techniques for point-of-care testing of foodborne pathogens. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:958134. [PMID: 36003541 PMCID: PMC9393618 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.958134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The global burden of foodborne disease is enormous and foodborne pathogens are the leading cause of human illnesses. The detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria has become a research hotspot in recent years. Rapid detection methods based on immunoassay, molecular biology, microfluidic chip, metabolism, biosensor, and mass spectrometry have developed rapidly and become the main methods for the detection of foodborne pathogens. This study reviewed a variety of rapid detection methods in recent years. The research advances are introduced based on the above technical methods for the rapid detection of foodborne pathogenic bacteria. The study also discusses the limitations of existing methods and their advantages and future development direction, to form an overall understanding of the detection methods, and for point-of-care testing (POCT) applications to accurately and rapidly diagnose and control diseases.
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- Sha Liu
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, China
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- Zhuzhou Hospital Affiliated to Xiangya School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Central South University, Zhuzhou, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Biomedical Nanomaterials and Devices, Hunan University of Technology, Zhuzhou, China
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Kang X, Zhao Y, Tan Z, Ning J, Zhai Y, Zheng G. Evaluation of multivariate data analysis for marine mussels Mytilus edulis authentication in China: Based on stable isotope ratio and compositions of C, N, O and H. J Food Compost Anal 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2022.104627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Notifications on Pesticide Residues in the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19148525. [PMID: 35886374 PMCID: PMC9324178 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 07/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pesticides are commonly used to protect plants against various pests and to preserve crops, but their residues can be harmful for human health. They are the third most widely reported hazard category in the European Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF). The purpose of the study was to identify the most frequently notified pesticides in the RASFF in 1981–2020, considering: year, notification type, product category, origin country, notifying country, notification basis, distribution status and action taken. The data from the RASFF database was processed using: filtering, transposition, pivot tables and then subjected to cluster analysis: joining (tree clustering) and two-way joining methods. Pesticides were most commonly reported in fruits and vegetables and herbs and spices following border controls and rejections. The products usually came from India or Turkey and were not placed on the market or were not distributed and then destroyed. The effectiveness of the European Union border posts in terms of hazards detection and mutual information is important from the point of view of protecting the internal market and ensuring public health. It is also necessary to increase the awareness of pesticide users through training and the activity of control authorities in the use of pesticides.
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