Rapid methods for biological and chemical contaminants in food and feed / / Edited by A. van Amerongen, D. Barug and M. Lauwaars.

• TeilnehmendeR: Amerongen, A. van,; Barug D.,; Lauwaars, M.,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill | Wageningen Academic,, 2005.; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.)
• Notes: "This book has arisen from a very successful international conference on rapid methods held 25-26 March 2004 in Noordwijk, the Netherlands."--Foreword.

The rapid and reliable detection of biological and chemical contaminants is extremely important in managing the safety of food and feed. "Rapid Methods" is a comprehensive reference resource for anyone interested in this subject. Developments in analytical techniques have led to the emerge...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material / Authors: A. van Amerongen, D. Barug, and M. Lauwaars
• Why rapid testing? / Author: F.P. Scanlan
• A European approach to validation and certification of rapid microbiological methods / Author: R. Betts
• Sampling and sample preparation: An underestimated issue? / Author: M.C. Spanjer
• Rapid methods and EU legislation / Author: F. Verstraete
• Advances in biosensors for detection of pathogens in food and water / Authors: R. O’Kennedy, P. Leonard, S. Hearty, S. Daly, P. Dillon, J. Brennan, L. Dunne, A. Darmaninsheehan, S. Stapleton, E. Tully, J. Quinn, and T. Chakraborty
• Simple and rapid bacterial protein and DNA diagnostic methods based on signal generation with colloidal carbon particles / Authors: A. van Amerongen and M. Koets
• A rapid nucleic acid detection method for specific bacteria: The case of Listeria monocytogenes / Authors: T. Wikman, K. Antonen, T. Korpimäki, T. Lövgren, and J. Nurmi
• Norovirus in food and water: Isolation and quantification / Authors: H. Schnerr, A. Knight, P. Patel, M. Carter, M. Adams, and A.P. Wyn-Jones
• Novel molecular and biochemical techniques for quality control and monitoring in the agrofood production chain / Authors: C.D. Schoen, M. Szemes, P.J.M. Bonants, A. Speksnijder, M.M. Klerks, P.H.J.F. van den Boogert, C. Waalwijk, J.M. van der Wolf, and C. Zijlstra
• Rapid detection methods for GMOs: Developments and harmonisation in the European Union / Authors: C. Paoletti, M. Ermolli, S.R.H. Langrell, and G. Van den Eede
• Detection of allergens in food: ELISA, PCR and the multi-allergen screening assay / Authors: B. Popping, K. Schneede, S. Koelln, A. Pardigol, A. Dan, and D. Pinero
• Rapid analysis of meat- and bonemeal in feed / Authors: R. Margry, S. van den Hoven, C. Gerris, and B. Taraba
• Policy on characterisation of antibodies used in immunochemical methods of analysis for mycotoxins and phycotoxins / Authors: J.M. Fremy and E. Usleber
• Rapid detection methods for marine toxins: Needs and limits / Author: S. Krys
• Rapid detection of bacterial food-poisoning toxins: A personal view / Author: G.M. Wyatt
• Enzyme sensor array for the determination of biogenic amines / Author: C. Wittmann
• Rapid assays for detection of residues of veterinary drugs / Author: A.A. Bergwerff
• Rapid immunoassays for the detection of pesticides / Authors: M.F. Wilson and R.J. Fussell
• Rapid methods for dioxins in food and feed / Author: P.A. Behnisch
• Biosensor detection of sulfonamides: From specific to multi-sulfonamide assays / Authors: W. Haasnoot, M. Bienenmann-Ploum, T. Korpimäki, G. Cazemier, J. du Pré, and F. Kohen
• Detecting trace levels of chlorophenols and chloroanisoles in wineries by immunodiagnostic techniques / Authors: B. Alfaro Redondo, B. Pérez-Villarreal, S. Setford, C. Nicholls, L. Bourdin, J. Wijdenes, and C. Vermot-Desroches
• New and future at- and on-line sensors in food production: EU research results / Author: F. Holm
• Data management: A bottleneck or the ultimate success factor? / Author: F.P.J.M. Leijse
• Key for tomorrow: Nanotechnology in food analysis / Authors: I.J. Bruce, T. Sen, and A. del Campo
• Index / Authors: A. van Amerongen, D. Barug, and M. Lauwaars.