Rapid methods for food and feed quality determination / edited by A. van Amerongen, D. Barug, M. Lauwaars.

• TeilnehmendeR: Amerongen, A. van; Barug, D.; Lauwaars, M.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (260 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Table of Contents

Contents; Foreword; Electronic sensing: food and feed applications; N. Magan and N. Sahgal; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Measurement and data analyses; 3. New sensor technologies; 4. Food and feed applications; 5. Raw materials contamination; 6. Sensitivity for microbial detection in food and feed; 7. Electronic tongue systems; 8. Conclusions; References; Proteome and metabolome analyses for monitoring food quality and authenticity; S. Vaidyanathan1, C. Lopez-Diez1,2 and R. Goodacre1; Abstract ; 1. Introduction ; 2. Analyses beyond the genomes - proteomes and metabolomes

3. Proteome analyses 4. Metabolome analyses ; 5. Rapid methods - fingerprinting (and footprinting) approaches ; 6. Implications in monitoring food quality and authenticity ; 7. Conclusions ; Acknowledgements ; References ; Rapid identification of plant and animal species in foods; H. Broll1, A. Butschke2 and J. Zagon1; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Materials and methods; 3. Results; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Rapid detection method for microbial spoilage using FT-IR and machine learning; D.I. Ellis1, D. Broadhurst1, J.J. Rowland2 and R. Goodacre1; Abstract

1. Introduction2. Materials and methods; 3. Analysis of FT-IR data; 4. FT-IR investigations in chicken and beef spoilage; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Flow cytometry as a rapid tool for microbiological analysis in the food industry: potentials and restrictions; T. Ruyssen1, G. Vlaemynck2, M. Uyttendaele3, P. Van Assche2 and T. Le Trung3; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Flow cytometry; 3. Advantages and limitations of flow cytometry; 4. Present status and perspectives of flow cytometry; 5. Applications of flow cytometry in microbial analysis; 6. Case studies; 7. Conclusions

AcknowledgementsReferences; A novel PCR method for the detection of live micro-organisms; K. Pawlowsky1, A. Brandl2, S. Walker1 and J. Hammond1; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Materials and methods; 3. Results and discussion; 4. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; A rapid analytical technique for determining oxidation stability of food products ; P. Maiocchi1 and U. Bersellini2; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Evaluation of oxidation stability ; 3. Conclusions; References

Considerations on labour- and cost-efficient immunoassay protocols and formats exemplified by the detection of food adulteration and fraudC.J. Smith and G.A. Bonwick; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Assay formats; 3. Assay performance; 4. Discussion; 5. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; Molecular biological methods in authenticity testing; B. Popping; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Pathogen identification; 3. Varietal identification; 4. Fraud and counterfeiting; 5. Traceability ; 6. Conclusions; References; Enforcement of food standards legislation using DNA-based techniques

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