Kenneth J. Falci and Katherine Vierk Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition U.S. Food and Drug Administration INTRODUCTION Food allergies affect an estimated 6% of children younger than 3 years and 1.5% of adults in the United States1. A…

Ronan Loftus, IdentiGEN Ltd, Dublin, Ireland Paul Laronde, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food Ontario, Canada SUMMARY In the wake of the BSE crisis traceability has become a dominant theme in the meat chain. Its importance is underscored by growing…

Adi Shefer, President and Sam Shefer, Executive Vice President Salvona Technologies Inc.Dayton, New Jersey 08810-1523, USA INTRODUCTION In today’s competitive market technology is essential to keep leadership in the food and food processing industry. Consumers demand fresh authentic, convenient and…

Victor J. Morris Institute of Food Research Norwich, United Kingdom INTRODUCTION In today’s competitive market technology is essential to keep leadership in the food and food processing industry. Consumers demand fresh authentic, convenient and flavourful food products. The future belongs…

Dusanee Thanaboripat, Department of Applied Biology, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang Bangkok, Thailand Mycotoxins are toxic secondary metabolites produced by some certain strains of fungi. The contamination of mycotoxins in various foodstuffs and agricultural commodities is a major problem…