Liquid Chromatography: Its Effectiveness in Food Safety
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Dr. Artemis P. Louppis
Dr. Artemis P. Louppis
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Analytical Department, MC Analysis Center Ltd., Nicosia 2563, Cyprus
Interests: food chemistry; chemical analysis; food discrimination; mass spectroscopy; liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; method validation; inductively coupled plasma; sample preparation; pesticides; contaminants; chemometrics
Prof. Dr. Michael G. Kontominas
Prof. Dr. Michael G. Kontominas
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Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
Interests: food chemistry; food authentication; food analysis; analysis of contaminants in foods; analytical aspects of food packaging; non thermal methods of food preservation
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Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, consumers have been concerned about food safety issues. This Topical Collection aims to highlight how liquid chromatography contributes to the rapid, accurate, and sensitive analysis of various substances/contaminants which are important for food safety. For this purpose, liquid chromatography is an important analytical technique. The aspects of method development, the identification of new contaminants with different detectors, new materials for extraction, and green extraction solvents are subjects of interest for this Topical Collection. It is my pleasure to invite you to contribute your research article, communication, or review to this Topical Collection dedicated to liquid chromatography and its effectiveness in food safety issue.
Dr. Artemis P. Louppis
Prof. Dr. Michael G. Kontominas
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Keywords
- liquid chromatography
- food
- contaminants
- safety
- analysis
Published Papers (1 paper)
2024
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Recent Developments (2020–23) on the Use of LC in the Determination of Food Contaminants
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A. P. Louppis and M. G. Kontominas
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Food quality and safety are critical public health concerns, with approximately 600 million people worldwide being affected by foodborne diseases each year due to contamination. These diseases not only lead to a notable number of deaths but also impose substantial economic burdens, especially
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Food quality and safety are critical public health concerns, with approximately 600 million people worldwide being affected by foodborne diseases each year due to contamination. These diseases not only lead to a notable number of deaths but also impose substantial economic burdens, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Given the severe health risks posed by food contaminants, developing advanced, sensitive analytical methods to detect such contaminants is essential. Contemporary food safety challenges include detecting contaminants at trace levels and managing cumulative risks from simultaneous exposure to multiple chemicals. Liquid chromatography, particularly in combination with high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC/MS), has proven indispensable for detecting key contaminants such as perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pesticides, veterinary residues, packaging-derived contaminants, mycotoxins, and pyrrolizidine alkaloids in various food matrices. The present article reviews recent studies on the subject published between 2020 and 2023.
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