Review of the current application of fingerprinting allowing detection of food adulteration and fraud in China

Food safety problem has become a serious problem all over the world particularly in China. There is a rapid increasing requirement for more accurate and sensitive detection method to cope the more subtle adulterations in food. This paper reviewed and linked the scattered research activity about the...

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Published inFood control Vol. 22; no. 8; pp. 1126 - 1135
Main Authors Zhang, Jia, Zhang, Xiaoshuan, Dediu, Lorena, Victor, Cristea
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2011
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China
Fingerprinting
Food adulteration and fraud
Food detection
Food adulteration and fraud
Fingerprinting
Food detection
China
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Summary:Food safety problem has become a serious problem all over the world particularly in China. There is a rapid increasing requirement for more accurate and sensitive detection method to cope the more subtle adulterations in food. This paper reviewed and linked the scattered research activity about the application and research conditions of fingerprinting method in food detection mainly in China. The classification, application domain, strengthens and limitations of fingerprinting technology were discussed. The results bring out the benefits of both professionals and scientists.
ISSN:0956-7135
1873-7129
DOI:10.1016/j.foodcont.2011.01.019