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This study (open access) set out to assess the use of portable Near Infra-Red (NIR) spectroscopy as a screening tool for spice authentication, with subsequent confirmation by FT-IR The authors recommend pre-defined decision points, meaning that…
The latest EU Agri-Food Suspicions report, for April 2026, has been published here. FAN produce a rolling 3-month graphic to visualise the relative prevalence and trends in the main issues. I always read through the full report to pick out any…
This study (purchase required, GBP£29.95) set out to improve the confidence in discriminatory models between Arabica and Rustica ground coffee.
The researchers pooled Arabica (n = 41) and Robusta (n = 21) samples from different origins and prepared…
The researchers pooled Arabica (n = 41) and Robusta (n = 21) samples from different origins and prepared…
In this study (purchase required, USD$31.50) the researchers propose a combination of three galloylated flavonol glucosides, quercetin-(galloyl)-glucoside, myricetin-(galloyl)-glucoside, and kaempferol-(galloyl)-glucoside, as origin-specific…
FAO GLOBEFISH launched its 2026 webinar series with an online session on “Aquatic Food Fraud: Impacts on Markets and Consumers and Tools to Fight it”, held on 18 June 2026.
The webinar brought together experts from FAO, the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of…
The webinar brought together experts from FAO, the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre of…
China is the largest market for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Asia.
This study (open access) tested the species of 186 “Atlantic Salmon” samples sold at the marketplace and online throughout China. The researchers used a combination of PCR…
This study (open access) tested the species of 186 “Atlantic Salmon” samples sold at the marketplace and online throughout China. The researchers used a combination of PCR…
This paper (open access) draws on previous cost of crime frameworks to develop a model specifically for food fraud in the UK. The novel features of the model are its use of ‘crime scheme’ as the unit of analysis and the introduction of ‘market…
The 12th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis will take place in Prague on 3 - 6 November. Deadlines for abstract submission and early-bird registration are approaching over the next two months.
DEADLINES:
June 30,…
DEADLINES:
June 30,…
In this paper (open access) the authors propose a chemometric workflow for verifying rice varieties.
Authentic rice varieties were sourced from Ente Nazionale Risi, a public economic body supervised by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food…
Authentic rice varieties were sourced from Ente Nazionale Risi, a public economic body supervised by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, Food…
In this study (purchase required, US$ 24.95) the authors applied Atmospheric Pressure Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry (AP-MALDI-MS) to assess the authenticity of ground black pepper samples using a non-targeted…
Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) is the basis of an increasing number of onsite sensors for both food authenticity and food contaminant applications. However, its practical application to filament-type herbal materials such as saffron…
This paper (purchase required, US$ 38) reports the development of a point-of-use loop mediated isothermal (LAMP) assay to detect soybean adulteration in vegetable oils.
The LAMP primers of rtLAMP were designed based on the ITS2 sequence and further…
The LAMP primers of rtLAMP were designed based on the ITS2 sequence and further…
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Hi Steve. I hope it's all going well. Congratulations on winning the co-ordinators' role. I'm reminded of a Groucho Marx quote - "I wouldn't want to join the sort of club that would accept someone like me as a member ...." John