Progress in Food Contaminant Analysis

This book provides an insight into selected areas of food contaminant analysis where there have been recent advances or where the contaminant itself has some topicality. Information on analytical approaches is provided but the main emphasis is on applications. A major feature is the inclusion of a chapter on the progress being made internationally to harmonize methods of analysis for statutory purposes. Each chapter has an extensive reference section which gives details of the specialist texts available for covering individual techniques in greater depth.

1 Sampling and sample plans for food surveillance exercises -- Summary -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Design of a sampling plan -- 1.3 Food surveillance exercises -- 1.4 Sampling of commodities for aflatoxins -- 1.5 Some other practical problems in food sampling -- 1.6 Sample pretreatment -- 1.7 Sampling equipment for foodstuffs -- 1.8 Conclusions -- References -- Appendix I Glossary of terms used in sampling -- 2 Automated clean-up techniques for trace component analysis in complex biological matrices including foods -- Summary -- Abbreviations -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Rationale for automating trace analysis -- 2.3 Criteria for selecting methods for automation -- 2.4 Advantages of automation -- 2.5 Disadvantages of automation -- 2.6 Methods for automation -- 2.7 Electrophoresis -- 2.8 Data reduction -- 2.9 Conclusions -- References -- 3 Chromatographic and allied methods of analysis for selected mycotoxins -- Summary -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Aflatoxins in food commodities -- 3.3 Aflatoxin M1 in milk -- 3.4 Fumonisins -- 3.5 Ochratoxin A -- 3.6 Patulin -- 3.7 Trichothecenes (deoxynivalenol, nivalenol, diacetoxyscirpenol and T-2 toxin) -- 3.8 Zearalenone -- 3.9 Multi-mycotoxin meth…