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Pesticides are used worldwide, and despite the fact that organic farming is increasing, they are still widely applied in different countries with pesticide regulations and monitoring programs. This Special Issue will cover the topic of the presence of pesticide residues in food, paying special attention to the use of modern analytical techniques based on chromatographic techniques coupled to mass spectrometry. Generic extraction methods are needed to allow the detection of pesticides with different physic-chemical properties, as well as different families of contaminants can be extracted simultaneously. Nevertheless, pluriresidue methods are still necessary for “orphan” compounds that cannot be included in multiresidue methods. Thus, in addition to targeted pesticides, the scope of this analysis can be increased and nowadays, metabolites are also detected, evaluating the degradation of pesticide residues in different food matrices.

Public health & preventive medicine --- dispersive solid-liquid extraction --- sulfonylurea herbicides --- QuEChERS --- strawberry --- cleanup --- OCPs --- PCBs --- smoked pork meat products --- pancetta --- pork neck --- pork tenderloin --- sausage --- traditional and industrial smoking --- high polar pesticides --- UHPLC-Orbitrap-MS --- QuPPe --- pluri-residue analysis --- pesticide residues --- low-residue production --- zero-residue production --- half-lives --- pre-harvest interval --- lettuce --- onion --- leek --- carrot --- parsley --- phytohormones --- acidic herbicides --- fruits and vegetables --- multifamily method --- UHPLC–MS/MS --- residues in food --- pesticides --- LC-MS/MS --- GC-MS/MS --- honey --- persistent organic pollutants (POPs) --- glyphosate --- AMPA --- organic honey --- IC-HRMS --- food safety --- tea --- pyrethroid pesticide metabolite --- ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry --- modified QuEChERS --- herbicide residues --- non-residual production --- low-residual production --- pesticide degradation in vegetables --- n/a --- UHPLC-MS/MS

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Pesticides are used worldwide, and despite the fact that organic farming is increasing, they are still widely applied in different countries with pesticide regulations and monitoring programs. This Special Issue will cover the topic of the presence of pesticide residues in food, paying special attention to the use of modern analytical techniques based on chromatographic techniques coupled to mass spectrometry. Generic extraction methods are needed to allow the detection of pesticides with different physic-chemical properties, as well as different families of contaminants can be extracted simultaneously. Nevertheless, pluriresidue methods are still necessary for “orphan” compounds that cannot be included in multiresidue methods. Thus, in addition to targeted pesticides, the scope of this analysis can be increased and nowadays, metabolites are also detected, evaluating the degradation of pesticide residues in different food matrices.

Public health & preventive medicine --- dispersive solid-liquid extraction --- sulfonylurea herbicides --- QuEChERS --- strawberry --- cleanup --- OCPs --- PCBs --- smoked pork meat products --- pancetta --- pork neck --- pork tenderloin --- sausage --- traditional and industrial smoking --- high polar pesticides --- UHPLC-Orbitrap-MS --- QuPPe --- pluri-residue analysis --- pesticide residues --- low-residue production --- zero-residue production --- half-lives --- pre-harvest interval --- lettuce --- onion --- leek --- carrot --- parsley --- phytohormones --- acidic herbicides --- fruits and vegetables --- multifamily method --- UHPLC-MS/MS --- residues in food --- pesticides --- LC-MS/MS --- GC-MS/MS --- honey --- persistent organic pollutants (POPs) --- glyphosate --- AMPA --- organic honey --- IC-HRMS --- food safety --- tea --- pyrethroid pesticide metabolite --- ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry --- modified QuEChERS --- herbicide residues --- non-residual production --- low-residual production --- pesticide degradation in vegetables

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Food safety and quality represent a major concern worldwide, not only for the potential risk to consumers’ health but also for the economic losses occurring in food industries. A complete quality system involves raw matter, environmental conditions, production processes, storage and distribution, taking into account the purpose for which the end product is intended. Appropriate analytical methods combined with good hygiene practices are essential to ensure a safe food supply and/or to minimize the occurrence of foodborne outbreaks due to the consumption of food contaminated with pathogens such as bacteria, fungi and parasites. On the other hand, the lack of measures able to detect quality deterioration, spoilage, authenticity and adulteration, as well as texture, rheology and sensory properties of food can affect the food industry economy and reduce consumer confidence. The use of rapid analytical methods can benefit food companies in saving time and cost, indicating the importance of developing new reliable assays for good and fast control of products throughout the whole food chain.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Food & society --- honey --- water activity --- moisture content --- regression --- categorical testing --- QuEChERS --- dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction --- sulfuric acid treatment --- gas chromatography --- tandem mass spectrometry --- priority substances --- fish samples --- Trichinella spp. --- slaughterhouse --- accreditation --- proficiency testing --- PAH content --- Hercegovačka pečenica --- traditional smoking --- industrial smoking --- Listeria monocytogenes --- outbreak --- molecular methods --- real-time PCR --- screening --- Anisakis spp. --- LAMP --- validation --- anisakidae family --- NIR --- PLS --- PCA --- correlogram --- sensory analysis --- gold nanoparticles --- histamine --- UV-visible and fluorescence --- visual detection --- spoilage marker --- safety --- assay --- pollutants --- polyciclic aromatic hydrocarbons --- Trichinella --- Anisakis --- nanoparticles

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A compilation of 12 original research articles and a review on the development of instrumental and immunoanalytical methods for mycotoxins; on the enhancement of sample preparation and selection to improve method applicability; and on practical applications of analytical methods in laboratory fungal cultures, cereal and feed samples, surface water (as a novel matrix of mycotoxins as emerging surface water contaminants), and during mycotoxin decontamination by bacteria. Target analyte mycotoxins include aflatoxins, deoxynivalenol, diacetoxyscirpenol, fumonisins, fusarenone-X, HT-2 toxins, nivalenol, ochratoxins, sterigmatocystin, T-2 toxin, and zearalenone.

aflatoxins --- laboratory culture --- extraction --- HPLC --- recovery --- detection limits --- frequency mixing technology --- immunofiltration --- magnetic beads --- mycotoxin --- type B trichothecenes --- modified mycotoxins --- isomer separation --- method validation --- ochratoxin A --- fluorescence --- G-quadruplex --- biosensor --- computation --- simulation --- mycotoxins --- feed --- modified QuEChERS --- LC-MS/MS --- zearalenone --- immunochromatographic assay --- semi-quantification --- quantification --- aflatoxin B1 --- sterigmatocystin --- lactobacilli --- mycotoxin binding --- detoxification --- lactic acid bacteria --- colorimetric detection --- rapid tests --- ELISA --- lateral flow assays --- microfluidics --- nano-materials --- food safety --- commercialization --- immunosensor --- optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy --- label-free detection --- planar waveguide sensor --- polarisation interferometer --- limit of detection --- competitive immunoassay --- fluorescence detection --- high-performance liquid chromatography --- total internal reflection ellipsometry --- aflatoxin --- chicken feed --- representative sampling --- improved aflatoxin test procedure --- validation --- n/a

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A compilation of 12 original research articles and a review on the development of instrumental and immunoanalytical methods for mycotoxins; on the enhancement of sample preparation and selection to improve method applicability; and on practical applications of analytical methods in laboratory fungal cultures, cereal and feed samples, surface water (as a novel matrix of mycotoxins as emerging surface water contaminants), and during mycotoxin decontamination by bacteria. Target analyte mycotoxins include aflatoxins, deoxynivalenol, diacetoxyscirpenol, fumonisins, fusarenone-X, HT-2 toxins, nivalenol, ochratoxins, sterigmatocystin, T-2 toxin, and zearalenone.

Research & information: general --- aflatoxins --- laboratory culture --- extraction --- HPLC --- recovery --- detection limits --- frequency mixing technology --- immunofiltration --- magnetic beads --- mycotoxin --- type B trichothecenes --- modified mycotoxins --- isomer separation --- method validation --- ochratoxin A --- fluorescence --- G-quadruplex --- biosensor --- computation --- simulation --- mycotoxins --- feed --- modified QuEChERS --- LC-MS/MS --- zearalenone --- immunochromatographic assay --- semi-quantification --- quantification --- aflatoxin B1 --- sterigmatocystin --- lactobacilli --- mycotoxin binding --- detoxification --- lactic acid bacteria --- colorimetric detection --- rapid tests --- ELISA --- lateral flow assays --- microfluidics --- nano-materials --- food safety --- commercialization --- immunosensor --- optical waveguide lightmode spectroscopy --- label-free detection --- planar waveguide sensor --- polarisation interferometer --- limit of detection --- competitive immunoassay --- fluorescence detection --- high-performance liquid chromatography --- total internal reflection ellipsometry --- aflatoxin --- chicken feed --- representative sampling --- improved aflatoxin test procedure --- validation