Funded under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.3, Theme 10.
Funded under the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), Mission 4 Component 2 Investment 1.3, Theme 10.
Development of nir-based methods using portable device
Coordinator
The task includes evaluation of safety parameters in traditional and novel foods through the development of: a) chemical sensors and immunosensors for the selective detection of algal and plant toxins, and trace allergens; b) portable devices based on laser photoacoustic spectroscopy (LPAS) and other spectroscopy techniques; c) Ambient Desorption Ionisation methods with High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (DESI-HRMS); e) use of rt-PCR and digital droplet-PCR to evaluate new and (re)-emerging foodborne pathogenic species; f) metabolomics and proteomics strategies coupled to pathway analysis to evaluate the effects of emerging and re-emerging contaminants; d) analytical techniques, i.e., spectroscopic and MS-based, to determine biogenic amines, pesticides, veterinary drug residues, mycotoxins and processing toxicants; and g) new Matrix-Reference Materials to be characterised for food safety parameters will be developed, including preparation of test-lots, their characterization and homogeneity and stability studies.
Report on rapid methods to detect foodborne pathogenic species and their metabolites (M36)
Report on the development and testing of new analytical techniques for targeted analysis of contaminants (M36)
Report on the development and testing of new rapid and direct analytical tools, chemical sensors, and portable devices (M36)
The need to develop rapid, easy, direct, and non-destructive analytical methods which can be used for routine food controls is growing, especially at industrial level.
NIR-based methods, after their validation by comparison with primary reference methods, can be a valid approach.
The aim of this work is the development of micro-NIR-based methods using portable device to quantify toxic compounds, toxic metabolites, and also to monitor the transfer of compounds from the packaging to food and from food to packaging.
The use of micro-NIR portable device to monitor toxic compounds and toxic metabolites will let control food preservation in a very easy way at industrial and distribution level.
