Modern Techniques for Food Authentication (Hardcover)

With the increasing awareness of food safety and quality, consumers continuously demand the reassurance of origin and content of their foods. Furthermore, manufacturers must be able to confirm the authenticity of components of their products in order to comply with government legislation. Protection of the rights of consumers, genuine food processors, and prevention of fraudulent or deceptive practices and the adulteration of food is an important and challenge facing the food industry.
Rapid scientific and technological advances in the determination of food authenticity have taken place in recent years and Modern Techniques for Food Authentication focuses on many of those novel techniques. Including coverage of various spectroscopic technologies, methods based on isotopic analysis and chromatography, DNA, enzymatic analysis, electrophosresis and thermal methods, this book provides a valuable, international resource on the latest developments in food authentication.
*A comprehensive overview of authentication techniques and technology
*Written by an international group of academic and professional peers
*Provides an excellent complement to more general books on food safety

General

Imprint:	Academic Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2008
First published:	June 2008
Editors:	Da-Wen Sun
Dimensions:	246 x 189 x 41mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	720
ISBN-13:	978-0-12-374085-4
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Industrial chemistry & manufacturing technologies > Industrial chemistry > Food & beverage technology > General Books > Academic & Education > Professional & Technical > Food Science
LSN:	0-12-374085-1
Barcode:	9780123740854

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