ED-XRF as screening tool to help customs laboratories in their fight against fraud. State-of-the-art
The fight against fraud is highly demanding because research needs to adapt constantly to solve new specific problems, created by the endless fantasy of fraudsters to deceive consumers with the aim of increasing their economic profit. Customs laboratories need to have access to versatile technologie...
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doaj-1ff5abda204649ec9f2ffa0e47bdd41c2021-06-25T04:51:00ZengElsevierTalanta Open2666-83192021-08-013100040ED-XRF as screening tool to help customs laboratories in their fight against fraud. State-of-the-artMichele Ghidotti0Sergej Papoci1Catalina Dumitrascu2Tereza Zdiniakova3Yiannis Fiamegos4María Beatriz de la Calle Gutiñas5Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Geel, BelgiumJoint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Geel, BelgiumJoint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Geel, BelgiumJoint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Geel, BelgiumJoint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Geel, BelgiumCorresponding author.; Joint Research Centre (JRC), European Commission, Geel, BelgiumThe fight against fraud is highly demanding because research needs to adapt constantly to solve new specific problems, created by the endless fantasy of fraudsters to deceive consumers with the aim of increasing their economic profit. Customs laboratories need to have access to versatile technologies able to address different analytical questions, that allow fast analysis, if possible on-site, and that does not require highly qualified staff. Energy dispersive X-Ray fluorescence spectroscopy hardly requires any sample treatment, does not require the use of environmentally unfriendly reagents, can be applied to the multi-elemental characterisation of many different matrices using the same calibration curves, and can be used by not specialised staff on-site, using hand-held devices. In this work, the potential of the technique to authenticate products based on their geographical origin, botanical variety, manufacturing processes, and some intrinsic characteristics such as those left by organic and conventional agriculture, is demonstrated.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666831921000102ED-XRFFraudBotanical varietyGeographical originFoodConsumer products |
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Michele Ghidotti Sergej Papoci Catalina Dumitrascu Tereza Zdiniakova Yiannis Fiamegos María Beatriz de la Calle Gutiñas ED-XRF as screening tool to help customs laboratories in their fight against fraud. State-of-the-art Talanta Open ED-XRF Fraud Botanical variety Geographical origin Food Consumer products |
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Michele Ghidotti Sergej Papoci Catalina Dumitrascu Tereza Zdiniakova Yiannis Fiamegos María Beatriz de la Calle Gutiñas |
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ED-XRF as screening tool to help customs laboratories in their fight against fraud. State-of-the-art |
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ED-XRF as screening tool to help customs laboratories in their fight against fraud. State-of-the-art |
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ED-XRF as screening tool to help customs laboratories in their fight against fraud. State-of-the-art |
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ED-XRF as screening tool to help customs laboratories in their fight against fraud. State-of-the-art |
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ED-XRF as screening tool to help customs laboratories in their fight against fraud. State-of-the-art |
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ed-xrf as screening tool to help customs laboratories in their fight against fraud. state-of-the-art |
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2666-8319 |
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The fight against fraud is highly demanding because research needs to adapt constantly to solve new specific problems, created by the endless fantasy of fraudsters to deceive consumers with the aim of increasing their economic profit. Customs laboratories need to have access to versatile technologies able to address different analytical questions, that allow fast analysis, if possible on-site, and that does not require highly qualified staff. Energy dispersive X-Ray fluorescence spectroscopy hardly requires any sample treatment, does not require the use of environmentally unfriendly reagents, can be applied to the multi-elemental characterisation of many different matrices using the same calibration curves, and can be used by not specialised staff on-site, using hand-held devices. In this work, the potential of the technique to authenticate products based on their geographical origin, botanical variety, manufacturing processes, and some intrinsic characteristics such as those left by organic and conventional agriculture, is demonstrated. |
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ED-XRF Fraud Botanical variety Geographical origin Food Consumer products |
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