Advances in Troubleshooting Fish and Seafood Authentication by Inorganic Elemental Composition
The demand for fish and seafood is growing worldwide. Meanwhile, problems related to the integrity and safety of the fishery sector are increasing, leading legislators, producers, and consumers to search for ways to effectively protect themselves from fraud and health hazards related to fish consump...
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doaj-d82915dd7cde497cac817d90e445d8722021-01-30T00:02:31ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582021-01-011027027010.3390/foods10020270Advances in Troubleshooting Fish and Seafood Authentication by Inorganic Elemental CompositionMaria Olga Varrà0Sergio Ghidini1Lenka Husáková2Adriana Ianieri3Emanuela Zanardi4Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Strada del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, ItalyDepartment of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Strada del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, ItalyDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Studentska 573 HB/D, CZ-532 10 Pardubice, Czech RepublicDepartment of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Strada del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, ItalyDepartment of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Strada del Taglio 10, 43126 Parma, ItalyThe demand for fish and seafood is growing worldwide. Meanwhile, problems related to the integrity and safety of the fishery sector are increasing, leading legislators, producers, and consumers to search for ways to effectively protect themselves from fraud and health hazards related to fish consumption. What is urgently required now is the availability of reliable, truthful, and reproducible methods assuring the correspondence between the real nature of the product and label declarations accompanying the same product during its market life. The evaluation of the inorganic composition of fish and seafood appears to be one of the most promising strategies to be exploited in the near future to assist routine and official monitoring operations along the supply chain. The present review article focuses on exploring the latest scientific achievements of using the multi-elemental composition of fish and seafood as an imprint of their authenticity and traceability, especially with regards to the geographical origin. The scientific literature of the last 10 years focusing on the analytical determination and statistical elaboration of elemental data (alone or in combination with methodologies targeting other compounds) to verify the identity of fishery products is summarized and discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/10/2/270fraudauthenticationtraceabilityfishgeographical originmulti-elemental profile |
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Maria Olga Varrà Sergio Ghidini Lenka Husáková Adriana Ianieri Emanuela Zanardi Advances in Troubleshooting Fish and Seafood Authentication by Inorganic Elemental Composition Foods fraud authentication traceability fish geographical origin multi-elemental profile |
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Maria Olga Varrà Sergio Ghidini Lenka Husáková Adriana Ianieri Emanuela Zanardi |
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Advances in Troubleshooting Fish and Seafood Authentication by Inorganic Elemental Composition |
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Advances in Troubleshooting Fish and Seafood Authentication by Inorganic Elemental Composition |
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The demand for fish and seafood is growing worldwide. Meanwhile, problems related to the integrity and safety of the fishery sector are increasing, leading legislators, producers, and consumers to search for ways to effectively protect themselves from fraud and health hazards related to fish consumption. What is urgently required now is the availability of reliable, truthful, and reproducible methods assuring the correspondence between the real nature of the product and label declarations accompanying the same product during its market life. The evaluation of the inorganic composition of fish and seafood appears to be one of the most promising strategies to be exploited in the near future to assist routine and official monitoring operations along the supply chain. The present review article focuses on exploring the latest scientific achievements of using the multi-elemental composition of fish and seafood as an imprint of their authenticity and traceability, especially with regards to the geographical origin. The scientific literature of the last 10 years focusing on the analytical determination and statistical elaboration of elemental data (alone or in combination with methodologies targeting other compounds) to verify the identity of fishery products is summarized and discussed. |
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fraud authentication traceability fish geographical origin multi-elemental profile |
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