Advances in food allergen analysis

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2016

Authors

Joana Costa (Author) FFUP; Fernandes, TJR (Author) Other; Villa, C (Author) Other; Beatriz B P P Oliveira (Author) FFUP; Mafra, I (Author) Other

Book

Title: Food Safety: Innovative Analytical Tools for Safety Assessment

Pages: 305-360

ISBN: 9781119160588; 9781119160557

Electronic ISBN: 9781119160557

Indexing

Scopus - 17 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00M-HZ6

DOI: 10.1002/9781119160588.ch9

Abstract (EN): Food allergies are considered an important problem of public health with a special impact on the quality of life of sensitized/allergic individuals. ThTh ey can be triggered by a wide variety of foods, being 90% attributed to eight groups of foods: soybean, peanut, tree nuts, gluten-containing cereals, milk, eggs, fifish and crustaceans. Since the avoidance of food allergens is the only effective means of protecting the health of allergic individuals, the assessment of labeling compliance is essential to prevent any accidental exposure to the offending foods. Accordingly, analytical methodologies for the detection of food allergens play an essential role, and have been the subject of extensive research advances. The intent of this chapter is to provide an updated overview on the most recent developments based on proteins and/or DNA for the specifific analysis of allergens in foods, with the main focus on immunochemical assays, LC-MS/MS, advanced real-time PCR methods and biosensors.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific