Novel infrared spectroscopic tools for mycotoxin determination in foodstuffs for increased food safety
Abstract
The MCSOSPEC project will develop an innovative tool based on infrared spectroscopic fingerprinting techniques for the rapid on-site diagnosis of fungal diseases at the surface of foods or in liquid foodstuffs such as e.g. homogenized foodstuff or beverages. The enivsaged approach will enable the development of a compact yet highly sensitive tool, which will ensure that larger volumes of the cereals and foodstuffs can be probed, sensitively detected, and quantified. Moreover, the inherent molecular selectivity of the selected spectroscopy technique will offer highly complementary analytical information capable of simultaneously analysing different physico-chemical sample properties, thereby providing a broad range of molecular information on the investigated sample. Contaminants, which cannot be directly measured with automated fast methods due to low concentrations, may therefore be indirectly assessed either due to their plant-depleting bioactive effect (e.g., changes of metabolite profile) or the depletion of major plant components such as carbohydrates and proteins due to the presence of the natural contaminant-producing organism. The high information content of infrared spectroscopic analysis combined with multivariate calibration and data classification will provide a novel approach for rapid, high-throughput monitoring of plant main components obtaining rapid information on crop quality and safety essential for screening systems in the food and feed sector.
Schlagworte Infrarot Spektroskopie Analytik Pilzverunreinigungen Überwachung der Lebensmittelhygiene
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Mitarbeiter*innen
Rudolf Krska
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Rudolf Krska
rudolf.krska@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-97301, 97302
BOKU Projektleiter*in
01.11.2013 - 31.01.2016
BOKU Partner
Externe Partner
Union of Dairy, Beef, Food Industrialists and Producers of Turkey
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Partner
Fullwell Mill Ltd.
keiner
Partner
MG Optical Solutions GmbH
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Partner
ICC Austria_x000D_
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Partner
Cerveses La Gardenia SL
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Partner
University of Ulm_x000D_
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Partner