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Market globalization and recurring food safety alerts have resulted in a growing consumer awareness of the need for food traceability. This is particularly relevant for seafood due to its perishable nature and importance as a key protein source for the population of the world. Here, we provide an overview of the current needs for seafood origin traceability, along with the limitations and challenges for its implementation. We focus on geochemical, biochemical, and molecular tools and how they should be optimized to be implemented globally and to address our societal needs. We suggest that seafood traceability is key to enforcing food safety regulations and fisheries control, combat fraud, and fulfill present and future expectations of conscientious producers, consumers, and authorities.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tibtech.2015.03.003 | DOI Listing |
Food Chem X
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Panvascular Diseases Research Center, The Quzhou Affiliaed Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou 324000,China.
The growing global demand and price fluctuations in meat have raised concerns over safety, adulteration, and traceability. Conventional methods are time-consuming, labor-intensive, and reagent-dependent, limiting their use for rapid or on-site screening. This review provides a comprehensive overview of emerging non-invasive techniques-such as fluorescence, near-infrared, mid-infrared, and Raman spectroscopy-for assessing meat quality and detecting adulteration.
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August 2025
School of Biological & Environmental Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK.
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July 2025
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Production, University of Naples Federico II, 80137 Naples, Italy.
The illegal sale of mussels is a persistent problem for food safety and public health in the Campania region, where bivalve molluscs are often sold without traceability, evading regulatory controls. In this study, ten batches of mussels seized from unauthorized vendors were analyzed to evaluate their microbiological safety and trace their geographical origin. High loads of , exceeding European regulatory limits (Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005), were detected in all samples.
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August 2025
ECOMARE - Laboratory for Innovation and Sustainability of Marine Biological Resources, CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Biology, Campus Universitário de Santiago, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal.
The common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) is a highly valued seafood species, whose flavour and palatability are often linked to its geographic origin. However, globalized supply chains have increased the risk of mislabelling. Lipid metabolism in marine organisms is shaped by environmental conditions, then lipidomics offers a promising tool for origin authentication.
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August 2025
School of Agricultural Engineering and Food Science, Shandong University of Technology, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, China; Shandong Province Engineering Research Center of Vegetable Safety and Quality Traceability, No. 266 Xincun Xilu, Zibo 255049, China; Zibo City Key Laboratory of Agricultur
In this study, a co-reactant-free antifouling electrochemiluminescence (ECL) sensor was prepared based on a macromolecular heterocyclic compound electrocatalytic material and an electroneutral hydrogel. THPP as a macromolecular heterocyclic compound material, can generate reactive oxygen species (ROS). Luminal as an ECL signal source, coupled with THPP to form a THPP-Lum ECL system without co-reactants, replacing the original luminal hydrogen peroxide system, greatly simplifying the construction process of ECL sensors.
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