ABSTRACT

The safety of foods and ingredients for human alimentation or animal feeding has always been a great concern. On the one hand, control over the presence of potentially harmful pathogens and contaminants has historically been one of the most exploited sectors for the development and commercialization of diagnostic tests. Although infections of food-borne pathogens have been controlled, the prevalence

2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Overview of Existing Array Platforms ........................................................... 14

2.2.1 Genetically Modi›ed Organism Detection in Food ........................... 15 2.2.2 Food-Borne Pathogen Detection ......................................................... 18 2.2.3 Farm Animal Genotyping for Food Quality Assessment ................... 21 2.2.4 Olive Oil Traceability and Authenticity .............................................23