ABSTRACT
The assurance of food safety is a major public health concern and of utmost importance for the food industry. With increased expectations for products of high quality and safety, the need for accurate, fast and objective food analysis methods continues to grow. Quality and safety assurance methods used in the food industry have traditionally involved classical microbiological analysis, which is laborious and time consuming, and does not offer immediate results. Consequently, alternative analytical techniques that can be implemented on-line or can provide results in shorter time frames are currently being investigated.
