Food Authentication and Traceability

Charis M. Galanakis is a multidisciplinary scientist in agricultural sciences as well as food and environmental science, technology, and sustainability, with experience in both industry and academia. He is the research and innovation director of Galanakis Laboratories in Chania, Greece, an adjunct professor of King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and the director of Food Waste Recovery Group (SIG5) of ISEKI Food Association in Vienna, Austria. He pioneered the new discipline of food waste recovery and has established the most prominent innovation network in the field. He also serves as a senior consultant for the food industry and expert evaluator for international and regional funded programs and proposals. He is an editorial board member of Food and Bioproducts Processing, Food Research International, and Foods, has edited over 45 books, and has published hundreds of research articles, reviews, monographs, chapters, and conference proceedings.

• 1. Food authentication: Introduction, techniques and prospects2. Food Fraud3. Chromatographic methods4. Mass Spectrometry in Food Authenticity and Traceability5. Chemical Imaging in Food Authentication6. Non-targeted fingerprinting approaches7. DNA-based techniques8. Omics-based technologies for food authentication and traceability9. Proteomics for food authentication10. Future challenges on the use of blockchain for food traceability analysis11. Regulatory aspects12. Metabolomic approaches