1) Quantitative risk assessment for aflatoxins, PCBs, IPA,
PFOS in milk and products thereof. 2) Development and
validation of Voltametric methods for analysis of toxic heavy
metals and metalloids in food. 3) Risk assessment for verotoxigenic
Escherichia coli in milk and meat production. 4) Development of
electrochemical biosensor for histamine in fish and products
thereof. 5) Validation of cleaning and disinfection the food
industry.
1) The research aims to develop and refine models that allow to
analyze the relative risk to carcinogens present in milk and dairy
products, such as aflatoxins, PCBs, PAHs and PFOS. Are analyzed and
qualitatively assessed the data on the contamination detected by
the industry under monitoring plans and self-control together with
the analytical uncertainty, the data on consumption at the various
consumer groups and the effect of production processes. 2) The
research aims to develop electrochemical methods for the
determination of trace levels of Lead, Cadmium and Arsenic in meat
and milk. Are in place validation tests designed to assess whether
the characteristics of these methods, which are beneficial in terms
of cost, the quality characteristics required by EU regulations for
methods of food analysis. 3) The biomolecular methods have opened
new perspectives in the field of microbiological control of food
and epidemiological surveys useful to manage food safety. Research
is currently underway aimed at the development of cost-effective
methods and procedures to be used reliably in field investigations
for the detection of Escherichia coli VTEC atypical, whose research
with traditional methods is particularly laborious and inefficient.
4) the definition of the shelf-life of fish products must take
account of contamination with microbial species capable of
producing histamine. The development of an electrochemical
biosensor can allow rapid analysis and cost content useful for the
analysis of the products and for the study of microorganisms
producers of histamine.
