This paper contains an overview of food frauds from the Food Center for Food Fraud and Quality portal since 2017 to August 2019. It provides an information about specific cases which differ in the categories of fraud, food commodities and case reporting countries. Data analysis showed that in 2017 and 2018 years, the majority of … [Read more…]
The production of traditional and/or regional products is based on natural raw materials of good quality originating from domestic plant species and animal breeds – the heritage of Polish agriculture. Raw materials originating from Polish domestic breeds are applied in the production of the traditional local products of the highest quality. These products are produced … [Read more…]
Vacuum-packed and unpacked control pork sausages and experimental samples of sausages with 45% common carp meat were stored for 30 days at 2 ± 2 °C. Physical (pH, aw) and chemical (ammonia, free fatty acid, peroxide value, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances) parameters were measured throughout the storage period (days of sampling 6, 9, 13, 16, … [Read more…]
In recent decades, there has been an enormous increase in drug usage in human and veterinary medicine around the world. Drugs can enter the environment in parent form or as metabolic by-products; the primary source of contamination of the aquatic ecosystem is wastewater from hospitals and households. The purification technologies used in wastewater treatment plants … [Read more…]
The cholesterol content in fish meat was determined. The samples came from a market network of the Czech Republic in a range of commonly available freshwater and saltwater fish. Assessment was carried out using reverse phase liquid chromatography with an isocratic elution system. The cholesterol content in fish meat was varied considerably and differed depending … [Read more…]
The aim was to monitor the course of chemical changes (total volatile basic nitrogen, trimethylamine, free fatty acids, peroxide value, malondialdehyde content) in fresh chilled and deep-frozen muscle tissue of 4 commercially important marine fish (Sparus aurata, Dicentrarchus labrax, Scomber scombrus, Salmo salar). The results of our own laboratory tests are included. Download full article … [Read more…]