Emerging technologies for food and drug safety

Book Review: Food Safety: Emerging Issues, Technologies, and Systems

Emerging technologies for targeted food processing

High hydrostatic pressure (HHP), pulsed electric fields (PEF), ultrasound (US) and cold plasma (CP) are emerging technologies with varying levels of industrial application within the food industry. The review will concentrate on these non-thermal processes as well as their impact on biological cells and other food constituents. Main focus will be on process design and development to monitor tar...

Emerging Issues in Food Safety

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Emerging Drug Therapies for Heart Failure

Heart failure is associated with high morbidity and mortality and is proving to be an economic burden in developing countries. A number of therapeutic agents are presently employed in heart failure; but they are not sufficient to control symptoms of heart failure. Moreover, the prevalence of chronic heart failure is progressively increasing and thus there is a continuing need to develop effecti...

Food colors: Existing and emerging food safety concerns.

Food colors are added to different types of commodities to increase their visual attractiveness or to compensate for natural color variations. The use of these additives is strictly regulated in the European Union, the United States, and many other countries worldwide. There is a growing concern about the safety of some commonly used legal food colorants and there is a trend to replace the synt...