To target or not to target? Definitions and nomenclature for targeted versus non-targeted analytical food authentication

TY - JOUR

T1 - To target or not to target? Definitions and nomenclature for targeted versus non-targeted analytical food authentication

AU - Ballin, Nicolai Zederkopff

AU - Laursen, Kristian Holst

PY - 2019/4

Y1 - 2019/4

N2 - The use of non-targeted analytical methods in food authentication has rapidly increased during the past decade. Non-targeted analyses are now used for a plethora of different food commodities but also across several scientific disciplines. This has brought together a mixture of analytical traditions and terminologies. Consequently, the scientific literature on food authentication often includes different approaches and inconsistently used definitions and nomenclature for both targeted and non-targeted analysis. This commentary paper aims to propose definitions and nomenclature for targeted and non-targeted analytical approaches as a first step towards harmonization.

AB - The use of non-targeted analytical methods in food authentication has rapidly increased during the past decade. Non-targeted analyses are now used for a plethora of different food commodities but also across several scientific disciplines. This has brought together a mixture of analytical traditions and terminologies. Consequently, the scientific literature on food authentication often includes different approaches and inconsistently used definitions and nomenclature for both targeted and non-targeted analysis. This commentary paper aims to propose definitions and nomenclature for targeted and non-targeted analytical approaches as a first step towards harmonization.

KW - Analytical chemistry

KW - DNA

KW - Food authentication

KW - Food fraud

KW - Non-targeted

KW - Targeted

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85054143297&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.tifs.2018.09.025

DO - 10.1016/j.tifs.2018.09.025

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85054143297

SN - 0924-2244

VL - 86

SP - 537

EP - 543

JO - Trends in Food Science and Technology

JF - Trends in Food Science and Technology

ER -