Smartcard: an integrated approach for contaminant monitoring, from field to laboratory.

ABSTRACT: Effective food safety monitoring requires a multi-step approach from farm to fork, involving different methods, ranging from convenient screening devices to sophisticated laboratory confirmatory testing. However, sample transportation to routine laboratories is time-consuming and expensive. Simplified on-site sampling followed by laboratory analysis offers a potential solution. Dried blood spot (DBS) cards ensure stability and ease of sample transportation and are used in clinical testing. However, the applicability of such an approach could be broader and include the storage of dried extract from more complex (solid) matrices. Therefore, a simplified approach is presented here, using DBS cards for on-site sampling and subsequent laboratory confirmation for food contaminants. To achieve th

SUBMITTER: Geballa-Koukoula A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11695648 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature