Preliminaries; Contents; Contributor contact details; Introduction; 1 On line detection of contaminants; 2 On line immunochemical assays for contaminant analysis; 3 Using bioassays in contaminant analysis; 4 The rapid detection of pesticides in food; 5 Detecting antimicrobial drug residues; 6 Detecting veterinary drug residues; 7 The rapid detection of toxins in food a case study; 8 Rapid detection methods for microbial contamination; 9 Rapid analysis of microbial contamination of water; 10 Rapid techniques for analysing food additives and micronutrients.

11 Detecting genetically modified ingredients12 In line sensors for food process monitoring and control; 13 Measurement of added water in foodstuffs; 14 Spectroscopic techniques for analysing raw material quality; 15 Using spectroscopic techniques to monitor food composition; 16 Confocal scanning laser microscopy CSLM for monitoring food composition; 17 Using electronic noses to assess food quality; 18 Rapid olfaction arrays for determining fish quali.

With its high volumes of production, the food industry has an urgent need for instrumentation that can be used on-line and which produces rapid measurements. As a result, there has been a wealth of research in this field, which is summarised in this important collection. The first part of the book looks at techniques for the rapid detection of contaminants such as pesticides, veterinary drug residues and foreign bodies. The second part of the book considers methods for identifying ingredients, including additives, and measuring product quality.

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