Journal of Food: Microbiology, Safety & Hygiene
Open Access
ISSN: 2476-2059
ISSN: 2476-2059
Marco Iammarino
Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Italy
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Food Microbiol Saf Hyg
The possible detection of not negligible concentrations of nitrates, sulphites and ascorbic acid in fresh meat preparations was demonstrated by different authors, also in products with no added food additives. In these cases, the not compliant result, release by organisms in charge of food controls, seems to be not appropriate, since these levels are due to the natural presence, and/or to carry-over principle. In this presentation, the control activity developed by Chemistry department of Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale of Puglia and Basilicata (Foggia, Italy), aimed at giving a useful contribution to the evaluation and estimation of such admissible levels, is presented. Overall, 2630 samples (200 fresh meats and 2430 fresh meat preparations) were analyzed, by using validated liquid chromatography methods (HPIC-CD and HPLC-UV-DAD), and the respective compound of interest was identified and quantified.
Marco Iammarino is a Food Technologist and Chemical Surveyor. He is a Researcher at Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata of Foggia (Italy). He deals with food quality and safety, analytical chemistry applied to food analysis, research & development and analytical methods validation. In particular, he has developed several analytical methods (HPLC, HPIC, CE and LSC) for the determinations of food additives (nitrites, nitrates, sulfites, polyphosphates, organic acids, etc.), radionuclides, mycotoxins and drugs in foods and feed materials. He has published more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed and academic journals, congresses proceedings and books.
Email: marco.iammarino@tin.it