Point-of-Care Detection Devices for Food Safety Monitoring: Proactive Disease Prevention
2016
Wu, Marie Yung-Chen | Hsu, Min-Yen | Chen, Shih-Jen | Hwang, De-Kuang | Yen, Tzung-Hai | Cheng, Chao-Min
Food safety has become an increasingly significant public concern in both developed and under-developed nations around the world; it increases morbidity, mortality, human suffering, and economic burden. This Opinion focuses on (i) examining the influence of pathogens and chemicals (e.g., food additives and pesticide residue) on food-borne illnesses, (ii) summarizing food hazards that are present in Asia, and (iii) summarizing the array of current point-of-care (POC) detection devices that have potential applications in food safety monitoring. In addition, we provide insight into global healthcare issues in both developing and under-developed nations with a focus on bridging the gap between food safety issues in the public sector (associated with relevant clinical cases) and the use of POC detection devices for food safety monitoring.
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