Chemical food contaminants during food processing: sources and control

Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2021;61(9):1545-1555. doi: 10.1080/10408398.2020.1762069. Epub 2020 May 12.

Abstract

With the development in international food trade, there has been emerging risks in the food chain. Food contamination can be caused by several factors in a complex food chain. This articles provides a comprehensive review of known chemical contaminants from the production of raw materials to the consumption of food products as well as prevention and control measures. Specifically, this review discusses the following topics, raw material contamination caused by environmental pollution, endogenous food contamination caused by processing methods, and cold chain system challenges in food e-commerce.

Keywords: E-commerce; Food contamination; control; food production.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Environmental Pollution
  • Food
  • Food Contamination* / analysis
  • Food Handling*