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Call for Papers: Food Authentication and Traceability in High-Risk Products: Analytical Approaches for Regulatory Control

Introduction

The world faces serious food safety problems because food fraud and food adulteration continue to exist as significant worldwide challenges that damage consumer confidence and disrupt fair trading activities. Food products classified as high-risk, including honey and fruit juices, powdered milk, jams, olive oil, coffee, tea, wine, and spices, face a high threat of fraudulent activities, which use methods like dilution and substitution and deceptive origin or quality labelling. The two problems create a situation that undermines public trust in food supply systems while demonstrating the immediate requirement for powerful methods that combine analysis and regulatory enforcement.

The Food authentication analytical approaches need additional methodological evaluation, together with international pharmacological research comparison, because its current methodology and study context do not meet international research standards. Future studies could incorporate qualitative evaluations of thesis quality, institutional factors and the long-term academic careers of doctoral graduates.

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Scope

The study requires additional methodological assessment, together with international pharmacological research comparison, because its existing research methods and study environment fail to meet global research standards. Future studies could use qualitative methods to assess thesis quality and institutional factors and the academic career development of doctoral graduates.

  • The research investigates food authentication methods that detect adulteration and confirm product authenticity through its analytical techniques.
  • The research investigates food fraud detection methods that implement advanced analytical technologies together with data science tools.
  • The research develops food authentication methods through analytical techniques that use both spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques.
  • The research studies food traceability systems that create transparent supply chain processes to protect food safety in global markets.
  • The research studies food authentication regulations that control industry operations while developing effective food inspection methods.
  • The research studies authentication problems which affect high-risk food commodities like honey, olive oil, coffee, tea, wine, spices and dairy products.

    • Know More About This Issue

    Food authentication has become a key priority in global food safety governance. The international trade expansion, together with more complex food supply chains, has created challenges for regulatory agencies to identify fraudulent activities and authenticate product origins. The food authentication field requires advanced analytical methods that deliver precise results within a short time frame and at affordable costs.

    Recent technological advances in spectroscopy and chemometrics, together with machine learning, have created new detection methods for food fraud and product authenticity verification. Scientists and regulators can use these tools to identify adulteration patterns while tracking raw material origins and creating advanced systems that improve food traceability in food safety.

    The special issue aims to present research findings that demonstrate innovative methods for combining contemporary analytical technologies with established regulatory systems. Researchers who develop better fraud detection methods, together with improved traceability systems, will create better tools for monitoring food safety and enforcing regulations throughout the world.

    The current issue provides a crucial forum to examine new scientific methods together with existing research gaps and the policy difficulties that face High-risk food product authentication processes, thus enhancing global food safety measures and consumer protection efforts.

    Food Authentication and Traceability in High-Risk Products

    Key Themes

    Researchers are invited to submit manuscripts addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:

  • The creation of sophisticated food testing methods that can detect both product contamination and product identity misrepresentation.
  • The development of new methods to detect food fraud through the use of spectroscopic techniques combined with chemometric methods and machine learning systems.
  • The development of new analytical methods for food authentication that regulatory laboratories can use to perform their testing work.
  • The study of food traceability systems, which enhance food safety through better transparency and improved tracking of supply chain operations.
  • The research studies that investigate how regulatory authorities control food authentication processes according to international food safety regulations.
  • Scientific investigations about the authentication methods used to test high-risk food products, which include honey, olive oil, dairy, coffee, spices and beverages.
  • The research examines how to achieve harmonisation, validation and standardisation of Analytical techniques for food authentication, which official food control systems use.
  • The research uses data-driven methods that combine analytical chemistry techniques with computational approaches to verify food authenticity.

    • How We Support Your Submission

    Successful publication in international journals with high impact demands researchers to deliver an optimal research design together with their complete research methods and their ability to communicate scientific findings effectively. Our expert research support services help authors prepare high-quality manuscripts suitable for submission to the Food Control journal.

  • Academic editing and manuscript refinement to enhance clarity and scientific quality.
  • Guidance on presenting research on food analytical approaches and regulatory food control.
  • Support in conducting research about fraud detection methods and analytical authentication processes.
  • Assistance in presenting data-driven research on food traceability systems in food safety.
  • The document needs formatting and language edits to comply with international journal standards.
  • The system provides support for authors who want to submit their manuscripts through the Editorial Manager system.
  • The team provides expert help to authors who need to address reviewer feedback while working on manuscript revisions.

    • Journal Guidelines:

  • Authors must submit original manuscripts that have not been published or submitted elsewhere.
  • Submissions should follow the Food Control Guide for Authors, which provides both formatting requirements and reference citation standards.
  • Manuscripts may include original research articles, and systematic reviews and methodological studies that focus on food authentication research.
  • Research must demonstrate relevance to regulatory control in food authentication and food safety monitoring.
  • Authors must submit their manuscripts through the Editorial Manager® system which is operated by the journal.
  • Authors need to choose the article type “VSI: Food authentication and traceability” during their submission process.
  • The journal will use its standard peer-review process to evaluate all submitted work.

    • Important Dates

    Submission Deadline: 20 March 2027

    To ensure successful and timely submission to the special issue “Food Authentication and Traceability in High-Risk Products,” researchers are encouraged to seek expert publication support from conceptualisation to final submission.

    Free Guide: How to Write the Journal Manuscript

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    Reference

    Elsevier. (2026, March 13). Food authentication and traceability in high-risk products: Analytical approaches for regulatory control (Call for papers). Food Control. https://www.editorialmanager.com

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