Laser Sensing and Chemometric Analysis for Rapid Detection of Oregano Fraud

Laser Sensing and Chemometric Analysis for Rapid Detection of Oregano Fraud

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World health is increasingly threatened by the growing number of spice-related food hazards.Further development of reliable methods for rapid, non-targeted identification of copyright ingredients within the supply chain is needed.ENEA has developed a portable, user-friendly photoacoustic laser system for food fraud detection, based on orange peel cestrum a quantum cascade laser and multivariate calibration.

Following a study on the authenticity of saffron, the instrument was challenged with a more elusive adulterant, olive leaves in oregano.The results show that the reported method of laser sensing and chemometric analysis was able to detect adulterants air compressor tank bushing at mass ratios of at least 20% in less than five minutes.