This book reviews the important topic of tracing and authenticating a food
product. The first part deals with analytical techniques applied to food
authentication, with chapters on both established and developing technologies,
and discussions of chemometrics and data handling. Part two relates these
methodologies to particular food and beverage products, such as meat, dairy
products, cereals, and wine. The final section reviews traceability in detail,
examining the development of efficient traceability systems and their
application in practice to animal feed and fish processing.