MOX-NW Electronic Nose for detection of food microbial contamination

as chemical sensors were identified in the past few years as valuable candidate for food safety controls, eg early diagnosis of microbial contamination. Microbial management is a crucial task in food processing industry all along the entire food production chain; residual contamination may lead to loss of quality and, if the microorganisms are pathogens, can bring about severe risks for consumers' health. For this reason an accurate and fast control of production using, possibly, at-line sensor systems is highly demanded.