Recent advances in high-throughput green analytical testing technologies for food inspection

Abstract

Timely and reliable detection of contaminants such as microorganisms, environmental contaminants, and adulterant is of paramount importance to ensure food quality. With the growing demand for sustainable and efficient food inspection practices, high-throughput green analytical testing technologies (HT-GATTs) have garnered significant attention for food safety inspections due to their higher detection efficiency, lower resource consumption, environmentally friendly etc. advantages, making it an excellent tool for various food inspection applications and a comprehensive reviewer article to summarize the latest achievements is urgent required. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the recent five years’ developments and applications of HT-GATTs in food inspection, especially the detection of food contaminants by chromatography, spectroscopy and microfluidics. We also discussed the background and key features of HT-GATTs, emphasizing their advantages and limitations, particularly in terms of solvent usage and the selection of an appropriate detection platform to achieve high-throughput and rapid testing. Finally, we summarize the current challenges and look ahead to future potential trends on HT-GATTs, providing insights into future research and development directions in this field to foster continuous innovation and address emerging food safety issues.