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{"title":"Tea (Camellia sinensis L.) anthocyanins and their compounded stability through conjugation: A promising instrument to synthesize green, halochromic, active and intelligent packaging","authors":"Muhammad Safiullah Virk ,&nbsp;Muhammad Abdulrehman Virk ,&nbsp;Mehak Gul ,&nbsp;Shiyu Zhang ,&nbsp;Tabussam Tufail ,&nbsp;Xinzhuan Yao ,&nbsp;Litang Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105297","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105297","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In packaging, an increasing swing toward green innovations enhancing food quality and consumer satisfaction is persisting. Halochromic, active and intelligent packaging (HAIP) protects food and monitors quality via efficient indicators. Natural anthocyanins have become popular for HAIP due to their prompt color-changing ability in response to varying pH, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activity. Tea, especially purple varieties, is a rich source of anthocyanins and contains cyanidin, delphinidin, pelargonidin, petunidin in significant quantities, and peonidin, malvidin in comparatively minor quantities along with their acylated and non-acylated derivative, as predominant anthocyanins, such as cyanidin-3-O-galactoside, cyanidin-3-O-arabinoside, cyanidin-3-O-β-D-(6-(E)-p-coumaroyl)-glucopyranoside, delphinidin-3-O-galactoside, pelargonidin-3-O-rutinoside, petunidin-(E)-p-coumaroyl-galactopyranoside and pelargonidin-3-O-galactoside, which could be used in the synthesis of HAIP having unique hues. Several of these tea anthocyanins are destroyed by different factors, such as temperature, light, enzymes, and others, leading to their diminished activity. Different conjugation procedures could be used to stabilize the integrity of tea anthocyanins. These procedures, including co-pigmentation, self-association, metal-complexation, acylation, and encapsulation, use hydrogen bonding, π-π stacking, van der Waals forces, hydrophobic and electrostatic interaction with other molecules such as metals, organic acids, fatty acids and their esters, phenolic acids, biopolymers and other molecules to increase the stability of tea anthocyanins. Tea anthocyanins have potent antioxidant, antimicrobial, and pH-responsive qualities that can be used in producing efficient HAIP. Thus, advancing tea anthocyanin-based HAIP requires a multi-faceted approach, including researching purple tea for exploring the type and concentration of different important anthocyanins, enhancing their stability using tea's native and other bioactive compounds, using them in robust HAIP and shifting the trend from research to real-time applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":441,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Food Science & Technology","volume":"165 ","pages":"Article 105297"},"PeriodicalIF":15.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145047502","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Advances in biomass-based carbon dots for smart food packaging applications","authors":"Kehao Huang ,&nbsp;Jiansheng Fu ,&nbsp;Jihai Cai ,&nbsp;Guozhi Ma ,&nbsp;Jiwen Luo ,&nbsp;Xiaoying Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105298","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105298","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The increasing demand for smart food packaging has driven interest in functional materials that can provide real-time quality monitoring and product protection. Among them, carbon dots (CDs), especially those derived from biomass, have emerged as promising candidates due to their tunable fluorescence, biocompatibility, and environmental responsiveness. However, current research lacks a systematic and integrated discussion of how CDs can be synthesized, functionalized, and engineered for practical packaging applications.</div></div><div><h3>Scope and approach</h3><div>This review highlights recent advances in biomass-derived CDs for smart packaging, with a focus on green and scalable synthesis methods, structure-property relationships, and functional integration. Key aspects, including fluorescence behavior, antioxidant and antimicrobial activities, and environmental responsiveness, are discussed in terms of how they contribute to mechanical and barrier properties reinforcement, freshness indication, food preservation, and anti-counterfeiting. The review further examines the safety, biodegradability, and regulatory issues of biomass-based CDs.</div></div><div><h3>Key findings and conclusions</h3><div>Biomass-derived CDs exhibit multifunctional properties that enhance packaging performance and enable intelligent responses to food quality changes. When incorporated into biopolymer matrices, CDs can improve tensile strength, UV shielding, and water vapor and oxygen barrier properties, while also acting as active agents for freshness monitoring, food preservation, and counterfeit prevention. Challenges remain in optimizing fluorescence stability, improving yield and emission tunability, and ensuring compatibility with packaging matrices. Future work should develop multi-responsive CDs that remain stable in cold-chain and low-light conditions, along with standardized production methods linking biomass composition to performance. These advances will improve reproducibility, lower costs, and enable large-scale use.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":441,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Food Science & Technology","volume":"165 ","pages":"Article 105298"},"PeriodicalIF":15.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145047531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Polyhydroxyalkanoates for sustainable food packaging: A comprehensive review on production, applications, and end-of-life scenarios for food packaging","authors":"Su Jung Hong ,&nbsp;Kihyeon Ahn ,&nbsp;Jun Tae Kim ,&nbsp;Young-Teck Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105294","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105294","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The growing environmental impact of petroleum-based plastics has accelerated the demand for biodegradable alternatives in food packaging. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), a diverse class of microbial polyesters derived from renewable feedstocks, have attracted increasing attention due to their biodegradability, compostability, and compatibility with bio-based additives. However, limitations in material properties and high production costs have hindered their widespread commercial adoption.</div></div><div><h3>Scope and approach</h3><div>This review provides a comprehensive overview of the recent status and progress in the development of PHAs for food packaging applications. It critically evaluates material optimization strategies, copolymerization, blending, plasticization, and multilayer structuring, aimed at overcoming inherent limitations such as brittleness and narrow thermal processability. Additionally, the integration of active and smart functionalities is examined, particularly those employing edible and bio-based antimicrobial, antioxidant, and sensing agents. The review further addresses environmental fate by summarizing biodegradation performance under various disposal scenarios, including industrial composting, soil, marine, and anaerobic conditions. Commercialization trends and approved food-contact resins are also discussed.</div></div><div><h3>Key findings and conclusions</h3><div>Material engineering approaches have significantly improved the flexibility and functionality of PHA-based films, enabling their use in both passive and active packaging formats. While biodegradation remains the main end-of-life route, harmonized assessment protocols are needed to reflect real-world conditions. Regulatory inconsistencies and limited recycling infrastructure further hinder market expansion. To accelerate adoption, future research should focus on developing robust PHA materials, standardized biodegradability testing, application-oriented product design, and international regulatory alignment. These efforts will facilitate the transition of PHAs from niche biomaterials to mainstream sustainable packaging solutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":441,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Food Science & Technology","volume":"165 ","pages":"Article 105294"},"PeriodicalIF":15.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145047429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A review of aerogel-based Sensors: Fabrication, performance modulation, and novel approaches for detecting foodborne hazards","authors":"Bing Liu,&nbsp;Yu-miao Wang,&nbsp;Shu-qi Lu,&nbsp;Can Zhou,&nbsp;Yuan Wu,&nbsp;Yi Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105293","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105293","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Hazardous factors in food are the primary cause of foodborne illnesses and constitute a core focus of food safety regulation. Monitoring these hazardous factors is critical for ensuring food safety and public health. Aerogels possess unique properties, such as an extremely low density, high specific surface area, distinctive porous structures, and tunable chemical functionality. When combined with the specific properties of various components, these characteristics make aerogels excellent materials for use in sensors, as they exhibit high sensitivity, superior selectivity, rapid response/recovery rates, and broad application prospects. In recent years, aerogel-based sensors have demonstrated significant potential and promising results in detecting foodborne hazards.</div></div><div><h3>Scope and approach</h3><div>This paper provides a systematic review of the breakthrough progress made in aerogel-based sensors for monitoring foodborne hazards. In addition, it introduces the preparation methods, classification system, sensing mechanisms, and performance control strategies of aerogel-based sensors. This study aims to provide a theoretical basis for the development of aerogel-based sensors with excellent comprehensive performance for foodborne hazard detection and to offer new references for rapid food safety detection technologies.</div></div><div><h3>Key finding and conclusions</h3><div>Aerogel-based sensors feature ultrahigh sensitivity and rapid response capabilities, enabling precise detection of harmful substances in food. Their lightweight nature facilitates the development of portable devices, enabling real-time monitoring in smart packaging systems. Future research and development will focus on portable detection devices based on aerogel-based sensors to achieve rapid detection of harmful substances in various foods. These applications are highly important for ensuring food safety and safeguarding human health.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":441,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Food Science & Technology","volume":"165 ","pages":"Article 105293"},"PeriodicalIF":15.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145047402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Valorization of hemp biomass through green methods: A sustainable approach for next-generation food packaging","authors":"Mudassar Hussain ,&nbsp;Abhishek Bisht ,&nbsp;Muneeba Naseer Chaudhary ,&nbsp;Khadija Ramzan ,&nbsp;Syeda Hijab Zehra ,&nbsp;Jonas Viškelis ,&nbsp;Pranas Viškelis ,&nbsp;Aistė Balčiūnaitienė ,&nbsp;Soottawat Benjakul","doi":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105295","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105295","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Environmental concerns over petroleum-derived food packaging have intensified the demand for sustainable, biodegradable alternatives. Industrial hemp (<em>Cannabis sativa.</em> L) has emerged as a promising candidate due to its high tensile strength and biodegradability of its fibers (564.98 ± 167.03 MPa), as well as the antimicrobial, antioxidant, and pigment-based properties of its bioactive extracts. However, challenges related to process scalability and biomass valorization still hinder its widespread industrial use.</div></div><div><h3>Scope and approach</h3><div>This review critically examines recent advances in green processing technologies–such as enzymatic hydrolysis, microwave- and ultrasound-assisted extraction, supercritical CO₂, deep eutectic solvents (DES), and subcritical water treatment–for converting hemp biomass into functional food packaging materials. It also highlights the effects of these methods on fiber structure, pigment extraction, film performance, and sustainability, alongside regulatory and scalability considerations.</div></div><div><h3>Key findings and conclusions</h3><div>Hemp's lignocellulosic composition (cellulose: 40–77 %; lignin: 4–24 %) supports the development of bioplastics with strong mechanical and barrier properties, including UV-resistant films. Natural pigments–such as chlorophylls, carotenoids, and cannaflavins–provide both antioxidant properties and visual appeal. Green methods like DES-based delignification (yielding up to 70.8 % cellulose) and supercritical CO₂ extraction (enhancing cannabidiol recovery by 37.1 %) improve functionality while reducing environmental impact. However, issues related to biomass variability and high enzymatic costs necessitate AI-driven optimization and harmonized regulatory standards. Future research should prioritize the integration of nanocellulose reinforcement, pigment utilization, and smart packaging features within a circular bioeconomy framework to replace conventional plastics.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":441,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Food Science & Technology","volume":"165 ","pages":"Article 105295"},"PeriodicalIF":15.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145047503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Towards responsible seafood consumption choices: A review of communication tools on health, environmental, and social dimensions","authors":"F. Minnens ,&nbsp;C. Cardoso ,&nbsp;C. Afonso ,&nbsp;A. Marques ,&nbsp;J. Diogene ,&nbsp;H. De Steur ,&nbsp;W. Verbeke ,&nbsp;Y. Hung","doi":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105292","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105292","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Consumers face increasing complexity when making responsible seafood choices, as they must consider intersecting health, environmental, and social dimensions. Policymakers and stakeholders are increasingly engaged in improving how information about seafood is communicated and benefit from a clear understanding of the current communication landscape and its gaps.</div></div><div><h3>Scope and approach</h3><div>This scoping review identifies, categorizes, and discusses 40 tools, including websites, apps, and labels, following systematic searches on the search engine and app stores with the largest user share. Tools were assessed for media type, target audience, focus, specificity, personalization, output and external validation. A publicly accessible database of these tools is provided to support transparency and further development.</div></div><div><h3>Key findings and conclusions</h3><div>The findings reveal a predominance of single-dimension focus: tools focusing on the environmental sustainability of seafood species are largely developed by NGOs, while health-focused tools mostly stem from scientific institutions and private initiatives. Tools generally lack a comprehensive integration of multiple dimensions, which can contribute to consumer confusion. Future research should focus on collaborative frameworks shared by developers, policymakers, and researchers to create integrated, personalized tools that empower decision-making by consumers. Testing the behavioral impact of tools’ usage and developing self-validation frameworks can further improve the tools.</div></div><div><h3>Significance and novelty</h3><div>The review is the first to map and analyze the communication tools designed to support responsible seafood consumption. This study offers a comprehensive, multi-dimensional perspective and introduces an openly accessible online database of identified tools.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":441,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Food Science & Technology","volume":"165 ","pages":"Article 105292"},"PeriodicalIF":15.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145060913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Unlocking the potential of fruit and vegetable waste: Sustainable biomanufacturing strategies for synergistic nutrient recovery and high-value bioproduct synthesis","authors":"Ziyi Fan ,&nbsp;Zhipeng Gao ,&nbsp;Yanjiao Fu ,&nbsp;Yanfang Liao ,&nbsp;Wenbin Xiao ,&nbsp;Yunlong Ding ,&nbsp;Chenqi Yang ,&nbsp;Xin Li ,&nbsp;Gaoyang Li ,&nbsp;Donglin Su ,&nbsp;Yang Shan ,&nbsp;Jiajing Guo","doi":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105288","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105288","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Each year, a substantial amount of fruit and vegetable waste (FVW) is discarded globally, resulting in considerable resource loss. However, FVW contains bioactive substances such as flavonoids, polyphenols and dietary fiber, which possess significant potential for development. In the context of rapid population growth and resource scarcity, innovative solutions are essential. Biomanufacturing utilizes microbial, cellular, and enzymatic metabolism to valorize FVW, enabling the recovery of bioactive compounds and the production of biobased products.</div></div><div><h3>Scope and approach</h3><div>Herein, we present a systematic biomanufacturing strategy for reusing FVW across three dimensions: (1) modern fermentation techniques involving strain screening and genetic engineering, (2) enzyme-based biocatalysis and synthesis via enzyme engineering, and (3) integrated microbial community metabolism and co-cultivation systems. This comprehensive strategy enables efficient conversion of FVW into bio-products with enhanced functional properties, including plant secondary metabolites, single-cell proteins (SCP), single-cell oils (SCO), biological enzyme, and biofuels, thereby maximizing the value of FVW.</div></div><div><h3>Key findings and conclusions</h3><div>High-throughput strain screening and cell factory engineering optimize metabolic flux, achieving SCO yields of 28 %–67 % from FVW through precision fermentation. Additionally, enzyme element design and multi-enzyme cascades enable conversion efficiencies exceeding 90 % in biotransforming FVW into bioactive macromolecules, demonstrating precise process control. Furthermore, microbial community metabolism elucidates how FVW is biotransformed into health-promoting compounds, bridging waste upcycling and human health benefits. This biomanufacturing strategy unlocks the potential of FVW in the circular economy, offering valuable insights into addressing global food security challenges and advancing the sustainable transformation of the food industry.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":441,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Food Science & Technology","volume":"165 ","pages":"Article 105288"},"PeriodicalIF":15.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145060914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Eat or what to eat: A systematic review of food consumption behaviour and responses to economic shocks","authors":"Zalán Márk Maró,&nbsp;Tamás Mizik,&nbsp;Jeremiás Máté Balogh","doi":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105291","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105291","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>In an era of frequent global disruptions, understanding consumer responses to economic shocks is more relevant than ever. This research supports resilient food policies and helps protect vulnerable populations during crises.</div></div><div><h3>Scope and approach</h3><div>This review investigates how different economic shocks, including financial crises, pandemics, geopolitical conflicts, and price surges, reshape food consumption behaviour across socio-economic and geographical contexts. Following the PRISMA and SPAR-4-SLR protocols, 1044 peer-reviewed articles were systematically screened from the Scopus and Web of Science databases. After applying strict eligibility criteria, 112 empirical publications were selected and thematically synthesized. The review adopted a theme-based structured methodology and constructed a conceptual typology to categorize consumer behavioural responses to economic shock types.</div></div><div><h3>Key findings and conclusions</h3><div>The analysis reveals that economic shocks induce heterogeneous behavioural changes, which greatly affect low-income populations. Disease-related shocks cause immediate emotional reactions, such as stockpiling, while financial and price shocks drive extended budget-conscious behaviour and dietary compromises. Geopolitical conflicts stimulate inflation and supply constraints, encouraging local substitution and adaptive strategies. A common behavioural pattern has emerged across various types of shocks: panic buying, substitution of staple foods, and growing reliance on local or online food sources. A visible diversity was observed in the methodologies used, while the application of economic theories remained limited. Developing a novel typology of shock-behaviour-policy linkages integrating empirical works with policy considerations to assess consumer adaptation. The review identifies research gaps in longitudinal and cross-cultural studies and calls for the integration of psychological and nutritional perspectives. These findings could help policymakers design resilient food systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":441,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Food Science & Technology","volume":"165 ","pages":"Article 105291"},"PeriodicalIF":15.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145027244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Recent advances in microfluidic platforms utilizing nucleic acid amplification technology for the detection of foodborne pathogens","authors":"Qian Yang ,&nbsp;Jinqi Liu ,&nbsp;Qi He ,&nbsp;Shuaihua Zhang ,&nbsp;Longjiao Zhu ,&nbsp;Wenqiang Zhang ,&nbsp;Dandan Han ,&nbsp;Wentao Xu","doi":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105286","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105286","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Foodborne pathogens continue to pose significant public health risks, highlighting the requirement for advanced detection methods that overcome the limitations of conventional techniques. Traditional approaches such as colony counting and ELISA are limited by long analysis time, labor-intensive procedures, and low specificity. Although nucleic acid amplification technologies provide high sensitivity and specificity, their widespread adoption remains limited by requirements for complex instrumentation and specialized operational expertise. The integration of these technologies into microfluidic systems presents a promising pathway toward rapid, portable, and efficient pathogen detection, addressing key challenges in practical implementation.</div></div><div><h3>Scope and approach</h3><div>This review examines both thermal cycling and isothermal amplification approaches, with particular emphasis on three critical technological dimensions: (1) microfluidic architectures enabling precise fluid control, (2) strategies for optimizing on-chip amplification, and (3) workflow simplification aimed at minimizing assay time and improving ease of operation. Through comprehensive assessment of sensitivity, specificity, and processing time, we highlight how these integrated systems enable portable, point-of-care diagnostic solutions that address current limitations in food safety monitoring.</div></div><div><h3>Key findings and conclusions</h3><div>The synergistic integration of microfluidic platforms with nucleic acid amplification technologies has revolutionized pathogen detection, enabling sensitive identification of diverse foodborne pathogens at clinically relevant concentrations while maintaining exceptional specificity for strain differentiation. These systems also offer the potential to distinguish between live and dead bacteria. Future developments will focus on novel microfluidic chip materials, optimized amplification enzymes, and broader applications in food safety. The combination of these technologies with nanotechnology and artificial intelligence is expected to further enhance real-time, on-site food safety monitoring capabilities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":441,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Food Science & Technology","volume":"165 ","pages":"Article 105286"},"PeriodicalIF":15.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145047427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comments on a recently proposed alternative definition for postbiotics","authors":"Gabriel Vinderola ,&nbsp;Seppo Salminen ,&nbsp;Maria Carmen Collado ,&nbsp;Akihito Endo ,&nbsp;Colin Hill ,&nbsp;Sarah Lebeer ,&nbsp;Daniel Merenstein ,&nbsp;Eamonn M.M. Quigley ,&nbsp;Raanan Shamir ,&nbsp;Jonathan R. Swann ,&nbsp;Hania Szajewska ,&nbsp;Daniel J. Tancredi ,&nbsp;Mary Ellen Sanders","doi":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105289","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tifs.2025.105289","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":441,"journal":{"name":"Trends in Food Science & Technology","volume":"165 ","pages":"Article 105289"},"PeriodicalIF":15.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145047504","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}