In this sense, our findings will play an important role on the valorization of Serra da Estrela cheese, as well as on other high-quality dairy products prone to adulteration, contributing to the further development of the dairy industry.
This is usually the first of many adulterations to follow, all intended to increase profits by decreasing purity, and a variety of agents are used for this purpose: quinine, talcum, even lactose.
Leading British supermarkets recalled processed beef products found to contain horsemeat after the first cases of adulteration came to light in January following an investigation by Ireland's Food Safety Authority.
Adulteration among diet and weight management supplements occurs frequently by using active pharmaceuticals as adulterants to intensify the anticipated effect [ 19, 20].
As supply chains become longer, they also became more complex, open to adulteration at more than one point.
This means that it should not contribute to adulteration and should help to prevent it.
This can lead to adulteration of data, which is difficult to detect.
Detection threshold analysis indicated that almost half of the consumers were able to perceive adulteration at 10% (vol/vol) cow milk.
Saffron (Crocus sativus L ., one of the most important and expensive medicinal spice products traded internationally, is subject to adulteration by design or default with safflower stamens and corn stigmas, leading to poor quality of saffron samples.
More recently, Calvano et al. (2013) described a rapid and sensitive method to detect adulteration in milk, in particular to detect mixtures of powdered milk in liquid milk, both in raw and processed products.
