Kerkvliet et al. (1995Kerkvliet JD, Shrestha M, Tuladhar K & Manandhar H (1995) Microscopic detection with cane sugar and cane sugar products. Apidologie 26: 131-139.) |
Adulteration of honey with cane sugar and cane sugar products |
The microscopic procedures are suitable for quality control of honey |
Correia et al. (2000Correia M, Daros VSMG & Silva RP (2000) Matérias estranhas em canela em pó e páprica em pó, comercializadas no estado de São Paulo. Food Science Technology 20. DOI: 10.1590/S0101-20612000000300016 https://doi.org/10.1590/S0101-2061200000...
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Samples of powdered cinammon (Cinnamomum spp.) and paprika (Capsicum annuum L.): plant and other biological contaminants |
Method evaluated as satisfactory, adequate and feasible to be used in food microscopy laboratories |
Dimov et al. (2004) |
Otimization of the methods regarding wheat flour |
The suggested method is satisfactory for the extraction of contaminants from the samples |
Rodrigues et al. (2005Rodrigues RMMS, Martini MH, Chiarini PFT & Prado SPT (2005) Matérias estranhas e identificação histológica em manjerona (Origanum majorana L.), orégano (Origanum vulgare L.) e salsa (Petroselinum sativum Hoffim.), em flocos, comercializados no estado de São Paulo. Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz 64: 25-30.) |
Anatomical traits of Origanum majorana L. Origanum vulgare L. and Petroselinum sativum Hoffim
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Satisfactory microscopic analyses for histological identification of the condiments and investigation of contaminants |
Prado et al. (2005) |
Wheat flour and products: biological contaminants |
Methods evaluated as satisfactory for the identification of contaminants and microorganisms. |
Souza et al. (2005) |
Samples of beans and corn: biological contaminants |
Methods evaluated as satisfactory for the identification of contaminants |
Mendes et al. (2007Mendes MRO, Quadri MB & Quadri MGN (2007) Matérias estranhas em erva-mate (Ilex paraguariensis St. Hil) beneficiada no estado de Santa Catarina, Brasil. Revista do Instituto Adolfo Lutz 5: 103-107.) |
Samples of Ilex paraguariensis St Hil: biological contaminants |
Methods evaluated as satisfactory for the identification of contaminants and evidence of frauds |
Sousa & Carneiro (2008Sousa RS & Carneiro JGM (2008) Pesquisa de sujidades e matérias estranhas em mel de abelhas (Apis mellifera L.) Food Science Technology 28: 32-33.) |
Bee honey samples (Apis mellifera L.): biological contaminants |
Methods evaluated as satisfactory for the identification of contaminants |
Daros et al. (2010) |
Woody fragments and soybeans in coffee, wheat starch, and biological contaminants |
Microscopic analyses as satisfactory, serving as a subsidy to the actions of the Food Surveillance |
Prado et al. (2010) |
Fragments of Opuntia ficus-indica L. as contaminants |
The microscopic methods were evaluated as satisfactory for the histological identification by image comparison, requiring expertise of the analyst |
Pospiech et al. (2014Pospiech M, Petrášová M, Tremlová B & Randulová Z (2014) Detection of native starches in meat products using histochemical lugol calleja method. Potravinarstvo 8: 77-81.) |
Native starch in meat products detected by histochemical Lugol |
The method is suitable for determination of native starch in meat products, in combination with staining of other food stuffs ingredient |
Lagerstrom et al. (2015Lagerstrom R, Holt K, Arzhaeva Y, Bischof L, Haberle S, Hopf F & Lovell D (2015) Pollen image classification using the classifynder system: algorithm comparison and a case study on New Zealand honey. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 823: 207-226.) |
Pollen classification using algorithm comparison |
The method is suitable for accelerating the acquisition and analysis of pollen samples. |
Santos & Abrantes (2015Santos JM & Abrantes SMP (2015) Presença de matérias estranhas em erva-doce, (Pimpinella anisum L.). Vigilância Sanitária em Debate 3: 120-127.) |
Samples of Pimpinella anisum L.: plant adulterants detected by microscopy |
Satisfactory for the identification of histological elements of other plant species, suggesting fraud and flaws in good manufacturing practices |
Mendes et al. (2016Mendes LC, Santos JCF, Correa JÁ, Alkimim JFF, Silva DVR, Jesus LN & Dibai WLS (2016) Validação de método para determinação das impurezas de cascas e paus em café torrado e moído. Brazilian Journal Food Technology 18: e2015092.) |
Microscopy in coffee samples to detect plant adulterants and contaminants |
The procedure was considered satisfactory for the detection of contaminants and has the potential to be indicated for surveillance agencies |
Silva et al. (2019) |
Adulterants and contaminants in coffee samples |
The procedure was considered satisfactory for the detection of contaminants and has the potential to be indicated for surveillance agencies |
Pauli-Yamada et al. (2021Pauli-Yamada LF, Aquino CI, Silva AM, Marciano MAM, Mattos EC & Nogueira MD (2021) Estudo microscópico de páprica (Capsicum annuum L.): detecção de fraudes e matérias estranhas. Vigil Sanit Debate, Rio de Janeiro 9: 123-128. DOI: 10.22239/2317-269x.01431 https://doi.org/10.22239/2317-269x.01431...
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Paprika (Capsicum anuum L.) samples with starch (Zea mays L.) and histological elements of Bixa orellana L.; detection of biological contaminants |
The procedure was considered satisfactory for the detection of contaminants suggesting fraud and flaws in good manufacturing practices |
Melo et al. (2021) |
Starch in Curcuma longa L. |
Methods are satisfactory for starch as adulterants in food |
Pospiech et al. (2021Pospiech M, Javůrková Z, Hrabec P, Štarha P, Ljasovská S, Bednář J & Tremlová B (2021) Identification of pollen taxa by different microscopy techniques. PLoS ONE 16: e0256808.) |
Identification of pollen taxa by different microscopy techniques |
The results confirmed the potential of using automatic pollen analysis to discriminate pollen taxa in honey |