Flow Injection Analysis: A New Tool for the Automation of the Determination of Food Components

Abstract

As one contemplates the future direction of the analytical chemistry of foods, several features predominate in the predictions of what may occur in the coming years. First, the food industry is a highly regulated industry, and it would seem likely that it will remain so. Second, total quality control of food processing and distribution is increasing and it would seem likely that a majority of the industry will implement such an approach in the not too distant future. Third, the concern of food scientists with food toxicology is likely to be a factor for several years to come. Fourth, in the continuing efforts to optimize products, it would appear that there will be increasing numbers of studies on the effects of processing and storage on the nutrient and nonnutrient content of foods.