An overview of food safety issues in Asia is presented in this chapter. An update on research and innovations related to novel recombinant antibody and protein-based approaches for analysis of food and food contaminants in Asia is reported, with China as the leading country of relevance, followed by South Korea, Japan, and Thailand. The main focus is on mycotoxins, followed by pesticide detection. Different recombinant formats, especially scFv and VHH, have been used. In addition, anti-idiotypic VHH and peptide mimotopes have been used in ELISA-based formats. For foodborne pathogens, recombinant antibodies and peptides identified using phage display technology have been used as affinity reagents for rapid detection.
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