Analytical food control does not live up to expectations--what to do?
There are good reasons to devote a special issue to food analysis. First of all it is a challenging field, extremely wide and complex. There is a need for many more methods and plenty of room for technical improvements, as will be shown in the articles presented in this issue. However, there are also structural problems to be discussed, which are as challenging as the technical issues. Analytical chemistry is primarily a tool and its development is directly linked to the success of the service it provides and the reputation it has. We analysts must, therefore, have an interest in the success of the tool we are developing, structural aspects of our profession, financial issues and perhaps even "politics".
Grob
Koni
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Official Food Control Authority of the Canton of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. Konrad.Grob@klzh.ch