New Method for Detecting Food Toxins

"A research group led by the Kobe University Research Center for Environmental Genomics has developed a technique that may enable faster and more accurate detection of toxic substances in food, The Yomiuri Shimbun learned.

The technique, which is not yet ready for widespread practical use, involves artificially produced human enzymes that act as sensors for toxins in food samples.

Currently methods of food toxin analysis, such as chromatography and experimentation on mice, can take weeks to complete, a time frame the new technique could reduce to a few days.

The researchers are working to further improve the accuracy of the new approach."

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