Recent applications of nanomaterials in food safety

The discovery of nanomaterials has produced a great impact in the improvement and development of Analytical Chemistry as a result of their particular properties. Among them, metal-organic frameworks, magnetic and non-magnetic nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, graphene and quantum dots, as well as their combinations, are the most important nanomaterials that have been used up to now. This review article is aimed at summarizing the most recent applications of such nanomaterials in food safety (period 2013-2017), including their uses as sorbents, chromatographic stationary phases, sensors, etc. Particular attention has been paid to provide a general vision of the wide variety of materials that are currently being used in this field.