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  1. Unveiling incidental contamination of recycled PET for food contact: Safety insights and ongoing challenges

    Article • Trends in Food Science & Technology, November 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  2. Evaluation of protein composition and functionality of lupin protein isolates extracted from different blue lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) cultivars

    Article • Current Research in Food Science, November 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  3. Safety assessment of the process EREMA VACUNITE (EREMA Vacurema Basic and Polymetrix SSP V‐LeaN) used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, July 2025, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  4. Detecting at-risk steatotic liver disease and liver fibrosis in the community

    Article • Hepatology, May 2025, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  5. Editorial: New challenges in food packaging materials: advances in chemical safety and development of novel active systems

    Article • Frontiers in Chemistry, April 2025, Frontiers

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  6. An in vitro study of oral bioavailability of lupin stabilized nanocarriers for curcumin

    Article • Food Chemistry, March 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  7. Following the fate of polystyrene micro and nanobeads during in vitro digestion

    Article • Current Research in Food Science, January 2025, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  8. Chemical Migration from Wine Contact Materials

    Article • Applied Sciences, July 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis, Professor Nikolaos S. Thomaidis

  9. Scientific Guidance on the criteria for the evaluation and on the preparation of applications for the safety assessment of post‐consumer mechanical PET recycling processes intended to be used for manufacture of materials and articles in contact with food

    Article • EFSA Journal, July 2024, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  10. Microplastics and nanoplastics: Exposure and toxicological effects require important analysis considerations

    Article • Heliyon, June 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  11. Partitioning and in vitro bioaccessibility of apple polyphenols during mechanical and physiological extraction: A hierarchical clustering analysis with LC-ESI-QTOF-MS/MS

    Article • Food Chemistry, May 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  12. Odd-Even Effect of Polyesters‘ Cyclic Oligomers and the Definition of Oligomers Based on Physicochemical Properties

    Article • Applied Sciences, March 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  13. Untargeted screening of NIAS and cyclic oligomers migrating from virgin and recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) food trays

    Article • Food Packaging and Shelf Life, January 2024, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  14. In vitro digestion and intestinal absorption of curcumin-loaded zein nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Functional Foods, November 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  15. Safety assessment of the process Guangxi Wuzhou Guolong Recyclable, based on the Vacunite (EREMA basic and Polymetrix SSP V‐LeaN) technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  16. Safety assessment of the process INCOM RESOURCES RECOVERY (TIANJIN), based on the Buhler technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  17. Safety assessment of the process Intco Malaysia, based on the VACUNITE (EREMA basic and Polymetrix SSP V‐leaN) technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  18. Safety assessment of the process Rekis, based on the VACUNITE (EREMA basic and Polymetrix SSP V‐leaN) technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, November 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  19. Untargeted screening and in silico toxicity assessment of semi- and non-volatile compounds migrating from polysaccharide-based food contact materials

    Article • Food Chemistry, November 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  20. Compositional Attributes of Blue Lupin (Lupinus angustifolius) Seeds for Selection of High-Protein Cultivars

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, October 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  21. Safety assessment of the process Acepolymer, based on the Vacurema Prime technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, October 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  22. Safety assessment of the process Ambiental de Plasticos Recyclapet, based on the Vacurema Prime technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, October 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  23. Safety assessment of the process Poly Recycling, based on the Vacurema Prime technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, October 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  24. Safety assessment of the process Shangrao Bisource Technology, based on the Vacurema Prime technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, October 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  25. Safety assessment of the process CPE based on the VACUNITE (EREMA basic and Polymetrix SSP V‐leaN) technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, August 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  26. Safety assessment of the process Loreco Plast Recyclage, based on the VACUNITE (EREMA basic and Polymetrix SSP V‐leaN) technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, August 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  27. Safety assessment of the process Veolia Huafei Polymer Technology (Zhejiang), based on the Vacunite (EREMA Basic and Polymetrix SSP V‐LeaN) technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, August 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  28. Analysis of Migrant Cyclic PET Oligomers in Olive Oil and Food Simulants Using UHPLC-qTOF-MS

    Article • Foods, July 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  29. Analysis of oligomers to assess exposure to microplastics from foods. A perspective

    Article • Frontiers in Nutrition, May 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  30. A comparative investigation of seed storage protein fractions: The synergistic impact of molecular properties and composition on anisotropic structuring

    Article • Food Hydrocolloids, April 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  31. Safety assessment of the process Loreco Plast Recyclage, based on the Vacurema Prime technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, April 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  32. Safety assessment of the process Renovapet, based on the VACUNITE (EREMA basic and Polymetrix SSP V‐leaN) technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, April 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  33. Safety assessment of the process Steinbeis PolyVert, based on the Vacunite (EREMA Basic and Polymetrix SSP V‐LeaN) technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, April 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  34. Safety assessment of the process Creative Recycling World Company, based on the Vacurema Prime technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, March 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  35. Safety assessment of the process Plastipak Iberia, based on the VACUNITE (EREMA basic and Polymetrix SSP V‐leaN) technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, March 2023, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  36. Study of the ionic strength effect on the migration of polyamide 6 and 66 oligomers into liquid simulants by a LC-qTOF-MS method

    Article • Food Packaging and Shelf Life, March 2023, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  37. Poly(ethylene terephthalate), Poly(butylene terephthalate), and Polystyrene Oligomers: Occurrence and Analysis in Food Contact Materials and Food

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, January 2023, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  38. Safety assessment of the process Ester Industries, based on the recoSTAR PET FG technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, December 2022, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  39. Safety assessment of the process Poly Recycling, based on the VACUNITE (EREMA basic and Polymetrix SSP V‐leaN) technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, December 2022, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  40. Analysis of Contaminants and Residues in Food

    Article • Applied Sciences, October 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  41. Clinical and cost-effectiveness analysis of community-based screening strategies for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus

    Article • October 2022, Research Square

    Dr Benjamin Mullish, Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  42. Cellular lipids and protein alteration during biodegradation of expanded polystyrene by mealworm larvae under different feeding conditions

    Article • Chemosphere, August 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  43. Safety assessment of the process LOGIFRUIT, used to recycle high‐density polyethylene and polypropylene crates for use as food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, August 2022, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  44. Impact of the Structural Modifications of Potato Protein in the Digestibility Process under Semi-Dynamic Simulated Human Gastrointestinal In Vitro System

    Article • Nutrients, June 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  45. Safety assessment of the process Bangladesh Petrochemical Company, based on the Vacurema Prime technology, used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, June 2022, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  46. Safety assessment of the process Cajas y Palets en una Economia Circular (CAPEC), used to recycle high‐density polyethylene and polypropylene crates for use as food contact materials

    Article • EFSA Journal, June 2022, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  47. Development, Validation and Application of an Ultra-High-Performance Liquid Chromatography–Tandem Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) Method after QuEChERS Cleanup for Selected Dichloroanilines and Phthalates in Rice Samples

    Article • Foods, May 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  48. Chemical testing of mechanically recycled polyethylene terephthalate for food packaging in the European Union

    Article • Resources Conservation and Recycling, April 2022, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  49. Liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry method for the determination of polyethylene terephthalate and polybutylene terephthalate cyclic oligomers in blood samples

    Article • Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, January 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  50. Gut Microbiome and Degradation Product Formation during Biodegradation of Expanded Polystyrene by Mealworm Larvae under Different Feeding Strategies

    Article • Molecules, December 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  51. A fast SALLE GC–MS/MS multi-analyte method for the determination of 75 food packaging substances in food simulants

    Article • Food Chemistry, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  52. Biodegradation of expanded polystyrene by mealworm larvae under different feeding strategies evaluated by metabolic profiling using GC-TOF-MS

    Article • Chemosphere, October 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  53. Thermal degradation of metabolites in urine using multiple isotope-labelled internal standards for off-line GC metabolomics - effects of injector and oven temperatures

    Article • Journal of Chromatography B, September 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  54. Development and validation of an UHPLC-qTOF-MS method for the quantification of cyclic polyesters oligomers in pasta by applying a modified QuEChERS clean-up

    Article • Food Chemistry, June 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  55. Food Contact Materials: Migration and Analysis. Challenges and Limitations on Identification and Quantification

    Article • Molecules, May 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  56. Analysis of PBT and PET cyclic oligomers in extracts of coffee capsules and food simulants by a HPLC-UV/FLD method

    Article • Food Chemistry, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  57. Drugs analysis and citizens safety. Workflows for chemical analysis and structural elucidation of new psychoactive substances in the EU

    Article • Safety Science, May 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  58. Development and Validation of a UHPLC-qTOF MS Method for the Determination of Sorbitol-Based Nuclear Clarifying Agents in Food Simulants after Migration from Food Contact Materials

    Article • Applied Sciences, April 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  59. Identification and Analytical Characterization of a Novel Synthetic Cannabinoid-Type Substance in Herbal Material in Europe

    Article • Molecules, February 2021, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  60. Polystyrene Biodegradation by Tenebrio molitor Larvae: Identification of Generated Substances Using a GC-MS Untargeted Screening Method

    Article • Polymers, December 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  61. A Salting-out Liquid-Liquid extraction (SALLE) for the analysis of caprolactam and 2,4-di-tert butyl phenol in water and food simulants. Study of the salinity effect to specific migration from food contact materials

    Article • Journal of Chromatography B, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  62. Development and validation of a fast gas chromatography mass spectrometry method for the quantification of selected non-intentionally added substances and polystyrene/polyurethane oligomers in liquid food simulants

    Article • Analytica Chimica Acta, September 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  63. Quantification of PET cyclic and linear oligomers in teabags by a validated LC-MS method – In silico toxicity assessment and consumer’s exposure

    Article • Food Chemistry, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  64. Corrigendum to: ``Development and validation of an ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of phthalate esters in Greek grape marc spirits'' Journal of Chromatography A, Vol 1603, 2019, Pages 1...

    Article • Journal of Chromatography A, July 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  65. Development and validation of a multi-analyte GC-MS method for the determination of 84 substances from plastic food contact materials

    Article • Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, June 2020, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  66. Proficiency test on the determination of polyethylene and polybutylene terephthalate cyclic oligomers in a food simulant

    Article • Food Packaging and Shelf Life, March 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  67. Identification of 1-Butyl-Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (1B-LSD) in Seized Blotter Paper Using an Integrated Workflow of Analytical Techniques and Chemo-Informatics

    Article • Molecules, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  68. Analytical and Sample Preparation Techniques for the Determination of Food Colorants in Food Matrices

    Article • Foods, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  69. Validation of a HILIC UHPLC-MS/MS Method for Amino Acid Profiling in Triticum Species Wheat Flours

    Article • Foods, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis, Maria Papageorgiou

  70. Development and validation of an ultra high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of phthalate esters in Greek grape marc spirits

    Article • Journal of Chromatography A, October 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  71. Determination of selected dichloroanilines and phthalates in lyophilised mussels samples with ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry after QuEChERS clean-up

    Article • Food Additives & Contaminants Part A, June 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  72. Influence of pre-heating of food contact polypropylene cups on its physical structure and on the migration of additives

    Article • Food Packaging and Shelf Life, June 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  73. Isolation, Characterization and Structural Elucidation of Polybutylene Terephthalate Cyclic Oligomers and Purity Assessment using a 1H qNMR Method

    Article • Polymers, March 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  74. Development and validation of an HPLC method with fluorescence detection for the determination of fluorescent whitening agents migrating from plastic beverage cups

    Article • Food Additives & Contaminants Part A, May 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  75. HILIC-UPLC-MS/MS for aminoacidi in mussels

    Article • Journal of Chromatography B, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  76. Analytical Methodologies for the Assessment of Phthalate Exposure in Humans

    Article • Critical Reviews in Analytical Chemistry, December 2016, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  77. Validated RP-HPLC Method for Simultaneous Determination of Tocopherols and Tocotrienols in Whole Grain Barley Using Matrix Solid-Phase Dispersion

    Article • Food Analytical Methods, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  78. Laboratory and field dissipation of penoxsulam, tricyclazole and profoxydim in rice paddy systems

    Article • Chemosphere, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  79. Development and validation of an HPLC-DAD method for the simultaneous determination of most common rice pesticides in paddy water systems

    Article • International Journal of Environmental & Analytical Chemistry, April 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis, Maria Papageorgiou

  80. Determination of tocopherol and tocotrienol content of Greek barley varieties under conventional and organic cultivation techniques using validated reverse phase high‐performance liquid chromatography method

    Article • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2012, Wiley

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis, Maria Papageorgiou

  81. A multi-residue method for pesticide residue analysis in rice grains using matrix solid-phase dispersion extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography–diode array detection

    Article • Fresenius Journal of Analytical Chemistry, April 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis

  82. HPLC determination of cefotaxime and cephalexine residues in milk and cephalexine in veterinary formulation

    Article • Microchimica Acta, July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Emmanouil Tsochatzis