Ruth Saskia Van

Biography

Saskia van Ruth heads the research group on Food Authenticity and Nutrients at Wageningen University and Research Centre, Netherlands. She is also a Professor of Food Authenticity and Integrity both in Wageningen and in University College Cork, Ireland. She received her PhD in Food Chemistry from the Wageningen University and worked for Industry and in the academic world since. Her present research deals with fraud risks, i.e. factors impacting on the risk of food fraud in supply chain networks. Furthermore, she is active in research on novel methodology for fraud detection, both in and beyond the laboratory. She has published more than 250 scientific papers. Saskia van Ruth heads the research group on Food Authenticity and Nutrients at Wageningen University and Research Centre, Netherlands. She is also a Professor of Food Authenticity and Integrity both in Wageningen and in University College Cork, Ireland. She received her PhD in Food Chemistry from the Wageningen University and worked for Industry and in the academic world since. Her present research deals with fraud risks, i.e. factors impacting on the risk of food fraud in supply chain networks. Furthermore, she is active in research on novel methodology for fraud detection, both in and beyond the laboratory. She has published more than 250 scientific papers.

Research Interest

Food Authenticity and Nutrients