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This chapter addresses two main issues, namely, a problem-oriented role of food analysis and a systematic approach to the analytical process. The chapter is based on two major hypotheses. The first is that the principal role of an analysis is to aid in the resolution of some type of problem. The second is that the total process a food analyst uses to perform this function follows a systematic pattern of thought processes and experimental approaches. Although most food analysts practice their profession this way, they do not incorporate these broader views of analysis into their textbooks, courses, oral presentations, or scientific literature. It is judged to be in the best interests of this profession and its students that a broader, more professional and less technological view of chemical analysis be made an integral part of the educational materials and scientific literature as rapidly as possible. This chapter represents a brief overview of some aspects of this holistic approach to a problem-oriented role of chemical analysis.
This work was supported in part by grant No. GM 13326-15 from the NIH, USPHS.
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Pardue, H.L. (1984). Systems Approach to Food Analysis. In: Stewart, K.K., Whitaker, J.R. (eds) Modern Methods of Food Analysis. ift Basic Symposium Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7379-7_1
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