Saskia van Ruth

Prof. Saskia van Ruth is a leading academic in food supply chain integrity, holding positions at University College Dublin (Emeritus Special Professor) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) as a Guest Professor. She specializes in food authenticity, fraud prevention, and sustainable agriculture. Her expertise spans food chemistry, chemometrics, and analytical methods. She has extensive experience in research coordination, including projects on food fraud vulnerability in global supply chains, spice authentication, and olive oil integrity.

Key research interests include the application of spectroscopic techniques (e.g., hyperspectral imaging, MALDI-TOF MS) for food authentication, social network analysis of food crime mechanisms, and traceability of agricultural products. She has supervised numerous PhD students and contributed to courses like FQD36306 Food Fraud and Mitigation. Her work bridges academia and industry, addressing real-world challenges in food safety and integrity.

Recent publications focus on isotopic analysis of food products, fraud detection in seafood and spices, and the development of rapid authentication technologies. She has collaborated on international projects such as EU-China-SAFE, targeting enhanced EU-China food safety partnerships.