Jeroen van Dijk

Jeroen van Dijk is a researcher at Wageningen Food Safety Research (WFSR), part of Wageningen University & Research (WUR), working within the Business Unit Microbiology & Agrochains. His expertise centers on food and feed safety, with significant contributions to pesticide residue analysis, GMO detection methodologies, and omics-based risk assessment for novel food/feed materials.

His research spans critical food safety domains including compliance monitoring of Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) under EC Regulation, molecular characterization of genetically modified organisms using real-time PCR and next-generation sequencing, and transcriptomics/proteomics applications for safety evaluation of crops like potato and maize. He has conducted extensive studies on pesticide non-compliance in plant-derived feed materials (2014-2019) and fumigant relevance for animal feed safety. His work integrates analytical chemistry with genomic technologies to address contemporary food safety challenges.

Analysis of his 2018-2025 publications reveals strong trends toward high-throughput genomic methods for food authentication and safety monitoring. Key developments include nanopore sequencing for on-site testing, bioinformatics strategies for detecting unauthorized GMOs in complex mixtures, and multi-omics integration for risk assessment of novel crops. His research directly addresses practical industry needs such as proficiency testing for pesticide residues and evaluation of high-volume feed materials in the Netherlands.

Dr. van Dijk leads the active project 'NRL taken diervoederadditieven en nationale dossierbeoordeling/advisering' (2008-2025) on feed additives and national dossier evaluation. Previously, he directed projects on novel foods safety ('Veiligheid novel foods', 2010), multi-method validation (2009), and the Co-extra GMO project (2008-2009). His team maintains strong focus on practical food safety solutions through Wageningen Food Safety Research's mission-driven framework.