Machine learning assisted biosensing technology: An emerging powerful tool for improving the intelligence of food safety detection

Recently, the application of biosensors in food safety assessment has gained considerable research attention. Nevertheless, the evaluation of biosensors' sensitivity, accuracy, and efficiency is still ongoing. The advent of machine learning has enhanced the application of biosensors in food security assessment, yielding improved results. Machine learning has been preliminarily applied in combination with different biosensors in food safety assessment, with positive results. This review offers a comprehensive summary of the diverse machine learning methods employed in biosensors for food safety. Initially, the primary machine learning methods were outlined, and the integrated application of biosensors and machine learning in food safety was thoroughly examined. Lastly, the challenges and limitations of machine learning and biosensors in the realm of food safety were underscored, and potential solutions were explored. The review's findings demonstrated that algorithms grounded in machine learning can aid in the early detection of food safety issues. Furthermore, preliminary research suggests that biosensors could be optimized through machine learning for real-time, multifaceted analyses of food safety variables and their interactions. The potential of machine learning and biosensors in real-time monitoring of food quality has been discussed