Professorial Faculty
Technical University of Munich

Prof. Dr. Judith Müller-Maatsch

Professorship

Authenticity of Food

School

TUM School of Life Sciences

Contact Details

Business card at TUMonline

Academic Career and Research Areas

Prof. Müller‑Maatsch conducts research on food authenticity, analyzing and evaluating products so that their type, composition, and quality match consumer expectations.

Prof. Müller‑Maatsch studied food technology at the University of Hohenheim and specialized in food safety during her doctorate. Her research on food authenticity began in 2018 at Wageningen Food Safety Research, where she worked as a project leader. In September 2022 she moved to a senior position at Coca‑Cola Europacific Partners. Since February 2026, she has held a bridge professorship in food authenticity at the TUM and at the Bayerischen Landesamt für Gesundheit und Lebensmittelsicherheit.

    Key Publications

    Müller-Maatsch J, van Ruth SM: "Handheld Devices for Food Authentication and Their Applications: A Review". 2021; Foods. 10 (12): 2901.

    Abstract

    Müller-Maatsch J, Bertani FR, Mencattini A, Gerardino A, Martinelli E, Weesepoel Y, van Ruth S: "The spectral treasure house of miniaturized instruments for food safety, quality and authenticity applications: A perspective".Trends in Food Science & Technology. 2021; 110: 841-848.

    Abstract

    Müller-Maatsch J, Schweiggert RM, Carle R: "Adulteration of anthocyanin- and betalain-based coloring foodstuffs with the textile dye ‘Reactive Red 195’ and its detection by spectrophotometric, chromatic and HPLC-PDA-MS/MS analyses". Food Control. 2016; 70: 333-338.

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