Real-time monitoring of bacterial contaminants and pollutants in food is of paramount
importance nowadays, owing to the impressive extension of the food production/supply
chain and the consequent increase in foodborne outbreaks worldwide. This represents a
serious risk for consumers' health and accounts for a large fraction of food wastage,
especially in the developed countries. Therefore, modern sensors for food quality control
should possibly afford low-cost, portability, and easiness of readout to enable widespread …