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This review explores the application of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and recurrent neural networks (RNNs) in food safety detection and risk prediction. This paper highlights the advantages of CNNs in image processing and feature recognition, as well as the powerful capabilities of RNNs (especially their variant LSTM) in time series data modeling. This paper also makes a comparative analysis in many aspects: Firstly, the advantages and disadvantages of traditional food safety detection and risk prediction methods are compared with deep learning technologies such as CNNs and RNNs. Secondly, the similarities and differences between CNNs and fully connected neural networks in processing image data are analyzed. Furthermore, the advantages and disadvantages of RNNs and traditional statistical modeling methods in processing time series data are discussed. Finally, the application directions of CNNs in food safety detection and RNNs in food safety risk prediction are compared. This paper also discusses combining these deep learning models with technologies such as the Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and federated learning to improve the accuracy and efficiency of food safety detection and risk warning. Finally, this paper mentions the limitations of RNNs and CNNs in the field of food safety, as well as the challenges in the interpretability of the model, and suggests the use of interpretable artificial intelligence (XAI) technology to improve the transparency of the model.

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Title
Application of Convolutional Neural Networks and Recurrent Neural Networks in Food Safety
Author
Ding, Haohan 1 ; Hou, Haoke 2 ; Wang, Long 2 ; Cui, Xiaohui 3 ; Yu, Wei 4 ; Wilson, David I 5 

 Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; [email protected]; School of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; [email protected] (H.H.); [email protected] (L.W.) 
 School of Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; [email protected] (H.H.); [email protected] (L.W.) 
 Science Center for Future Foods, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; [email protected]; School of Cyber Science and Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China 
 Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland 1010, New Zealand; [email protected] 
 Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland 1010, New Zealand; [email protected] 
Publication title
Foods; Basel
Volume
14
Issue
2
First page
247
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
MDPI AG
Place of publication
Basel
Country of publication
Switzerland
Publication subject
e-ISSN
23048158
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
Document type
Journal Article
Publication history
 
 
Online publication date
2025-01-14
Milestone dates
2024-11-30 (Received); 2025-01-10 (Accepted)
Publication history
 
 
   First posting date
14 Jan 2025
ProQuest document ID
3159465973
Document URL
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Last updated
2025-12-10
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