E-Cigarette and E-Liquid Vapour Analysis for Regulatory Compliance
July 8th 2016In May the EU tobacco products directive became applicable setting out rules governing the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products, and the US FDA extended its authority over regulation of tobacco products to include electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) such as e-cigarettes. This Application Note describes a versatile screening method for tackling the challenge of regulatory compliance and quality control in this rapidly expanding industry.
Comprehensive Tobacco Smoke Analysis Using GC×GC–TOF MS with Tandem Ionization
June 3rd 2016This Application Note demonstrates the enhanced separation and unparalleled sensitivity that can be achieved in the characterisation of cigarette smoke GC×GC with BenchTOF time-of-flight mass spectrometry, aided by Tandem Ionisation for simultaneous acquisition of hard and soft EI data.
Quick and Convenient Comparison of Curry Powders Using Direct Thermal Desorption with GC-MS Analysis
December 1st 2015Herbs and spices are used in many food preparations, and identifying the differences between samples is of particular interest to manufacturers, both for ongoing quality control and to compare their products against competitors. However, the volatile organic compound (VOC) profiles of such samples often differ in the relative abundance of key components, and these differences can be difficult to assess by traditional methods such as solvent extraction, equilibrium headspace, or solid-phase microextraction (SPME).