Food and Beverage Analysis

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Seventeen priority pesticides were extracted from baby food, using dispersive solid phase extraction which helped to remove interfering matrix components.

The wide variety of matrices, the number of potential contaminants, and the pressure of meeting regulatory standards all contribute to the difficulty of food safety analysis.

SPME-GC–MS with on-column injection can be successfully employed for flavour profiling of food samples. The on-column injector of the GC-2010 can be used for SPME without any modifications, only an external ring adapter was used to facilitate the injection. The data can be compared with sensorial data of food.

There is a new FDA Commissioner who wants a "strong FDA". Chromatographers must be prepared to be compliant and remain compliant - or else!

Mass spectrometry-based electronic nose technology (MS-nose technology) is a fast hyphenated technique for digital odor characterization of food and beverage products.

Measurement of Chloramphenicol in Honey by LC-MS/MS - Thermo Apps Note

Mass spectrometry-based electronic nose technology (MS-nose technology) is a fast hyphenated technique for digital odour characterization of food and beverage products.

A fast clean and simple method to determine three organotin compounds in environmental samples is described

Mass spectrometry-based electronic nose technology (MS-nose technology) is a fast hyphenated technique for digital odour characterization of food and beverage products.

"Amino acid" is a generic term referring to organic chemistry compounds that have amino and carboxyl groups. There are many known types of amino acids with natural origin. In addition to being the basic unit comprising proteins (one of the main constituents of living organisms), they are the raw material necessary for synthesis of physiologically active low-weight molecules such as neurotransmitters. Even as individual units they possess various types of physiological activity. They are researched widely in the fields of medicine and food. Recently, they are being widely used in health foods such as supplements.

The Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera), a UK-based government organization, has implemented a Thermo Scientific Nautilus laboratory information management system (LIMS) for use in its laboratory near York, UK.

Analysis of Elemental Contaminants in Beverages - Thermo Apps Note

Organic acids are present in many media and play various crucial roles. Low molecular mass organic acids (LMMOAs) have been researched extensively in many areas, such as food chemistry, as these acids affect taste, shelf-life, and food safety (1–3); agriculture, ecosystems, and environmental science, as these acids act as key components in mechanisms that some plants use to cope with environmental stress (4) and fertilizer release (5); biotechnology, to better understand and optimize fermentation processes (6,7); and biomedical research (8–11). Recently, LMMOAs were found to have inhibitory effects on the bioconversion efficiencies of lignocelluloses to ethanol (12).

This article describes a simple, rapid and inexpensive method of sample preparation followed by RP-HPLC in beef.

Applied Biosystems will assist the Chinese government in reinforcing new standards for food safety.

Discover the advantages of using UHPLC–MS–MS for lactotripeptide analysis

High Resolution and Mass Accuracy in Food and Feed Analysis - Thermo Apps Note

In the past few years, the topic of food analysis and safety have come to the forefront in dramatic fashion.

Phytronix Technologies and Agilent Technologies have signed an agreement to promote the Phytronix laser diode thermal desorption (LDTD) ion source with Agilent mass spectrometers.

Researchers from Univerité de Lyon (Lyon, France) have developed a chromatographic method for distinguishing 100% natural honey from adulterated or impure honey.

The global food, beverage, and agriculture industry caters to the population of the entire world. Even though the food industry does not rely on laboratory instrumentation to the same extent as perhaps other industries, the sheer size of the industry results in a considerable market for laboratory instruments. Many applications are related to safety, quality control, and research of new food ingredients and products.

Forensics and toxicology database; Informatics development platform; Supporting Connectivity; Metabolite database

Researchers from the University of Murcia (Murcia, Spain) developed a sample pretreatment system based on solid-phase microextraction (SPME) followed by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry detection (GC?MS).

Pesticides are extracted using acetonitrile saturated with magnesium sulfate and sodium chloride followed by a dispersive solid-phase cleanup with primary-secondary amine (PSA) and graphitized carbon black (GCB) sorbents. Analysis is performed using ultraperformance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) in ESI mode