FOOD & DRINK TECHNOLOGY 41
Multi-Analyte Testing
Globally, there is now a growing need for rapid cost effective screening methods for antimicrobial and growth promoter compounds in matrices such as milk, honey, meat, urine and feed. Increased vigilance is required to ensure that the food products consumed are free from drugs which could pose a risk to human health. It is necessary that all
(46 antimicrobials per sample can be detected using one testing platform, >2000 tests per kit). Based on tried and tested
Fig. 1. The Evidence Investigator.
food testing laboratories maximise productivity to guarantee rapid detection of these drugs within limited time frames. The Evidence Investigator analyser will ensure that laboratories not only fulfil, but reduce their current workload and sample throughput time considerably. The analyser uses unique patented
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Biochip Technology and allows for the simultaneous detection of multiple drugs from a single sample
based in Crumlin,
Co.Antrim, UK.
www.randoxfooddiagnostics.com
ELISA technology, this innovative analyser eliminates the need for labour intensive qualitative dipstick methods which only have the ability to test one sample at a time. The Investigator analyser also provides an excellent screening method to reduce the need for time consuming and expensive
confirmatory testing (GCMS, HPLC). Test menu includes Beta Agonists,
anthelmintics, sulphonamides, quinolones, beta lactams, phenicols, tetracyclines and many more.
Enter 41 or ✔ at
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testing, of every element, of each ‘bean to cup’ coffee maker. Grinder set-up is assessed on the assembly line by analysing the particle size of freshly ground coffee beans.
Te Insitec solution is easy to use, extremely reliable and robust, and testing is complete in just a few seconds. Tree systems are now in continuous operation on three parallel assembly lines. Commenting on the innovative solution, De’Longhi said: “Because we wanted to test every single grinder that comes off the assembly line, measurement speed was critically important to us. Insitec quantifies grinder performance in real-time. Te interface we’ve developed then guides the assembly line worker as to any corrective action required to ensure that this performance meets our defined specification. Te results are tagged to the specific grinder so we have an audit trail for every single coffee maker that leaves the site.”
‘Bean to cup’ coffee makers, as the name suggests, incorporate an
integral grinder, whose performance has a defining influence on the taste of the finished cup of coffee. At De’Longhi, grinder set-up is assessed, on the assembly line, by analyzing the particle size of freshly ground coffee beans. While the essential basis of the solution is particle size distribution data, the system has been engineered to provide operatives with simple pass/ fail information.
Out-of-specification performance is rectified by turning a gear wheel in either direction to move the grinding surfaces closer or further apart, the Insitec interface providing direct instructions as to what action to take.
Te Insitec is a laser diffraction particle size analyzer for in- or on-line use. Measuring up to four complete size distributions every second it provides real-time data that effectively tracks even the most rapidly changing processes.
Malvern Instruments is based in Malvern, UK.
www.malvern.com
We’re taking a (super)critical look at extract quality
FLAVEX®
Naturextrakte GmbH ·
info@flavex.com ·
www.flavex.com Circle 41A or ✔ at
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www.stolz-concept.de
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