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formats onto the market. Te company reports that uptake has been very encouraging, with demand particularly strong from producers in Brazil and the USA.
More vet screening Eurofins Scientific has launched a high-resolution LC-MS-based screening method for around 100 antibiotics and antiparasitics in meat and fish in order to provide broader protection across the food chain from risk of contamination.
In response to growing concerns over potential risk of contamination from veterinary drug residues following the horsemeat scandal in Europe and ongoing discussions on increasing antibiotic resistances, Eurofins’ new screening method offers customers novel opportunities and improved cost efficiency in the complex field of veterinary drug screening. Compared to conventional screening methods such as
inhibitory tests, the new HR-LC-MS method covers around 100 targeted substances including metabolites with high selectivity and sensitivity. With its broad substance scope and the additional newly-created spectral libraries, the method efficiently minimises the risk of over- looking health hazards related to veterinary drugs.
Eurofins’ comprehensive Risk-Orientated Veterinary Drug Testing package includes screening and confirmatory methods for more than 250 active substances, including antibiotics, antiparasitcs, hormones, beta agonists, endocrine disruptors and non-steroidal anti- inflammatory drugs.
In addition to the new high- resolution LC-MS device, a broad range of state-of-the-art LC-MS/MS instruments as well as automated sample preparation equipment assure short turn- around-times (TAT) and high-
quality, reliable analytical results. Furthermore, given that the above substances present varying degrees of relevance for risk monitoring, Eurofins’ highly- trained staff offer customised analytical scopes based on animal species, country of origin and the stage of sampling within the food supply chain, according to evaluations of the European Rapid Alert Systems for Food and Feed (RASFF).
Finally, a new centre has been opened in Australia to help enhance food and beverage analysis capability and drive up quality standards in the industry there.
Agilent Technologies has opened the US$25 million (€18 million) Spectroscopy Technology Innovation Centre in Mulgrave, which houses cutting-edge research and testing laboratories, in addition to customer demonstration and training facilities.
Te state-of-the-art facility is based in the Monash Technology Precinct and offers advanced communications technology to enhance collaboration between the company’s various divisions, as well as key research partners and customers around the world.
As spectroscopy instruments remain essential measurement tools in a variety of applications, the centre was built to foster Agilent’s atomic absorption spectrometer, which plays a major role in the food market for measuring both quality and contaminants.
Mike McMullen, president of Agilent’s chemical analysis group, said: “Te open-plan areas for project teams have been designed to foster interaction and to help improve customer and field linkages. Most importantly, our time-to-market for new products will be improved as we pursue our goal of clear leadership in our chosen markets.”
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