Food & Beverage Analysis
Listeria monocytogenes Diagnostic Test Earns AOAC Performance Tested Method Certifi cation
Nemis Technologies Ltd has announced that its N-LightTM Listeria monocytogenes diagnostic test designed for food safety has offi cially earned the prestigious AOAC® Performance Tested MethodSM(PTM) Certifi cate from the AOAC Research Institute in the US, the industry’s leading product certifi cation organisation.
The groundbreaking AquaSparkTM platform technology behind Nemis N-LightTM tests offers a unique and powerful alternative to existing diagnostic methods providing food producers and processors with the fi rst reliable on-site method that conveniently enables rapid lab-free testing of work surfaces at any point in the supply chain.
Arnaud Muller, the company’s CEO, stated: “We are extremely proud to receive the validation of our N-LightTM Listeria monocytogenes kit from AOAC in the food safety arena. At Nemis, the team aspire to create a safe food value chain so none of the most vulnerable consumers will be exposed to unsafe products. Thanks to our game-changing innovation, thousands of food producers and processors worldwide determined to maintain high quality standards and protect their brands from damaging product recalls, will be able to improve the safety and quality of their products while driving cost savings. We will be launching very soon in Switzerland and in Europe.”
Dr Mario Hupfeld, the company’s CSO added: “Our goal was to develop and validate a Listeria monocytogenes environmental monitoring protocol that provides food customers in the least amount of time possible with the information they require to implement an effective seek and destroy approach without delay. Our revolutionary protocol identifi es Listeria monocytogenes with matchless sensitivity and specifi city, yielding results from an environmental swab overnight. This protocol from sampling collection to results reading and interpretation can be performed by anyone at any time and on-site thanks to our innovative biosafety cap.”
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Using Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry for Mercury, Arsenic, Selenium and Antimony Determination in Food, Feed and Beverage Samples
The consumption of food and drink is one of the main sources of exposure to toxic metals. Selenium, on the other hand, is an essential nutritional element and is often added as a supplement to food for health benefits. It is also an important element in animal feed to ensure livestock wellbeing. Coupling Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry (AFS) with either cold vapour generation or hydride generation has been PSA’s core competency for over 35 years. With the addition of analyte separation capabilities which allows for speciation studies, PSA offers powerful analytical tools to help contract laboratories, food and feed producers and regulators alike with these determinations. Food security has never been more important. PSA systems offer ultimate detection performance, combined with ease of use and affordability.
Employing Atomic Fluorescence Spectroscopy as the means of detection the PSA analysers provide ultimate detection performance. With literally thousands of systems in the field today, and support networks in Europe, USA and SE Asia, PSA offers the ideal package of performance, reliability and support.
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New Ion Chromatography System Simplifi es Water Analysis
Small environmental and academic teaching laboratories specialising in water analysis can benefi t from simpler setup and operation and improved quality with a new, compact ion chromatography (IC) system that can bring an advanced level of simplicity to anion and cation analyses of drinking water.
The new Thermo Scientifi c Dionex Easion ion chromatography system is a user-friendly instrument, designed to yield consistent results and excellent resolution to routine anion and cation analysis of drinking water, while limiting operational costs. Offering preconfi gured kits for analysis, a simple dilution of eluent and suppressant concentrates is all that is required, making the set-up and operation of the system quick and straightforward. The Dionex Easion IC system is equipped to run out of the box, including columns, a suppressor and consumable items required to perform IC separations. The system’s simple design requires no additional pumps or equipment - enabling users of all skill-levels the ability to run routine IC methods.
“For laboratories who are used to traditional wet chemistry methods with labor-intense workfl ows and time-consuming maintenance needs, ion analysis of water can be complex, often making this type of analysis challenging,” said Tara Tereso, Vice President and General Manager, Ion Chromatography and Sample Preparation, Thermo Fisher Scientifi c. “The Thermo Scientifi c Dionex Easion IC system is designed to streamline processes and minimise operational maintenance and, with its small footprint, allows smaller laboratories to run analyses for methods, such as The Determination of Common Anions in Drinking Water, run by US EPA 300, or similar methods very easily, without compromising results or valuable laboratory space.”
The Dionex Easion IC system encompasses a single-fl ow path, simplifying both operation and maintenance, which frees laboratory workers’ time to focus on sample analysis, instead of system setup and optimisation. The new system is designed without peristaltic and auxiliary pumps, which contributes to the reduction in analysis costs and system down-time associated with system servicing.
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