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July 8, 2011 By
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Safer Fruits and Vegetables: FDA Aims to Set Production Standards
As headlines from Europe implicate tainted vegetable sprouts in more than 4,000 illnesses and dozens of deaths, American consumers may wonder, “Could that happen here?” The U.S. has had its own headline-grabbing outbreaks from contaminated vegetables—such as lettuce in 2010, peppers in 2008, and spinach in 2006—but a new law has set in motion sweeping [...]
New Shrimp Farming Technique Yields Record Hauls of Jumbo Shrimp from Minimal Water
Remember that part of Forrest Gump where Forrest and Captain Dan are looking for shrimp but can’t find any because there’s too much competition for shrimp, but then the hurricane passes through and suddenly there’s no competition for shrimp and there’s just tons of shrimp to be had? This story is mostly not like that [...]
Chloramphenicol Analyses
ADPEN is currently utilizing the validated FDA LC/MS/MS methods which can detect down to 0.3 ppb for seafood and honey. ADPEN has also validated a modification of this method for use in milk by products and other matrices. ADPEN can help food companies implement proactive food safety monitoring programs in order to mitigate their risk [...]
The Power of Particle Characterization
Particle-characterization data is central to the development, manufacture, and quality control of pharmaceutical products. The characteristics of a pharmaceutical’s composite particles can affect the product in many ways, including by influencing drug efficacy and stability, as well as how the product behaves during processing. When considering the importance of particle characterization, the International Conference on [...]
That’s Fishy: Feds Fight Fraud in Seafood Sizes
BOSTON—Those plump and tempting scallops behind the fish counter glass might be a lot smaller than they look — a sodium-based compound can bloat scallops well past their actual size. And that pollock fillet isn’t such a good deal if the price includes the layers of ice glazed onto it to keep it fresh. This [...]
Facility Highlights
Our New 6490 Triple Quadrupole LC-MS/MS with iFunnel Technology
ADPEN brings aboard Agilent’s newest Triple Quadrupole LC-MS/MS, the 6490 with iFunnel technology. The 6490 has unprecedented sensitivity and is today’s most sensitive triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. It is designed to deliver high levels of sensitivity and robustness for even the most complex and demanding matrices. ADPEN has interfaced the 6490 with Agilent’s latest 1290 [...]