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Acrylamide Analyses
US FDA is concerned with the presence of acrylamide in fried starchy foods which may be hazardous to your health. Acrylamide is a neurotoxin in humans, a known carcinogen in rats and a probable carcinogen in humans. Highest levels found in potato chips, about 1200 ppb, and french fries, about 450 ppb. The World Health [...]
Chinese seafood exports to face more scrutiny?
Expect more food shipments from China to the United States to face examination and potentially detention as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration implements the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), according to Benjamin England, a 17-year FDA veteran and founder and CEO of FDAImports.com and ExportToUsa.com.cn. On Wednesday, England listed the three major challenges [...]
Supplements Usage, Consumer Confidence at Highest Levels, According to CRN Annual Survey
U.S. consumers are not only using supplements more than ever before, they are also more confident than ever in the safety, quality, and efficacy of supplements. These results were presented as part of the Council for Responsible Nutrition’s (CRN; Washington, DC) 2011 annual Consumer Survey on Dietary Supplements, made public at CRN’s annual conference in [...]
EMA to Apply New Electronic Submission Validation Criteria
EMA announced in a press release that a new version of the validation criteria for electronic applications for human medicines comes into effect on Sept. 1, 2011. The new criteria (version 3.1) have been agreed with the regulatory authorities in European Union member states and will be applied to all electronic common technical document (eCTD) [...]
The Reportable Food Registry: A Valuable New Tool for Preventing Foodborne Illness
When Congress created the Reportable Food Registry (RFR) in Section 1005 of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Amendments Act of 2007, FDA was given the opportunity to develop a useful addition to its armamentarium of tools and techniques to prevent foodborne illness. In the law, which became Section 417 of the Federal Food, [...]
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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 [...]