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24 September 2021 | By
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Pesticide residues – we’re on to you!
In our latest webinar, SCIEX will demonstrate a new way forward for food and environmental testing using the SCIEX ZenoTOF 7600 system.
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Carbon dioxide shortages disrupting meat sector
The unfurling carbon dioxide crisis could start proving very costly for the meat industry, with pig farms facing the possibility of culling animals if supplies do not improve.
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Application Note: The mobile era
The Near-IR spectra that are used for quality control of food are quite complex to analyse. They contain overtones and combination spectra which are broad-band and a few orders of magnitude lower in intensity as compared to the Mid-IR intensity of the fundamental band.
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Application Note: Food Analysis with Confocal Raman Microscopy from WITec
This application note demonstrates the utility of Raman imaging for characterising various food samples such as honey, chocolate and fat spreads, leading to a comprehensive understanding of the products and the production processes.
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The future of food manufacturing
Marcel Koks, Industry and Solution Strategy Director, Food and Beverage at Infor, discusses what the food factory of the future will look like.
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App Note: Sniff & Trap fractionation and ODP Performance Checkout
GC-MS/O analysis using Sniff & Trap enables concentration of unknown compounds in the ODP for further analysis. An ODP checkout procedure is presented
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News Digest: Microbial Testing of Ready-to-Eat Food
Fast and effective safety screening for the ready-to-eat meal industry
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Article: Manufacturers in the Food & Beverage Industry: how can you cope with your fast-moving environment?
Digitalisation, regulations, new consumer behaviours, complex supply chains, fierce competition... In today’s uncertain and fast-moving environment, food and beverage companies have to innovate faster than ever to simply exist.
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Red diesel changes unfair on businesses, says Cold Chain Federation
A change in the way tax is rebated for red diesel has sparked anger within the food industry, with one body claiming the decision has “undermined confidence.”
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How to improve your food safety culture
Food safety expert, Wasi Asghar, examines the ways in which the senior management of food manufacturers can improve food safety culture.
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Down with foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance!
Following the announcement of £19.2 million for a cross-government surveillance project to protect public health, the FSA’s Chief Scientific Advisor Professor Robin May explains why it is needed.
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Food prices are going to rise – and rise substantially
Professor Chris Elliott looks at the current and future issues the food sector faces and criticises the UK government’s intervention – or lack of – in helping us overcome these obstacles.
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Are US fruit and vegetables the products of forced labour?
How much of our food is produced as a result of forced labour? A new study has suggested that a large proportion of US fruit and vegetables fall into the “high risk” category of being produced through forced labour.
