The rules have changed by SCIEX Community | Jul 10, 2026 | Blogs, Instrument maintenance, SCIEX OS software, Support, TechnologyLabs are changing with evolving needs – is your LC-MS software ready? Regulated laboratories are evolving faster than ever. New analytical modalities, higher sample throughput, increasing regulatory scrutiny, and leaner teams are reshaping how work gets done. At the...
The wakeup call by SCIEX Community | Jul 10, 2026 | Blogs, Instrument maintenance, SCIEX OS software, Support, TechnologyAnalyst still works today; but is your LC-MS software ready for tomorrow’s regulated environment? Analyst software has long been a trusted foundation in regulated LC-MS laboratories—and for many, it still performs reliably today. But regulated environments are...
Pesticide residue testing in food: Supporting confident and compliant analysis by SCIEX Community | Jun 11, 2026 | Blogs, Food / BeverageRead time: 4 Minutes Pesticides are widely used in agriculture to protect crops and maintain yield, but their presence in food must be carefully monitored. To safeguard consumers, regulatory authorities worldwide set maximum residue limits (MRLs), often at very low...
The rise of TFA in Europe’s cereals: How SCIEX and Phenomenex empower accurate detection of this “forever chemical” by SCIEX Community | Jan 29, 2026 | Blogs, Environmental / Industrial, Food / Beverage, Other, QTRAP / Triple QuadRead time: 3 Mins Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) has emerged as one of the most concerning PFAS in Europe’s food supply - particularly in cereals, a staple consumed daily by millions. A report from PAN Europe reveals a widespread and largely unmonitored contamination...
Tackling mycotoxin testing: Harnessing mass spectrometry for safer foods and healthier futures by SCIEX Community | Apr 25, 2025 | Blogs, Food / Beverage, Food and BeverageRead time: 3 minutes Produced by certain moulds, thriving in crops such as grain, nuts and coffee, mycotoxins have contaminated agriculture and food production industries for a long time. To intensify the challenge, mycotoxins are resilient, not easily broken down and...
The economics of food testing: A strategic perspective for laboratory managers by SCIEX Community | Apr 17, 2025 | Blogs, Food / Beverage, Food and BeverageRead time: 7 minutes In today's rapidly evolving food industry, the role of food testing laboratories has never been more critical. Ensuring the safety, quality, and authenticity of food products is paramount, and this responsibility falls heavily on the shoulders of...
PFAS testing: 2024 in review and what to expect for 2025 by SCIEX Community | Feb 19, 2025 | Blogs, Environmental / IndustrialRead Time: 5 minutes For as long as PFAS persist in the environment, there is no doubt they will persist in our conversations as environmental scientists. Globally, PFAS contamination has been detected in water supplies, soil and even in the blood of people and...
Nitrosamines: Where are we now? by SCIEX Community | Oct 10, 2024 | Blogs, Pharma, QTRAP / Triple QuadWhere did it start? Nitrosamines are a large group of N-nitroso compounds that share a common functional N-N=O group. They are produced by a chemical reaction between a nitrosating agent and a secondary or tertiary amine. Back in 2018, nitrosamines suddenly found...
Detecting low levels of drugs and their metabolites in hair and nail samples using LC-MS/MS by SCIEX Community | Aug 20, 2024 | Blogs, Forensic, ToxicologyRead time: 3 minutes You probably have heard of testing blood and urine samples for the presence of drugs and their metabolites. But do you know about the benefits of hair and nail analysis? In a recent webinar, Tina Binz, Deputy Head of the Center for Forensic Hair...
Omics in the rapidly developing field of alternative proteins: innovation and safety by SCIEX Community | Aug 30, 2023 | Blogs, Food / Beverage, Food and BeverageRead Time: 7 minutes On June 12, 2023, during a webinar hosted by New Food, Lin Qingsong—Principal Research Fellow and Director of the Protein and Proteomics Centre at the National University of Singapore—discussed the latest considerations related to risk assessment...
Meat vs plant based. What is the best option? by SCIEX Community | Mar 25, 2022 | Blogs, Food / Beverage, Food and BeverageRead time: 2 minutes As we become more conscious about the planet, healthier lifestyles and our duty to protect the environment, attitudes and behaviours are shifting when it comes to food consumption. ‘Fake’ meat and the environment Nowadays, meat or fish is...
An interview from the Science Explorer about the Echo® MS system by SCIEX Community | Jul 19, 2021 | Blogs, Echo® MS+ system, PharmaIn this interview from the Science Explorer about the Echo® MS system, Neil Walsh from SCIEX discusses the significant application areas of the system and what makes it so attractive to biopharmaceutical laboratories. Here is a snippet of the...