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Mass spectrometer analysis gives you one more reason for taking a shower before swimming!
Read time: 8 minutes Researchers: Wei Wang, Yichao Qian, Jessica M. Boyd, Minghuo Wu, Steve E. Hrudey, Jinhua Li, Birget Moe, Claire F. McGuigan, Shengwen Shen and Xing-Fang Li, University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), and Haiying Du, Jilin University (Changchun, Jilin Province, China) Swimming is a favorite summer pastime for many, and swimming pools […]
Tags: drinking water, Drinking water testing, Environmental, food, LC-MS/MS, SCIEX Triple Quad, Water analysis, water quality, Water testing
July 1, 2021
Not all cannabis is created equal: cannabis strains explained
Read time: 4 minutes Cannabis strains not only have different effects, but also serve different purposes. In the mainstream world, cannabis is grouped into 3 distinct strains: Indica, Sativa and hybrid. Indica strains are of Hindu Kush Mountain origins, and they are high in tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) content and dense cannabidiol (CBD). They are often believed to be […]
Tags: Cannabinoids, Cannabis, CBD, food, Meet the experts, THC
May 24, 2021
It’s not all rope and leaves: cannabis analysis 101
Read time: 4 minutes Introduction to cannabis: analysis Cannabis is a broad umbrella of classification that includes both hemp and marijuana. Check out a recent blog that lays out the definitions. This blog will focus on the common criteria we look at when conducting cannabis testing, including potency, pesticides and mycotoxins. Potency: how do you […]
Tags: Cannabis, Cannabis analysis, Cannabis testing, CBD, food, Hemp, THC
April 13, 2021
Intabio acquisition expands SCIEX portfolio of impactful solutions to accelerate biotherapeutic development
Due to the nature of their production, biotherapeutics are difficult to manufacture. Growth conditions, purification protocols and formulation requirements can introduce unintended modifications into the protein structure that may affect its efficacy and safety.
Tags: biotherapeutic development, blaze, charge, machine, mass, new, number, protein
February 26, 2021
Quantify more than 700 pesticides in 10 different food matrices
A recent webinar from SCIEX and New Food, presented by Jianru Stahl-Zeng of SCIEX, outlined some of the capabilities of the new SCIEX Triple Quad™ 7500 LC-MS/MS System – QTRAP® Ready. In particular, it highlighted the ability of the SCIEX 7500 System to accurately quantify 700 pesticide residues across 10 different food matrices at ultra-low trace levels. During the webinar, attendees posed various questions. Here, we share the top 5 of these questions, along with their answers.
Tags: food, Food Testing, Pesticides, Pesticides Residues, residue testing, SCIEX 7500 System
February 18, 2021
Should you bring your PFAS testing in-house?
As the per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) regulatory landscape evolves in the US and across the globe, the interest in PFAS continues to grow. Drinking water and food packaging are under particular scrutiny, and monitoring programs and requirements will continue to expand to include an increasing variety of sample types and PFAS compounds.
Tags: drinking water, Environmental, GenX, PFAS, PFAS analysis, PFAS testing, QA/QC, Water analysis, water quality
Top questions about the exposome of PFAS revealed
According to the CDC, the exposome is “the measure of all the exposures of an individual in a lifetime and how those exposures relate to health.”
Tags: bag, body, brush, christian, chronic, clean, clean beaker, cleaning, data, di water, Environmental, excrete, Exposome, exposure, Forever chemicals, human, Human blood, Human health, information, job, knowledge, machine, period, PFAS analysis, PFAS testing, place qj, position, research, rinse, room, sample, science, solution, space, study, substance, tap, tap water, test, time, use, water, water rinse, white, wipe, work
February 11, 2021
What’s in your citrus oil?
Craig Butt explains a non-targeted omics approach to characterizing and profiling compounds in citrus oil Read time: 4 minutes There is increasing interest among consumers in the benefits of natural products containing citrus beyond the traditionally known benefits of vitamin C. It’s also understandable for consumers to assume that all foods and products labeled natural […]
Tags: acquisition, car, citrus, compound, computer, data, food, Food Testing, identification, machine, model, natural, Natural products, object, oil, Pesticides, product, research, screening, swath, tell, time, type, use, X500R QTOF system
February 4, 2021
Developing a method for nitrosamine analysis in pharmaceutical products
In our previous blogs we discussed the need for a more comprehensive approach for monitoring contaminants in finished drug products.1,2 Here we cover a generalized approach for the targeted, quantitative LC-MS/MS analysis of several commonly encountered nitrosamines in pharmaceuticals and ways to address specific challenges with their analysis.
Tags: APIs, Drug manufacturing, Genotoxic Impurities, Nitrosamines, Pharma, quantification
January 22, 2021
Mycotoxin concerns amidst a pandemic: a discussion on how to optimize your food safety analysis
Read time: 4 Minutes The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need to store and transport raw and finished food products in order to sustain the richness of the food supply chain. Therefore, having a robust post-harvest support system that monitors moisture levels and conditions of raw and finished food products is much needed to ensure […]
Tags: food, Food / Beverage, Food Testing, fungi, Mycotoxins
November 18, 2020
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