Food and Beverage Analysis

Scientists from the National Veterinary Research Institute used UHPLC-MS/MS as part of a new antimicrobial detection method in edible pig tissue.

Scientists from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing, China recently developed a new method for detecting antihistamines in milk samples.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

How long should you perform an extraction of woodruff leaves so that you don’t end up with a harmful amount of coumarin, but still get the characteristic flavor of the finished May wine?

The 11th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis will be in Prague, Czech Republic from 5–8 November 2024.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

Here are the top five articles that the editors of LCGC International published this week.

Yelena Sapozhnikova from the United States Department of Agriculture spoke to The Column about her innovative research investigating PFAS in plastic food storage bags using targeted and non-targeted liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry.

Michelle Colgrave of Edith Cowan University and Australia’s national science agency is the recipient of the 2024 Harvey W. Wiley Award.

This article surveys the application of headspace-SIFT-MS to untargeted screening of food products and ingredients, such as beer, olive oil, Parmesan cheese, and strawberry flavor mixes.

This article discusses the importance of TIMS as it enhances the sensitivity, specificity, and speed of metabolite measurement, which in turn accelerates the pace of metabolomics research.

At Analytica 2024, four industry experts discussed the latest developments in foodomics, presenting their latest research in the field.

A group of Malaysian and American scientists recently analyzed the benefits of using green metrics for detecting emerging contaminants (ECs) using analytical methods.

In a recent study, scientists from Europe reflected over how more testing protocols must be created to monitor and control micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in soil.

A group of Canadian scientists recently measured how effective different solutions are in measuring ochratoxin A levels in flour samples.

Researchers from Austria, Greece, and Italy conducted a study to analyze volatile organic compounds (VOCs) present in Irish and Scotch whiskys using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) Arrow with comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC×GC–MS) to examine the organoleptic characteristics that influence the taste of spirits.

A recent study from the Cantonal Laboratory Zürich examined using micro solid-phase extraction for pesticide analysis.

A recent review article examines how solid-phase microextraction–comprehensive multidimensional gas chromatography (SPME-GC×GC) has contributed to food analysis over the past 20+ years.

In this column, a fast, simplified procedure for determining simple sugars in fruit juices is described.

Scientists from Murcia, Spain recently created a new method for mycotoxin screening in human tissues using dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry.

Sara E. Kern and her team of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) tested different analysis methods for rapidly screening for poppy seeds in food samples.

A group of Taiwanese scientists have recently created a new method for assessing food quality and detecting histamine in wine samples.

Lidia Montero and Miguel Herrero from the Institute of Food Science Research in Spain discuss the evolving role of comprehensive two-dimensional liquid chromatography (LC×LC) and multi-second dimension LC×LC (multi-2D LC×LC) in food analysis.

The 18th International Symposium on Hyphenated Techniques in Chromatography and Separation Technology will take place from 28–31 May 2024 in Leuven, Belgium.

The new technology can be used by analytical scientists working in a variety of industries including food and beverage, oil and gas, and more.

Weronika Hewelt-Belka, an assistant professor at Gdańsk University of Technology in Poland, answers questions about her research analyzing GM3 gangliosides in human milk, elucidating their molecular distribution and dynamic changes throughout lactation.

A recent study conducted at the University of Jaén in Spain, unveils the presence of 21 phenolic pollutants, including bisphenols and alkylphenols, in milk and dairy products, with significant concentrations detected in items packaged in materials such as polystyrene terephthalate and multilayer packaging, emphasizing the importance of packaging choices in minimizing phenolic contamination.

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was paired with both diode array and fluorescence detection (DAD and FLD, respectively) to measure Edam cheese for its total and acid-soluble whey content.

The process was assisted by pH-dependent acid-base partitioning coupled with salting-out-assisted liquid-liquid extraction (LLE).

Researchers at the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences have developed a new magnetic solid-phase extraction method using MIL-101(Cr)@Fe3O4 nanocomposites, detailed in the Food Control journal, enabling the efficient and simultaneous detection of multiple mycotoxins in agricultural products, potentially impacting food and feed safety standards.