Labtronics has been pleased to announce that a leading food and beverage manufacturer has selected its Nexxis sample tracker to upgrade their existing in-house sample tests and result tracking system.
Labtronics has been pleased to announce that a leading food and beverage manufacturer has selected its Nexxis sample tracker to upgrade their existing in-house sample tests and result tracking system.This organization, having concerns about its data management system running on an unsupported database platform, recognized the need for a more up-to-date solution that could be deployed on a fully-supported database system and that was also faster. They could thus keep pace with an increasing sample load without having to engage additional laboratory personnel. They went on to select Nexxis, which, whilst being a cost-effective and out-of-the-box solution, could still meet the need for samples to be logged in, assigned to tests, tracked and reported upon.The laboratory's productivity will be enhanced as analysts gain more flexibility, and will also benefit from additional Nexxis features such as a web client and audit trail. The project will be implemented in two phases, implementation and migration, followed by integration.
Analytical Challenges in Measuring Migration from Food Contact Materials
November 2nd 2015Food contact materials contain low molecular weight additives and processing aids which can migrate into foods leading to trace levels of contamination. Food safety is ensured through regulations, comprising compositional controls and migration limits, which present a significant analytical challenge to the food industry to ensure compliance and demonstrate due diligence. Of the various analytical approaches, LC-MS/MS has proved to be an essential tool in monitoring migration of target compounds into foods, and more sophisticated approaches such as LC-high resolution MS (Orbitrap) are being increasingly used for untargeted analysis to monitor non-intentionally added substances. This podcast will provide an overview to this area, illustrated with various applications showing current approaches being employed.
Study Explores Thin-Film Extraction of Biogenic Amines via HPLC-MS/MS
March 27th 2025Scientists from Tabriz University and the University of Tabriz explored cellulose acetate-UiO-66-COOH as an affordable coating sorbent for thin film extraction of biogenic amines from cheese and alcohol-free beverages using HPLC-MS/MS.
Multi-Step Preparative LC–MS Workflow for Peptide Purification
March 21st 2025This article introduces a multi-step preparative purification workflow for synthetic peptides using liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC–MS). The process involves optimizing separation conditions, scaling-up, fractionating, and confirming purity and recovery, using a single LC–MS system. High purity and recovery rates for synthetic peptides such as parathormone (PTH) are achieved. The method allows efficient purification and accurate confirmation of peptide synthesis and is suitable for handling complex preparative purification tasks.