Multi-mycotoxin testing: a mycotoxin rarely comes alone
Heavy precipitation during the flowering season favored the growth of mold in many regions this year, leading to mycotoxin contamination in the harvest – often even with several types of [...]
Infographic: Analysis of water soluble vitamins in food
Water soluble vitamins are a great challenge to detect in foodstuff. Different concentration levels and the extraction from various food matrices need different analytical methods and tools for [...]
LC-MS/MS: Method of choice for efficient multi-mycotoxin analysis
For the detection of mycotoxins, liquid chromatography with mass spectrometric detection (LC-MS/MS) has become very popular in recent years. Laboratories with high sample throughput are [...]
Mycotoxin analysis: 3 attributes you should be aware of when analyzing spices
Spices are essential for food production, but just like cereals, spices are often contaminated with mycotoxins. Aflatoxin and Ochratoxin are particularly prevalent in spices. In order to ensure [...]
Trichothecenes: Boost your mycotoxin analysis with multi-analyte testing
Fungal infections can reduce crop yields and can also give rise to mycotoxin contamination. There are many different types of mycotoxins and they often occur simultaneously. Test methods which [...]
Introducing a better way to check the vitamin content
Foods like infant formula, baby food and dairy drinks are often fortified with vitamins. Since manufacturers must ensure that the labelled level of vitamin is actually present in the product, [...]
Multi-mycotoxin analysis: Simultaneous sample purification for 11 mycotoxins
Food producers have to comply with specific limit values for mycotoxins. For regular analysis of different mycotoxin concentrations in cereals, multi-toxin analyses are an effective alternative. [...]
Citrinin: Effective mycotoxin analysis using HPLC and immunoaffinity columns
The fungal toxin citrinin is a major problem in many cereals and particularly in red yeast rice. Since red yeast rice is becoming more and more popular, the demand for methods for the analysis of [...]
High levels of ochratoxin A found in dried figs
Lately, there has been an increase in the presence of ochratoxin A in dried figs. Our colleagues from R-Biopharm Rhône have summarized the most important information for you.
Aflatoxins in nuts: An overlooked hazard?
Nuts are a tasty snack. We love them in pecan pie, in mueslis, cereal bars, chocolates and in hazelnut spreads. Plus, nuts are said to have positive health effects. Yet, nuts may be contaminated [...]