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I have recently been exploring the world of home buying and have come to the realization that there is much more to it than I expected. I thought my friends were getting way too stressed out about fin...
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Re-defining Productivity for Small Molecule, High-resolution Mass Spectrometry Analysis
The moment I committed to a more active lifestyle than my meager 3,000 steps a day, I was instantly in the market for an activity tracker. Primarily, I cared about data accuracy because otherwise what...
Can I get a burger with some lead, chromium, mercury and arsenic, please?
Meat is an essential nutritional source of protein for humans who choose to consume it and can provide high biological protein, vitamins, and essential minerals such as iron and zinc. People that are ...
Do we have to live with glyphosate?
My health kick-started, as for many I’m sure, at the beginning of the New Year when I decided that I would ditch the refined sugar and saturated fat diet I’d become so accustomed to over the past few ...
‘FISh’ the Unknown Synthetic Compound in Herbal Medicine Products
Herbal medicine products have been used for health-related purposes since ancient times, and their application is firmly anchored in all societies worldwide. Many people use herbal products for improv...
Halal Testing and Detection in Complex Matrices: Utilizing the Power of Mass Spectrometry
Dr. Francis Beaudry is an Associate Professor at the veterinary biomedicine department of the Faculty of veterinary medicine of the Université de Montréal. He is an adjunct researcher at the Universit...
Pesticides on your plate!
Experts recommend fresh fruits and vegetables for healthy lifestyles. Monitoring programs detect a high number of different chemical residues in foods. Individually the pesticides are claimed to be sa...
The Dangers Lurking in Your Food Packaging
One of the most eye-catching items in a supermarket for many consumers could simply be a brightly colored package that contains the food we buy. We often take for granted that neatly packaged food ite...
Food Allergen Detection in Complex Matrices: Utilizing the Power of Mass Spectrometry
The Food Allergy Research and Resource Program (FARRP) is a food industry-oriented research and outreach program within the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of Nebraska-Linc...
Ion Chromatography Coupled to Mass Spectrometry: The Solution for Anionic Polar Pesticides Determination in Food
What are anionic polar pesticides?The presence of anionic polar pesticides in surface and drinking water, food and beverages has become a controversial issue in recent years. Glyphosate, for example, ...
Dioxin Conference 2018 from the View of the Experts
The 38th International Symposium on Halogenated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) & 10th International PCB Workshop, commonly known as Dioxin Conference, took place in Krakow, Poland during the las...
When Simple Additives Turn Dangerous: The Story of Titanium Dioxide
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is an insoluble and inactive material that is used as a coloring additive in many foods to make them look pretty and appealing to eat. It is used as a whitening and brightening...
Sensitive Phthalate Quantitation in Cooking Oil by GC-MS
We’ve blogged previously about the importance of robust gas chromatography (GC) workflows to ensure food oils are free from pesticides, contaminants and cheaper oil adulterants. But even once the pure...
What are you feeding your baby?
Contaminants in baby foods are not a new phenomenon. Ten years ago we had a melamine crisis where several Chinese companies sold milk and infant formula products adulterated with melamine and cyan-uri...
The Origins of Our Beloved Coffee
In 1773, the colonists revolted against a heavy tax on tea imposed by King George III in form of the Boston Tea Party. This event would forever change the American drinking preference to coffee."Coffe...
Orbitrap MS: The Complete Package for the Analysis of NIAS in FCMs?
Today the food we purchase is supplied, contained or wrapped in ever increasingly sophisticated food packaging materials. Long gone are the days when food and beverages always came in glass bottles, p...
A Cup of Tea with an Infusion of Undesirable Toxic Contaminants?
Tea is one of the most popular beverages in the world with an estimated 3 billion cups consumed daily worldwide. Its popularity is not surprising since tea is promoted to have health benefits and drin...
Food Adulteration and Mislabeling: Fraud on a Global Scale
Proving the origin, authenticity and quality of food and beverage products is big business. Adulteration and fraudulent labeling of a foodstuff’s origin costs the global food industry an estimated $10...
Itching to Learn About Allergens?
Food allergen testing has progressed. Melanie Downs, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of the Food Allergy Research & Resource Program within the Department of Food Science & Technology, University of Nebrask...
How Pure Is Your Juice?
During my teenage years when we would have 2.5 months off from school, I used to look forward to my travel adventures during the summer break. Many times my family and I would go back to India to meet...
Got Real Olive Oil?
The other day I went to my local grocery store and picked up a bottle of extra virgin olive oil. As I added it to my delicious Mediterranean salad and took my first bite I quickly realized that someth...
A Perfect Cup of Tea: With or Without Pesticide Residue?
After a busy festive period you may be enjoying a relaxing cup of tea and probably not giving a second thought to the ingredients and chemicals you may be consuming. You would think that tea should on...
A Toast to Ion Chromatography!
As we reflect on the year gone by and celebrate the achievements of friends and family, I would like to make a toast to my old friend, Ion Chromatography. Why, you may wonder? My colleague Art Fitchet...
Milk Is More Than Just a Beverage
Milk is an incredibly versatile beverage if you think about it. Enjoy it chilled, flavored or as hot drink containing cocoa or chocolate. Milk is not only a delicious drink, but it is a nutritious and...
Oktoberfest - A Healthy Time for Beer Drinkers
Oktoberfest is largely known for the vast quantities of beer consumed over a 16-17 day period during the folk festival in Munich. Only beer brewed within the city limits of Munich can be served at the...
Lemon Juice Should Only Be Lemon Juice
Lemon juice is deceptively simple in composition, comprising water, sugars, organic acids (principally citric acid) and small amounts of amino acids, vitamins and phenolic compounds. As with most frui...
Is This Innovative Drink Also a Functional Food?
The global beverage market is reportedly set to reach a staggering $1.3 trillion by 2017 and although there are long-established products dominating the market, there is still room for innovation. If ...
Is My Mineral Water Tainted from the PET Bottle?
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles have become an intrinsic part of everyday life whether from drinking bottled water and carbonated beverages to collecting empty PET bottles for recycling.Aroun...
‘Ello Vera
It’s 8.45pm. I’m sitting watching England labour against a Slovakia team in the Euro 2016 championship. The half time whistle blows as I watch 22 athletes walk off the pitch, jealous of their incredib...
How Can I Be Sure My Beer Is Authentic?
My BeerGlobal beer production in 2014 was a staggering 1.93 billion hectoliters, with a growing interest in specialty craft beers and international trade increasing in high value bottled beers. As con...
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