Viavi Solutions Optical Security and Performance Products (OSP) and ESPROS Photonics Corporation (EPC) have launched a miniaturized spectral sensing system-on-a-chip and multispectral sensor developer kit.
Osram Opto Semiconductors has launched an emitter which can be used as a light source in near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, a technique for assessing the quality of food.
FoodQualityNews hit the show floor of Analytica last week to bring you all the news and views relevant to food safety and quality control. Below are some of the product launches.
dispatches from AOAC Europe – NMKL – NordVal Symposium
The future of microbiology, a call to review current allergen detection methods and method validation were some of the highlights at an industry event.
Chemical analysis of food fingerprints is an emerging approach in authentication testing, according to The Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) in Germany.
Agilent Technologies has enhanced some of its Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR) microscopes claiming it will allow customers to analyze samples that were never before possible.
A representative of analytic technology firm Ocean Optics says while technology related to testing for food safety and quality has advanced, more needs to be done.
Agilent Technologies has partnered with a polytechnic to open a laboratory and help small and midsize enterprises maintain strict safety and quality standards.
FOSS is engaged in a 15m kroner research project focusing on developing a much brighter form of infrared light for routine analysis in food and feed production.
Scientists from Manchester University have developed a new
technique that uses infrared light to spot bacterial contamination
in food within seconds rather than hours, while products are on the
processing line.
The Nordic Committee on Food Analysis (NMKL) has identified flame
atomic absorption spectrometry after microwave digestion as a
viable means of determining sodium content in foodstuffs.
