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INDuSTRY PRODuCTS Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Program to Meet Melamine Detection Challenges hermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., has announced it has launched a program focused on assisting government and commercial food testing laboratories in the development and implementation of methods for the analysis of melamine in food products imported from China. This new program comes in response to the recent alert issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The US FDA Import Alert #99-30 sets forth guidelines requiring the “Detention without physical examination of all milk products, milk derived ingredients and finished food products containing milk from China due to the presence of melamine and/or melamine analogs.” This alert is expected to put new pressures on food producers and retailers and increase demand for timely testing by commercial laboratories. The alert includes specific guidelines for product testing as well as requirements that need to be met before a detained product can be released. “Thermo Fisher Scientific is able to provide a complete testing solution – including sample preparation, instrumentation, consumables and methods support – necessary to enable a laboratory to perform the sample analysis according to FDA alert requirements,” said Marc N. Casper, chief operating officer of Thermo Fisher Scientific. “We’re le veraging the knowledge of our food safety experts and our extensive portfolio of technologies and services to develop new testing methods that increase sample throughput and T ensure that melamine testing is both rapid and thorough.” Melamine, an inexpensive industrial chemical used primarily in the manufacture of plastics, and cyanuric acid, a byproduct of melamine, have been linked to food contamination primarily in milk-based products and food additives. Melamine is added to increase the perceived protein content of milk products. Humans and animals cannot metabolize melamine and cyanuric acid, which can eventually crystallize in the kidneys, resulting in a variety of illnesses; melamine contamination has also been linked to several deaths in China. While the current FDA alert is focused on milk and milk-based products, melamine has also been found in pet foods, eggs and produce. “We anticipate a significant increase in demand for testing following the FDA alert on milk-based products imported from China,” said Dr. Stuart Cram, who is leading the Food Safety Program within Thermo Fisher Scientific. “To help our customers handle this expected increase in volume, we’re consulting with testing labs and offering methods and technology support. We will also develop melamine analysis courses that we’ll offer at our training centers worldwide and at customer sites. These actions should help our customers improve their sample throughput, which is paramount given the expected volume of product affected by the alert.” Thermo Fisher Scientific has developed a testing method based on a Thermo Scientific liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (TSQ Quantum LC-MS/MS) system. This method is currently being used as a reference by the labs under the Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) in China to develop an LC- MS/MS method for the detection of melamine in milk and infant formula. In addition to the LC-MS/MS solution, Thermo Fisher Scientific can provide screening and confirmation techniques based on its Thermo Scientific gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) technologies. The company’s ITQ™ Series quadrupole ion trap GC/MSn, or its TSQ Quantum triple quadrupole GC/MS with highly selective reaction monitoring (H-SRM), can perform quick and accurate analysis of melamine in complex samples such as milk and baby formula. Thermo Fisher’s comprehensive offerings also include a range of sample collection, sample preparation and data management products. Completing the workflow solution is a broad portfolio Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. 800.532.4752 San Jose, CA www.thermo.com/foodsafety Charm Sciences, Inc. has Released the First Lateral Flow Quantitative Test for T and HT Toxins -2 -2 or use in the grain industry, the new ROSA® (Rapid One Step Assay) follows the same format that other Charm Mycotoxin tests use, as follows: Add the sample extract to the ROSA T2-HT2 test strip, incubate and count in the ROSA–M reader. Results are available in two ranges: 0–250 ppb, and 0–2.5 ppm. The Charm ROSA T2–HT2 provides a long-sought tool to rapidly and accurately detect T-2 and HT-2 toxins that adversely affect animal and human health. T-2 and HT-2 are trichothecene toxins generated by several Fusarium species (e.g., F. sporothrichioldes) in corn, wheat, F Be sure to mention, “I read about it in Food Pr otection Trends”! 121 FEBRUARY 2009 | FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS
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Contents
Sustaining Members
Perspectives from Your President
Commentary from the Executive Director
Assuring the Safety of Not-Ready-to-Eat (NRTE) Products: Industry Guidelines for Validation of Consumer Cooking Instructions
Cooking Food Safely with Microwave Ovens: Challenges for the Food Industry
Special Interest Series: Newly Developed Workshop Series on “Molecular Methods in Food Microbiology”
2009–2010 Secretary Election
Abstracts – IAFP’s Fourth European Symposium on Food Safety
Audiovisual Library
Audiovisual Library Order Form
New Members
What’s Happening in Food Safety
Industry Products
IAFP 2009: Networking Opportunities
IAFP 2009: General Information
IAFP 2009: Registration Form
Coming Events
Advertising Index
Journal of Food Protection Table of Contents
Booklet Order Form
Membership Application
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Food Protection Trends - February 2009 - Sustaining Members
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Food Protection Trends - February 2009 - Perspectives from Your President
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Food Protection Trends - February 2009 - Commentary from the Executive Director
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Food Protection Trends - February 2009 - Assuring the Safety of Not-Ready-to-Eat (NRTE) Products: Industry Guidelines for Validation of Consumer Cooking Instructions
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Food Protection Trends - February 2009 - Cooking Food Safely with Microwave Ovens: Challenges for the Food Industry
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Food Protection Trends - February 2009 - Special Interest Series: Newly Developed Workshop Series on “Molecular Methods in Food Microbiology”
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Food Protection Trends - February 2009 - 2009–2010 Secretary Election
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Food Protection Trends - February 2009 - Abstracts – IAFP’s Fourth European Symposium on Food Safety
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Food Protection Trends - February 2009 - IAFP 2009: Networking Opportunities
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