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INDuSTRY PRODuCTS barley, rye and oats. These toxins are known to cause feed refusal, edema, vomiting, immunosupression and gastrointestinal inflammation in animals, and alimentary toxic aleukia in humans. In addition to the ROSA T2-HT2 test, the following ROSA mycotoxin tests are available. • 3-min quantitative test for aflatoxin in corn • 3-min qualitative test for DON in wheat and barley • 10-min quantitative tests for aflatoxin, DON, fumonisin, ochratoxin and zearalenone in multiple commodities. Charm Sciences, Inc 978.687.9200 Lawrence, MA www.charm.com PID temperature control software regulates temperatures to ± 0.2°C, even at ambient. The Peltier-based CO50 has 5-program memories with 10 steps per program and the ability to repeat any program from 1 to 99 times automatically. This unit is ideal for chiral and biomedical chromatography where below ambient temperatures help preserve bioactivity. It can be used for stabilizing column temperatures from day to day at or near room temperatures for repeatable results. Temperature accuracy and stability are excellent, and there is a stable temperature indicator lamp on the front panel of the unit that lights when the target temperature is stable. The unit can hold columns up to 30 cm long by 1/4˝ or 3/8˝ diameter in mounting clips provided. Larger diameter columns can be used by removing the column clips that hold the smaller columns. The CO50 features RS232 I/O port for controlling the unit by a chromatograph, for programming gradients, and for data collection. Also included are an injection counter, 30-day timer with user settable Auto-Off, and a chamber drain for spills. The unit comes with a benchtop universal power supply for use anywhere in the world, 3-wire AC line cord for the country of use, twelve-month warranty and instruction manual. The Model CO50 is UL, CSA, and CE compliant. Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. 866.573.9104 San Marcos, CA www.torreypinesscientific.com Steritech Launches First SQF and BRC Compliant Pest Prevention Program A Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. New HPLC Column Chiller/Heater from Torrey Pines Scientific, Inc. orrey Pines Scientific, Inc. announces its new EchoTherm™ HPLC Column Chiller/Heater Model CO50. This new unit has a temperature range from 4.0°C to 100.0°C readable and settable to 0.1°C. The T nticipating an industry trend towards the adoption of globally recognized standards for food safety and quality, Steritech has tailored its Zero Tolerance Pest Prevention® Program standards to be Safe Quality Food (SQF) and British Retail Consortium (BRC) compliant. This move, the first in the industry, will help primary producers, manufacturers and distributors comply with rigorous new third party audit standards. “Often overlooked, pest prevention plays a surprisingly important role in the governance, risk and compliance strategies for companies connected in any way to the supply chain,” says Steritech CEO Mark Jarvis. “Partnering with a company that has intimate knowledge of the standards and specifically the requirements around pesticide use, documentation, reporting and remedial action is a clear advantage.” In recent years, rapid globalization of the food supply hasled to the proliferation of food safety standards and certification schemes. Even under the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) there are three accepted standards: Dutch HACCP, SQF and BRC. Steritech’s Zero Tolerance Pest Prevention Program has been benchmarked against these standards, providing the highest possible levels of protection against structure infesting pests. In addition, Steritech’s sophisticated technology platform provides unprecedented visibility over important pest control data. The Steritech Group, Inc. 704.544.1900 Charlotte, NC www.steritech.com Be sure to mention, “I read about it in Food Pr otection Trends”! 122 FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS | FEBRUARY 2009

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