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Industry Products actively monitor their facilities before Salmonella contaminates their products. Validation of our detection kit for this type of testing is aligned with our strategic goal to support our customers by increasing their confidence in the safety of their products,” says Nir Nimrodi, general manager of the animal and food safety business for Life Technologies. Last fall, the MicroSEQ Salmonella spp. Detection Kit also received AFNOR certification, affirming the test meets the organization’s stringent standards (EN ISO 16140) that are set for international markets. The kit is part of a complete pathogen detection workflow based on proven Applied Biosystems technology, and optimized for use with the Applied Biosystems 7500 Fast Real-Time PCR System. The rapid test requires only small amounts of sample to ensure detection of Salmonella in less than 18 hours, as compared to several days with conventional methods. It includes options for low and high-throughput sample preparation and streamlined data analysis software. The AOAC Research Institute focuses on the development, use, and harmonization of validated analytical methods and its validation is important for food safety. The certification of the MicroSEQ Salmonella spp. Detection Kit means that the assay meets the stringent pathogen detection requirements of many companies and testing organizations responsible for safeguarding food supplies. Life Technologies Corporation +1 760.929.2456 Carlsbad, CA www.lifetech.com Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches New LC/MS Compendium to Share Environmental and Food Safety Testing Knowledge T hermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has announced a new, comprehensive and searchable compendium entitled “LC/MS Applications for Food, Beverage and, Water Testing.” The compendium, designed as a knowledge transfer tool, provides customers with access to the wealth of application expertise developed by Thermo Fisher. Containing a variety of testing methods and technical applications for environmental and food testing laboratories, the free digital compendium is available free of charge at http://www. thermoscientific.com/lcmsfoodnotes. Thermo Fisher has analytical technologies and application expertise in the environmental and food safety markets. Its workflows, comprised of automated sample preparation, instrumentation and data management products, enable lab professionals to perform the right analysis using the best technique when responding to environmental and food safety challenges. The new compendium shares Thermo Fisher’s knowledge about the analysis of contaminants such as pharmaceutical and personal care products, drug residues, natural compounds and pesticides. The comprehensive compendium of LC/ MS methods and applications is easily searchable by compound class, matrix or product. “Our environmental and food safety solutions including our lead- ing mass spectrometry systems are tailored to the unique requirements of residue laboratories and we want to share this expertise with all our customers,” said Dipankar Ghosh, Ph.D. strategic marketing manager for environmental and food safety solutions at Thermo Fisher Scientific. “We designed the LC/MS compendium specifically for environmental and food testing laboratories to help them improve and simplify their operations.” Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. +1 800.532.4752 San Jose, CA www.thermofisher.com ISO 8 Cleanroom Certification for Biohit Tip Production iohit’s tip production received ISO 14644 class 8 cleanroom certification during 2010 as one of few tip manufacturers. Tip purity and safety in your laboratory work have always had a top priority in Biohit’s tip production. We have followed strict purity procedures in the tip production for years and have now received an official recognition for our work: the ISO 8 cleanroom classification. The purity and high automation in the production facility are especially essential to avoid DNase, RNase or endotoxin contaminations. These substances are usually of human or bacterial origin and most of them cannot be removed using common sterilization methods like autoclaving or irradiation, which is a rarely known fact – thus it is essential to avoid the contamination in the first place. B Be sure to mention, “I read about it in Food Protection Trends”! 234 FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS | APRIL 2011 http://www.thermofisher.com http://www.thermoscientific.com/lcmsfoodnotes http://www.thermoscientific.com/lcmsfoodnotes http://www.lifetech.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Food Protection Trends - April 2011

Food Protection Trends - April 2011
Contents
Sustaining Members
Reflections of Your President
Commentary from the Executive Director
Prevalence of Ivermectin Residues in Cattle Slaughtered in Federally Inspected Abattoirs in Nuevo Leon, Mexico
FDA’s Domestic and Imported Cheese Compliance Program Results: January 1, 2004 —December 31, 2006
New Members
What’s Happening in Food Safety
Industry Products
Special Contributors and Sponsors
Preliminary Program
Ivan Parkin Lecture
John H. Silliker Lecture
Activities
General Information
Registration Rates
Coming Events
Advertising Index
Journal of Food Protection Table of Contents
Booklet Order Form
Membership Application
Celebrating 100 Years of IAFP: 1960s

Food Protection Trends - April 2011