A significant investment in analytical equipment will help Campden BRI provide its clients with an even better organic contaminant analysis service.
The new, improved suite of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LCMS) instruments allows the analysis of mycotoxins, agricultural contaminants, and low levels of pesticides, as well as melamine and acrylamide.
Nick Byrd, chromatography section manager, commented: "This is a most advanced LCMS capability that we have acquired. The array of instruments is very versatile and adaptable, and enhances our capability to rapidly analyse multiple analytes - saving the need for lots of different tests.
As well as the variety of contaminants mentioned above, we can also determine levels of vitamins, and are developing assays for low levels of packaging contaminants (down to 10ppb), and for the specific peptide sequences associated with allergens. In particular, we will be able to analyse levels of packaging contaminants that are below the levels prescribed in current legislation."
This is one part of a major investment in analytical and processing facilities, worth £1.4m, being made at Campden BRI.
