Food Safety

LECO supports food safety testing through contaminant detection, trace element analysis, and protein verification, helping manufacturers meet strict regulatory and consumer standards.

2024NTS06
Joining us from the University of Messina, Mariosimone Zoccali, Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry, present on 'Boosting Food Analysis Using GCxGC-ToFMS. In his talk, Prof. Zoccali explores the pioneering applications of Comprehensive T...
DOC-52736
Combustion techniques for determining nitrogen/protein in foods is gaining popularity due to shorter analysis times, ease of operation, and improved safety characteristics, but it is limited by the amount of sample an instrument is capable of anal...
DS-PCON11-LPSS-030
GCxGC-TOFMS was utilized to analyze polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fish and shellfish specimens collected from the Gulf of Mexico.
TR-PCON18-LPSS-238
Dramatic expansion of pesticides utilized in food production requires improved techniques to analyze samples for quality.
203-821-517
This application note demonstrates the sensitive quantification of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA), a primary cause of cork taint in wine, using HS-SPME coupled with GC-TOFMS on the Pegasus BT. Spiked wine samples were analyzed across sub-ppt to ppb ...
401-952-715
Ray Marsili [Marsili Consulting Group] discusses the use of chromatograms to determine flavor and fragrance anomalies within various samples.
MS-IMSC16-LPSS-207
Yeast is difficult to study due to chemical and physical complexities of metabolites and wide concentration ranges. High-Resolution GC and GCxGC can provide efficient analysis of these complex samples.
Water content in soil and plant tissue is an important parameter that can influence crop growth, yield, and quality. In addition, moisture plays an important role in commerce and storage of food products. Determination of ash in soil can be used t...
401-952-713
Liz Humston-Fulmer [LECO] discusses how GC-MS can isolate analyte differences among aging beer samples.
203-821-645
Mineral Oil Hydrocarbons (MOSH and MOAH) are critical contaminants in food, packaging, and consumer products. This application note presents a robust LC-GCxGC-TOFMS/FID workflow designed to reduce data interpretation uncertainty and improve reliab...
2024NTS01
Professor Susan Richardson from the University of South Carolina will delve into her groundbreaking research on a newly discovered class of disinfection byproducts in drinking water. Using advanced techniques such as gas chromatography coupled wit...