June 2012
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Food Safety
Toxic, Essential, Nutritional Elements in Food by ICP-MS
Cynthia Bosnak and Ewa Pruszkowski, PerkinElmer, Inc.
This application describes the use of an innovative ICP-MS for the determination of toxic, essential, and nutritional elements in foodstuffs, demonstrating the benefits of its unique hardware design for difficult matrices.
 
Lead in Dairy Products by Graphite Furnace AA
Jijun Yao, Renkang Yang, and Jianmin Chen, PerkinElmer, Inc.
This application work provides a straightforward and accurate method to directly determine lead in different dairy products using a PerkinElmer graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer (GFAAS).
 
Furan in Food by Headspace-GC–MS
Padmaja Prabhu, PerkinElmer, Inc.
This application demonstrates a rapid method for the identification and quantification of furan in food samples, using gas chromatography with headspace sampling and mass spectrometry.
 
Fungisides on Oranges by Direct Sample Analysis-TOF
Hayley Crowe, PerkinElmer, Inc.
Traces of fungicides on our food pose a potential risk to human health. This application demonstrates the benefits of direct sample analysis (DSA)-TOF for the analysis of fungisides on oranges.

Quality/Conformance/Authenticity
VOCs in Beer Production by Headspace Trap-GC–MS
Lee Marotta and Andrew Tipler, PerkinElmer, Inc.
This application describes a system comprising a headspace trap sampler to extract and concentrate VOCs from a beer sample and deliver them to a GC–MS for separation, identification, and quantification.
 
Quality of Crude Oils in Margarine by UV-vis
Steve Upstone, PerkinElmer, Inc.
Crude palm oil is a raw material used in the production of margarine and other vegetable oil-based foods. There are quality specifications based on free fatty acids plus moisture and impurities.
 
Resveratrol in Red Wine by Direct Sample Analysis-TOF
Hayley Crowe, PerkinElmer, Inc.
Resveratrol is naturally occurring polyphenol present in grape skin and seeds. This application demonstrates the benefits of direct sample analysis (DSA)-TOF for the analysis of resveratrol in red wine.

Nutrition/Labeling
Essential Metals in Spice Mixtures by Flame Atomic Absorption
Praveen Sarojam, PerkinElmer, Inc.
With an increasing need to monitor essential element levels in food samples at ever decreasing concentrations, flame atomic absorption delivers good precision and simplicity with lower cost and operator proficiency.
 
Simultaneous Analysis of Nine Food Additives by UHPLC/PDA
Njies Pedjie, PerkinElmer, Inc.
This application presents a fast and robust UHPLC method to simultaneously test nine widely used additives. Among the additives tested are: preservatives, artificial sweeteners, a flavoring agent, and a stimulant.
 
Sweeteners in Diet Cola by Direct Sample Analysis-TOF
Hayley Crowe, PerkinElmer, Inc.
Artificial sweeteners are often used in diet cola. This application demonstrates the benefits of direct sample analysis (DSA)-TOF for the analysis of sweeteners in diet cola.