calendar5 October 2015
Volume 11 Issue 18
The Column

5 October 2015 Issue

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RAFA preview: The future of food analysis

RAFA preview: The future of food analysis

The 7th International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA 2015) will take place at the Clarion Congress Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic, on 3-6 November 2015. This preview reveals what you can expect at the symposium.

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Analyzing persistent and emerging contaminants in food

Analyzing persistent and emerging contaminants in food

Preventing environmental contaminants from getting in to the food chain is of paramount importance to us all. Yelena Sapozhnikova, a Research Chemist at the Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Wyndmoor, PA, USA, spoke to The Column about her research into the development and evaluation of analytical methods for persistent and emerging organic chemical contaminants in food samples.

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UHPLC–IMS-MS analysis of ginseng

UHPLC–IMS-MS analysis of ginseng

This article describes how ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) can be coupled with ion mobility mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) to profile phytochemicals contained within ginseng and confirm quality.

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Optimizing sample introduction for headspace GC

Optimizing sample introduction for headspace GC

An excerpt from LCGC’s e-learning tutorial on headspace gas chromatography (GC) at CHROMacademy.com

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Caring for your GPC/SEC instrument

Caring for your GPC/SEC instrument

Following some simple rules can give better results in less time. This article explains more. .

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News update: The benefits of blueberries to dental health

News update: The benefits of blueberries to dental health

The benefits of blueberries to dental health, characterizing breast cancer cells using GC–MS, and the latest company news and news in brief are featured in this issue.

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