New and improved techniques in nutritional analysis

Nutrition has been a hot topic for years. Regularly, reports appear in the media about healthy nutrition, food safety and food fraud. New technologies help in the lab to analyze food better and faster. During the seminar Trending Topics in Food & Beverage On Thursday 4 October, various analysis techniques will be discussed. For example, Wim Broer of Nofalab will present a method to glyphosate and other ionic compounds in food, feed and water in one LCMS method of only 15 minutes. Attention is also paid to MOSH MOAH and nanotechnology.

For many years, direct analysis of glyphosate and other ionic herbicides such as glufosinate, chlorate, fosetyl, ethephone, chlorate, bromide and maleic anhydride and their metabolites in one LCMS analysis was hardly possible. Ultimately, 3 or 4 methods are needed to perform the measurements. Wim Broer from Nofalab presents a method that shows that all of these herbicides are done in one 15 minute LCMS method.

Sebastian Säger from Laboratory Lommatzsch & Säger will discuss the analysis of mineral oils and synthetic hydrocarbons by HPLC-GC and GCxGC. The contamination of food with different types of hydrocarbons is an ongoing issue. This presentation will provide a better view on the limits and advantages of the routine method for MOSH/MOAH. Furthermore, a multi-step approach will be proposed to differentiate mineral oil and synthetic hydrocarbons by GCxGC-MS.

Nanomaterials are increasingly used in food as additives and food contact materials. Analytical techniques are being developed to detect and characterize nanomaterials in food. In addition to the detection of nanoparticles, it is also important to obtain information about the composition and status of the nanomaterial in a sample. It has become clear that these questions cannot be answered with a single analytical method, multiple methods or coupled techniques are required to answer such questions. Ruud Peters from RIKILT discusses some of these advanced analytical techniques and shows some applications.

Look at here the entire program. The seminar will take place on Thursday, October 4 between 9:00 and 12:00 and will follow on from the X-pedition Trending Topics in Food & Beverage. This tour along 6 companies offers more information about innovative analysis techniques around nutrition with the help of interactive demos.

Registration for the seminar and/or the X-pedition is free and can be done via this link.