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• CSEM leads consortium to quantify nanoparticles in consumer goods

  In response to the increasing need for the detection and analysis of nanoparticles, European industry and academics have launched the EU-funded SMART-NANO project. The consortium's principal purpose of developing a technology platform for the measurement of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) could prov more

• Food chain control - refined detection, improved assessment

  Trust is good, but reliable and regular controls are even better. Adopting this motto, Europe has succeeded in setting high standards in the area of food and feed safety. Good and notably legally secure monitoring of standards required by law is only possible, however, if reliable and, more importan more

• Dioxin and EHEC yesterday, antimicrobials today - what next?

  Does the use of antimicrobials in animal production pose health risks to consumers? How safe is food in Germany? From a scientific viewpoint, what events carry a health risk for consumers? What crises may we be faced with in future? Ten years after the foundation of the Federal Institute for Risk As more

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• Direct Transfer of Recorded Data to a Quality Assurance System (LIMS)
  

  Direct Transfer of Recorded Data to a Quality Assurance System (LIMS): a leading international group in the food industry, was looking to replace its obsolete and error-prone manual data logging procedure by automatically transmitting data generated by analytical balances in its quality laboratory to an advanced LIMS (Laboratory Information and Management System) more

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• Quantitative Detection of Hepatitis A, Rotavirus and Genogroup I Norovirus by RT‐qPCR in Fresh Produce from Packinghouse Facilities

  Abstract Food‐borne outbreaks caused by virus have been associated with the consumption of fresh produce. However, it is difficult to track the source of contamination due to the lack of sensitive methods of detection. In this study, we evaluated the presence of norovirus (NoV), rotavirus (RV) more

• The new database Seed Oil Fatty Acids (SOFA)

  Abstract After more than three years the internet‐based database “Seed Oil Fatty Acids” (SOFA) is available again (http://sofa.mri.bund.de) free of charge after registration. This database is a unique collection of information about the fatty acid composition of wild plant seeds. The data were c more

• Development of an Evidence biochip array kit for the multiplex screening of more than 20 anthelmintic drugs

  Anthelmintic drugs are used in clinical and veterinary practice for the treatment of infections caused by parasitic worms. Their extensive use in food-producing animals can cause the presence of residues in food. For consumer protection it is necessary to monitor the levels of anthelmintic residues more

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