Technical Highlights

Hearing the word Adenosine Triphosphate or well known as ATP, our mind would go straight to thinking ‘it must be something related to sanitation’.

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) known from the groundbreaking FOSS Micral™ analyzer, we are talking about a method that has been tried and tested on Mars since 2012

Soxtec™ 8000 extraction unit and Hydrotec™ hydrolysis unit, is the first fully automated solution for total fat analysis with the Soxhlet method.

Somatic cell count has been used as an indicator by milk testing laboratories to spot cows with mastitis for many years. However, Dr Daniel Schwarz points out that there is still work to be done.

The market for nutritional drinks worldwide forecasts an accelerated growth rate over the next seven years. It is up to manufacturers to keep up with the demand and maintain quality and sanitation.

Almost everyone comes into contact with grain products making it one of the most extensive industries. Hence it is critical to assure its quality in order to compete in the market

In 2011, before the raised standards enforced by the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act), average cost of food recall was calculated to be about $10 million. Mycotoxins, one of the major reasons for food recall, is a highly complex problem with end users that will act as the gate keeper for the food supply chain. What steps could we take to reduce these costs?

Mycotoxins, dangerous toxins, does not only infest human food but also animal feed. Especially since our food systems rely on livestock, animals are just as vulnerable to these toxins.

Particularly when producing ready-to-eat (RTE) products with a short level, production plants must take extra caution for microbial contamination as it could lead to pathogens. Cross contamination with allergens such as peanuts, wheat, and other ingredients must also be avoided. How do we solve this problem?

Many bacteria can double in size every 20 minutes in optimum conditions. Standard sanitation chemicals may not be able to eliminate a biofilm formed by these bacteria.