Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Food Testing

Spectro conducts specialized tests for food products such as pesticide residues, toxic metals, aplatoxins, PCP , Dioxins etc., in spices, fruit concentrates, processed foods, confectionAries and various other foods and agricultural product like guar gum etc. We Specialize in

bullet Pesticide residue analysis
bullet Toxic metal estimation
bullet Food Testing

Pesticide Residue Analysis

The methods adopted are fully validated and important data on spiked recovery tests is furnished in the reports to reflect accuracy of results. The categories of products routinely tested for Pesticide Residues include Water, Food and Agro products, Soil etc. Residues estimated in water, food, drugs, agro products, soil etc. are:

bullet Organochlorine pesticide residues
bullet Organophosphorous pesticide residues
bullet Carbamates.
bullet Chlorinated acids pesticides
bullet Pheylurea Herbicides
bullet Sythetic pyrethroids pesticides

Sample clean up plays an important role in validating the residue data. Laboratory is equipped with manual and automated clean up procedures for liquid – liquid extractions and solid phase micro extractions.

Chromatographic equipment employed for residue analysis include GCMS/MS, HPLC with post column derivative-Pickering and Gas Chromatographs with FID and ECD.

Toxic Metals

Spectro Labs is equipped with state-of-the-art spectrometers such as Atomic Absorption Spectrometer with graphite furnace, hydride generator and XRF Spectrometer. Elements such as As, Pb, Cd, Hg, Sb, Cu, Cr, Zn, Sn present in excessive amounts in foods are treated as Toxic metals. These elements induce toxic effects on human metabolism. Such foods containing excessive amounts of toxic elements can be avoided, after testing. Products routinely tested are:

bullet Cereals and cereal products
bullet Edible Oils, fats and derived products
bullet Nuts, Fruits, Vegetables and delivered products
bullet Sauces, herbs , spices and condiments
bullet Sugars and sugar confectionery
bullet Dairy products
bullet Meat, poultry and derived products
bullet Non-alcoholic beverages
bullet Food additives and supplements
bullet Animal feeds

Testing of packaging materials for their physico-chemical properties, safety and transport worthiness.

Migration testing for food-grade quality of plastic packaging materials. Evaluation of finished packages for performance under simulated storage and distribution conditions Major Equipments GCMS, HPLC, GC With ECD, FID XRF- Spectrometer, Atomic Absorption Spectrometer.


Contact Us at : care@spectro.in


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