EXHIBITOR & PARTNER PRESENTATIONS
AOAC Annual Meeting Exhibitors and Partners are holding Presentations throughout the Meeting in Philippine Sea Room. This venue allows more in-depth interaction and one-on-one contact between attendees and companies. Companies will showcase new products, new technologies, and offer product demonstrations--you won't want to miss this opportunity. Stop by an Exhibitor/Partner Presentation and learn more about the following companies' products and services.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Thermo Scientific
10:45 am 11:15 am
Philippine Sea
Quantification of Marine Biotoxins in Shellfish by Ultrahigh Resolution Mass Spectrometry
Dr. Jeremy Melanson, National Research Council of Canada, Institute for Marine Biosciences, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 3Z1, Canada
Dr. Melanson will compare the use of high-resolution and accurate mass screening for quantification of marine biotoxins using the Thermo Scientific Exactive mass spectrometer to conventional liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (LC-MS).
While LC-MS is well suited for quantification, triple quadrupole systems typically operate at unit resolution, leaving the technique prone to interference from ions of similar mass in complex samples. Due to the targeted nature of this approach, only known toxins specified in the method will be detected meaning new or modified biotoxins could remain undetected, even at high abundance.
Using the Exactive, data was acquired over a broad mass range with resolution up to 1:100,000 with high mass accuracy. This non-targeted approach offers significant benefits enabling detection of new or unknown compounds in addition to those of interest.
For more information contact:
Gerry Broski,
Food Safety Marketing Director
Thermo Scientific
763-783-2600
gerry.broski@thermo.com
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Agilent Technologies
11:45 am 12:45 am
Philippine Sea
Gas Phase Food Safety Methods/Applications Utilizing Various MS Detectors from Quadrupoles, through Ion Traps, and Time of Flight
An application discussion on the benefits of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry to solve various food quality and safety issues.
For more information contact:
Phil Wylie, GC/MS Food Applications Chemist
Agilent Technologies
302 636-8416
phil_wylie@agilent.com
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Covance Laboratories
3:00 pm 3:30 pm
Philippine Sea
Covance Launches New and Expanded Food Safety Services
Covance is a market leader of analytical testing services to the food and dietary supplement industries. We help companies around the world ensure their products meet regulatory and consumer demands for label compliance. We're applying the same scientific expertise and process efficiency to create a portfolio of food safety services backed by the power of over 70 years of experience. Learn more about our new state-of-the-art food safety facilities and staff in Greenfield, Indiana and Battle Creek, Michigan as well as advancements in nutrient analysis including fiber, vitamins, macro and micro nutrient analysis. Covance has developed a number of novel new techniques, and modernized many of the current AOAC Official Methods.
For more information contact:
Matthew Bischoff, Senior Account Executive
Covance Laboratories
404.983.7124
matthew.bischoff@covance.com
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Anton Paar USA
5:00 pm 5:30 pm
Philippine Sea
Microwave Induced Combustion for Determinations of Trace Element Impurities in Pharmaceutical Samples
A robust, effective and precise method is described for determining elemental impurities in pharmaceutical samples by ICP-MS after preparing the samples by microwave induced combustion (MIC). The MIC integrates combustion in pressurized oxygen atmosphere with liquid extraction in a closed-vessel system. This approach reliably achieves complete sample digestion and provides for complementary ICP-OES and ICP-MS analysis of a full suite of minor, trace- and ultra-trace elements (including volatiles) from a single sample preparation. Capabilities of the method are demonstrated by determination of US Pharmacopeia Class 1 and Class 2 elements in a diverse range of over-the-counter drugs.
For more information contact:
Ms. Xinwei Wang, Chemist
Evans Analytical Group
315-431-9900
xwang@eaglabs.com
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Waters Corporation
7:15 am 8:15 am
Philippine Sea
An Overview of Advanced MS Technologies for Residue Screening
This session will explore the most advanced tandem quadrupole and QTof technologies, and how they can enhance the workflow for targeted and non-targeted screening approaches. Examples for testing complex food matrices and direct injection of water samples using UPLC/TQ MS will be shown, along with UPLC QTof MS approaches that enable broader scope screening, with the ability to identify unknown (non-targeted) peaks in food, environmental, and wildlife samples.
Also highlighted will be VICAMs latest sample preparation products: immunoaffinity columns, fluorometers, and lateral flow reader and deoxynivalenol testing platform, which provide rapid, sensitive and quantitative results on a rugged, portable platform.
*Breakfast will be served, seating is limited.
For more information contact:
Joe Romano, Senior Manager, Chemical Analysis
Waters Corporation
508-482-2963
joe_romano@waters.com
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Pickering Laboratories, Inc.
9:45 am 10:15 am
Philippine Sea
Are Your Supplements Safe?
Contaminants such as mycotoxins, pesticides, PCBs, and others are well documented in foods and feeds, but up until recently in the US, there has been little regulation of those commodities considered to be natural supplements or herbal products. While most manufacturers have taken great care to ensure the safety of their products, others have not been so conscientious. In recent years with the increased use of these types of products by consumers, concern for safety has led to increased enforcement by the FDA. Pickering Laboratories can provide some important tools to improve the testing and quality of these products. We will be discussing the usefulness of GPC & various Mycotoxin testing equipment.
For more information contact:
Wendy Rasmussen, Technical Sales Manager
Pickering Laboratories, Inc.
650-694-6700
wendyr@pickeringlabs.com
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Advanced Instruments, Inc.
12:00 pm 12:30 pm
Philippine Sea
AOAC Level Quality Control with Advanced Instruments Products
AOAC works toward the mission of worldwide confidence in analytical results. Advanced Instruments works toward the same high standards to provide instrumentation that gives our customers the ability to achieve the best possible results. Advanced provides a wide-ranging product portfolio allowing users the ability to ensure confident, quality decisions with a breadth of applications in food, dairy, water testing, and more. Our expertise lies in added water testing, ALP detection, spiral plating, colony counting and component/somatic cell analysis. Advanced Instruments, Inc. holds its instrumentation to rigorous standards giving laboratories robust, rapid methods tools needed for quality testing.
For more information contact:
Anthony Pappas, National Sales Manager
Advanced Instruments, Inc.
781-320-9000
anthonyp@aicompanies.com
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Silliker, Inc.
1:00 pm 1:30 pm
Philippine Sea
Utilization of SPC to Compare Performance Within a Network of Analytical Food Laboratories
The use of statistical process control charting (SPC) is a means of estimating variation and to document performance of an analytical scheme. Generally, the performance of SPC is defined in a context relative to the expectations of an individual laboratory. Using a controlled design, SPC data generated using a common reference material among a network of laboratories can be used to compare a given laboratories performance on a given analysis. Examples will be provided where SPC data has been used in food microbiology and food chemistry to identify and troubleshoot issues relating to accuracy and variation.
For more information contact:
Michele Smoot, Ph.D., Corporate Director of Microbiology
Silliker Inc.
614-486-0150
michele.smoot@silliker.com
John Budin, Ph.D., Corporate Director of Chemistry
Silliker Inc.
312-938-5261
john.budin@silliker.com
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Retsch Inc
2:00 pm 2:30 pm
Philippine Sea
Sample Preparation for Reliable and Accurate Results
The sample preparation process is often a difficult and arduous task in any analytical technique. Since many analytical techniques never propose a formal sample preparation methodology, crude and inaccurate methods often result during the sample prep process. Therefore, if you cannot trust the sample you are analyzing, how can you trust the analytical results? This symposium will discuss the steps from taking the initial sample through to homogenizing the material for a reliable and accurate result. The discussion will be broken into 4 focused segments: Sampling, Feeds and Fertilizers, Meat Samples, and Pesticide Samples.
For more information contact:
Kyle James, Sales Manager
Retsch Inc.
267-757-0351
kyle.james@retsch-us.com
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3M Food Safety
4:30 pm 5:00 pm
Philippine Sea
3M Petrifilm Plates for Bottled Water Testing
Bottled water is regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration, following the Bacteriological Manual method; and is regulated in Europe per European Directive 98/83/CE, following ISO methods. The ISO method for aerobic counts is a direct plating method, where as the methods for coliform and E. coli require filters to concentrate low levels of bacteria from 100-250 mLs of water, before plating.
3M Petrifilm Plates provide a simple and cost effective method for the microbial evaluation of bottled water. Data and procedure will be presented.
Third-party validation of these methods following AOAC-PTM /MicroVal Harmonization and MicroVal are underway.
For more information contact:
DeAnn Benesh, Regulatory Affairs
3M Food Safety
651-736-3594
dbenesh1@mmm.com
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Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.
5:30 pm 6:00 pm
Philippine Sea
Comprehensive Amino Acid Analysis via Multiple HPLC and LC/MS Techniques
including analysis of proteins and peptides, monitoring of amino acid uptake in cell culture media, quality assessment of foodstuffs and clinical diagnosis of metabolic disorders. At Hitachi, we have developed several novel platforms for amino acid analysis using standard HPLC and LC/MS equipment thus providing alternative methods of amino acid analysis that can be employed in which the strengths of the platform match the requirements of the application or laboratory.
For more information contact:
Steve Watts, HPLC Product Manager
Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.
972-615-9194
steve.watts@hitachi-hta.com
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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
Dionex Corporation
9:45 am 10:15am
Philippine Sea
Analysis of Carbohydrates, Inorganic and Organic Ions in Food Samples with Capillary Ion Chromatography
Using Ion Chromatography (IC) in the capillary format (that is, using small bore columns with internal diameters of about 0.4 mm or smaller) has a number of potential advantages including small sampling volumes, improved mass detection limits, and lower eluent consumption. The use of such a system in organic and inorganic ion analysis and carbohydrates analysis in food samples will be discussed.
We will discuss the preparation and optimization of capillary consumables, demonstrate the advantages of using capillary IC systems in the determination of food and beverage analytes, and demonstrate that along with the Dionex Always On, Always Ready feature, a system with capillary chemistries will allow undiminished sensitivity and selectivity with a minimum involvement by the IC user including reduced eluent usage and ease-of-use.
For more information contact:
Deepali Mohindra
Global Market Development Manager, Food and Beverage
Dionex Corporation
408-481-4272
deepali.mohindra@dionex.com
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AB SCIEX
12:00 pm 1:00 pm
Philippine Sea
The Next Evolution in LC/MS/MS Technology: AB SCIEX TripleTOF 5600 LC/MS/MS System
A new benchmark in high resolution, accurate mass technology to identify, profile and quantify toxicology relevant and trace levels of food residues and environmental pollutants.
For more information contact:
Brent Lefebvre, Applied Markets Product Manager
AB SCIEX
416-457-1587
brent.lefebvre@absciex.com
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