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| April
2007 |
| Take the
Toxin Challenge! |
In
order to help companies keep their
products in line with current EU legislation,
R-Biopharm Rhône Ltd have a range
of immunoaffinity columns available
for the analysis of mycotoxins and
vitamin B12. The columns are very sensitive,
detecting below the limits specified
in the regulations and their ease of
use and flexibility make them an ideal
addition to any laboratory.
We would like to take this opportunity
to offer customers the chance to try
another immunoaffinity column from
the RBR range for sample clean-up prior
to HPLC analysis. Perhaps now that
your laboratory have established methods
for aflatoxins and ochratoxin A, is
it time to look at the other mycotoxins
such as T2 and HT-2, deoxynivalenol,
zearalenone, and fumonisin? Alternatively
maybe you are just starting to analyse
for aflatoxins or vitamin B12 for the
first time using HPLC and would like
to see how AFLAPREP® or
EASI-EXTRACT® Vitamin
B12 works? |
During the month of April R-Biopharm
Rhône Ltd are offering a free
sample pack containing 5 immunoaffinity
columns complete with QC certificate
and instructions for use to encourage
labs to try other types of analysis.
If you would like to take advantage
of this great offer, simply complete
the fax back form overleaf and tick
the box of the immunoaffinity column
you would like to evaluate and we will
arrange for the columns to be delivered.
In order to help us with our ongoing
product development, we would be very
interested to know your thoughts on
the products, your likes and dislikes
and if there are any ways in which
we could improve them. By completing
the evaluation form (included in the
demo pack) and returning it to us,
we can use this knowledge to continue
to provide you with the best products
on the market. |
Choose from the following options:
For further information please contact RBR by
either fax or email if you have any questions
regarding this offer.
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| Update
on Mycotoxin Regulations |
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Mycotoxins have been in
the news on a number of occasions recently
following the discovery of increased
levels in corn in the US and the introduction
of 3 new EU regulations coming into force
this month.
In the US, the Indiana Statistics Service have reported the highest levels
of mycotoxins in corn for 10 years. This analysis was carried out by the
Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory who found deoxynivalenol levels
ranging from 0.5-8ppm in samples from six counties and fumonisin B1 levels
ranging from 0.7 to 174ppm. |
These levels are of particular
concern to pig farmers, as pigs are more
sensitive than other animals and suffer
severe effects including vomiting and
reduced feed consumption.
The new EU regulations, which came into force on 1st March 2007, are part
of a legislative drive to increase food safety with Regulation (EC) 1881/2006
setting maximum levels for specific contaminants in foodstuffs, which includes
mycotoxins.
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In
preparation for these recommendations,
a new method has been developed for
the analysis of ochratoxin A in liquorice
using Ochraprep immunoaffinity columns
prior to analysis by HPLC. The method
uses 1% sodium bicarbonate /deionised
water to extract the toxin and then
the column is washed with 10% tween
20 /PBS to remove pigments prior to
elution. The toxin is then eluted from
the column using acidified methanol
and is injected onto the HPLC. The
chromatograms produced using this method
were found to be extremely clean considering
the complexity and the colour of this
sample matrix.Recoveries obtained were
in excess of 75% confirming that the
method is suitable to meet the proposed
legislative limits.
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In addition to the new method for
liquorice, work is currently being
carried out to produce application
notes for other complex commodities
using different test kits in our range.
Method development is currently underway
for the analysis of aflatoxins in cocoa
using AFLACARD®,
T2 and HT-2 in oats using EASI-EXTRACT® T2
and HT-2 and for Vitamin B12 using
EASI-EXTRACT® Vitamin
B12 columns for a variety of dairy
products. So far the results with these
methods look promising and the completed
application notes should be available
shortly.
For further information please
contact RBR.
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