A webinar that discusses spectrometry methods that address the elemental-analysis requirements of the food and beverage industries is available to view on demand on the Spectroscopynow site.
'Preparing for future trends in elemental food-safety analysis' discusses the capabilities of atomic-absorption (AA) spectrometry, inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectrometry and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS).
Hosted by Andrew Clavering, ICP applications specialist, and Hazel Dickson, AA applications chemist, both from Thermo Fisher Scientific, the webinar provides an overview of the increasing importance of food safety, current global legislations and the subsequent need for accurate and reliable trace-elemental analysis of foodstuffs.
The scientists discuss the key benefits and applications of AA, ICP and ICP-MS, providing an objective comparison of the relative suitability of each for addressing different food-safety challenges.
The webinar investigates emerging and future trends in the food-safety industry and how trace-elemental analysis laboratories can meet these requirements.
It provides food-safety professionals with information about how AA, ICP and ICP-MS can help them meet the emerging requirements.
Thermo Scientific iCE 3000 Series AA spectrometers feature an integrated furnace vision system and extensive auto-optimisation procedures.
The iCAP 6000 Series is a range of ICP emission spectrometers that enables high sample throughput and application flexibility.
The Xseries ICP-MS allows analysts to embrace all elements and is said to offer unmatched selectivity and unambiguous results.
The Element2 ICP-MS facilitates interference-free multi-elemental determinations in complex sample matrices, as well as precise isotope and elemental ratio measurements at low concentrations.
With extended dynamic range up to 12 orders of magnitude, it offers simultaneous quantitation of matrix elements, traces and ultra-traces.
