Food and beverage testing is a critical scientific practice that ensures food safety, food quality, and compliance of food and drink products. Through comprehensive analysis, food testing labs assess factors such as microbiological contamination, chemical residues, nutritional content, and authenticity. By adhering to strict regulatory standards and industry guidelines, food and beverage testing helps maintain product integrity, fight food fraud, prevent foodborne illnesses, and meet consumer expectations for safety and transparency. Explore how food and beverage testing labs play a pivotal role in safeguarding public health and promoting trust in the global food supply chain.
Stop spending your time and money developing LC-MS/MS multi-residue pesticide methods and mixing reference standards when you could be running samples. Restek’s trusted food safety experts have already done the work for you—with guaranteed accuracy and at a lower cost. Restek’s new certified reference materials (CRMs) for LC-MS/MS multi-residue pesticide analysis eliminate the need to source, purchase, and store individual ma…
The MALDI-7090TM is targeted for proteomics and tissue imaging. It combines Shimadzu’s extensive MALDI TOF-TOF mass spectrometry expertise with novel patented technology to provide ultimate performance in identification and structural characterization of biomolecules. Offering unparalleled MS/MS resolution and excellent mass accuracy, Shimadzu’s new MALDI-7090 tandem mass spectrometer achieves a new level of MALDI…
Rapid and accurate detection of foodborne pathogens
Q5® Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit enables rapid, site-specific mutagenesis of double-stranded plasmid DNA in less than 2 hours. The kit utilizes the robust Q5 Hot Start High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase along with custom mutagenic primers to create insertions, deletions and substitutions in a wide variety of plasmids. After PCR, the amplified material is added directly to a unique Kinase-Ligase-DpnI (KLD) enzyme mix for rapid, roo…
The Rtx®-Volatile Amine column was designed specifically for analyzing volatile amines in difficult matrices, such as water. The unique base deactivation creates an exceptionally inert surface for these sensitive compounds, resulting in highly symmetrical peaks which allow low detection limits. The stable bonded phase yields a column that is not only retentive and highly selective for these compounds, but is also very robust…
The NEBNext® DNA Library Prep Master Mix Set for Illumina® contains enzymes and buffers in convenient master mix formulations that are ideally suited for sample preparation for next-generation sequencing, and for preparation of expression libraries. NEBNext® reagents are a series of highly pure reagents that facilitate sample preparation of DNA or RNA for downstream applications such as next generation sequencing and expressi…
he NEBNext® Ultra™ DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina contains enzymes and buffers that are ideal to convert a small amount of DNA input into indexed libraries for next-generation sequencing on the Illumina platform (Illumina, Inc). The workflow of NEBNext Ultra DNA Library Prep Kit for Illumina is very user-friendly and fast with minimal hands-on time.NEBNext® reagents are a series of highly pure reagents that facilitate samp…
NEBNext® dsDNA Fragmentase® generates dsDNA breaks in a time-dependent manner to yield 100–800 bp DNA fragments depending on reaction time. NEBNext dsDNA Fragmentase contains two enzymes, one randomly generates nicks on dsDNA and the other recognizes the nicked site and cuts the opposite DNA strand across from the nick, producing dsDNA breaks. The resulting DNA fragments contain short overhangs, 5´-phosphates, and 3´-hydroxyl…
The NEBNext® mRNA Library Prep Master Mix Set for Illumina® contains enzymes and buffers that are ideally suited for sample preparation for next-generation sequencing, and for preparation of expression libraries. NEBNext® reagents are a series of highly pure reagents that facilitate sample preparation of DNA or RNA for downstream applications such as next generation sequencing and expression library construction. The reagents…
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have dramatically reduced sequencing costs and led to novel approaches in many fields of biology.
BioDrop μLITE is the only choice for micro-volume measurement when you need speed without sacrificing accuracy or precision. With no moving parts, the unique in-built sample port offers unrivalled performance delivering a dsDNA detection limit of 1ng/μL. Because the pathlength doesn’t change, the instrument provides excellent measurement reproducibility. Measurements made with the BioDrop μLITE are also highly accurate becaus…
BioDrop DUO UV/Vis spectrophotometer has two measurement modes: a unique in-built sample port unrivalled dsDNA detection limit of 1ng/μl PLUS a cuvette holder for the revolutionary BioDrop CUVETTE 125, ideal for highly concentrated samples. BioDrop DUO is quick and easy to use. It has a large capacitive colour touch screen with on-board software for data acquisition and analysis. Pre-programmed methods for DNA, RNA, oligos and…
1 ml, one-step RT-PCR kit, includes 2x one-step SYBR Green reaction mix (Taq polymerase, buffers, ROX normalization dyes), iScript reverse transcriptase, and nuclease-free water, for 100 x 20 µl reactions
Incorporating Shimadzu’s proprietary ultrafast technologies (UF Technologies), the new triple quadrupole LCMS-8050 dramatically improves analytical throughput with the ultimate in high-speed performance. In addition, the newly designed ion source and collision cell, Heated-ESI and UFsweeper® III collision cell technology, ensure the highest levels of sensitivity and quantitative performance. Combine with Shimadzu’s wo…
High performance, versatility and ease-of-use in a compact design for efficient mass spectrometry analysis.
The MiSeqDx instrument is the first and only FDA-cleared in vitro diagnostic (IVD) next-generation sequencing (NGS) system. Designed specifically for the clinical laboratory environment, the MiSeqDx instrument offers a small, approximately 4 square feet (0.37 square meters) footprint, an easy-to-follow workflow, and data output tailored to the needs of clinical labs. In addition, the integrated software enables sample trackin…
Petrifilm™ Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plates - Rapid, labor-saving technology for product and environmental testing.Yeasts and molds can grow in a wide range of conditions in your raw materials, finished product and production environment, making them difficult to control. Complicating matters is the five-day incubation period required by traditional agar methods. 3M™ Petrifilm™ Rapid Yeast and Mold Count Plates are a faster,…
A Restek® LC guard cartridge in an EXP® direct connect holder is the ultimate in column protection. To help protect your investment and further extend the life of our already-rugged LC columns, Restek offers the patent-pending guard column hardware developed by Optimize Technologies.Raptor™ EXP® Guard Column Cartridges Features: Free-Turn® architecture lets you change cartridges by hand without breaking inlet/outlet fluid…
Fast, reliable & selective. Add these features to a top grade silica gel and you will find a pre-packed flash cartridge that will allow you to achieve great peak resolutions time and time again. Therefore, if your laboratory’s high throughput demands require results that are processed quickly, SiliaSep columns are your partners for your venture.Pre-packed Flash Cartridges SiliaSep™ Features: Fast, reliable, easily reproduc…
High performance in minimum space
Shimadzu’s BioSpec-nano spectrophotometer is a low-maintenance micro-volume spectrophotometer designed for the modern life science laboratory. Its easy-to-use design and superior detection limits, up to 10 times better compared to the competition, make it the perfect instrument for quantitation of DNA, RNA, protein analysis, and photometric measurements. The BioSpec-nano features: Ultra-small sample volumes (1µL to…
These high-performance benchtop multimeters can measure conductivity, oxygen, pH, salinity, specific resistance, and TDS (total dissolved solids). Features include graphic display, five-point calibration by linear regression, freely selectable buffer sets, graphic evaluation capability, a built-in digital plotter, connection for bar code reader or PC, user selectable languages, acoustic alarm to limit input, and multi-level G…
The First Real Infrared Cameras with Thermal, Visible, and MSX Imaging Starting Under $1K Now you can afford the ultimate inspection tool. Gain the competitive advantage and take care of more customers. Blow them away with dramatic MSX thermal images that clearly reveal problems from sources of energy loss, moisture intrusion and structural issues to overheating electrical and mechanical equipment.MSX adds key details from th…
Restek has raised the bar with a new high-temperature MXT®-Biodiesel TG column line to complement their fused silica column line for biodiesel analysis. These new MXT® -Biodiesel TG columns are stable to 430°C and offer unique retention gap options that minimize dead volume and leaks. Choose either a 0.32mm column factory-coupled to a 0.53mm retention gap, or select a single unit 0.53mm column featuring Integra-Gap™, a built-…
The Raptor™ ARC-18 column is made specifically for high-throughput, low–sample prep LC-MS/MS applications. A well-balanced retention profile offers better detection and integration of large, multiclass analyte lists, and steric protection helps this SPP column endure the harsh, low-pH mobile phases needed for mass spec without sacrificing retention or peak quality. Restek chemists became the first to combine the speed of supe…
