High levels of minerals and heavy metals such as potassium, sodium, iron, zinc, manganese, mercury, cadmium, or lead in the human body can be harmful or fatal. Metals and metal species can enter the human food chain through direct contamination of a product or through the environment in which a plant is grown or animals for consumption are raised. For example, high levels of mercury and in particular methylmercury can be found in fish which live in polluted waters. It is necessary to test certain foods to ensure that they are safe to eat and within the recommended safety limits. METHODS European DIN EN norms for the determination of As, Cd, Pb, Hg (DIN EN 15763) and Sn (DIN EN 15765) in foodstuffs using ICP-MS are now available from the Deutsches Institut fur Normung. The poster below presented at RAFA 2009 in Prague shows how XSERIES 2 ICP-Q-MS can help the food industry conform to European legislation using these norms.
Trace Element Determination using ICP-MS for European Norms EN:DIN 15765 and 15763 | | NEW! Food Safety Webinar: Eat Safe: Use ICP-MS | APPLICATIONS AND CASE STUDIES This section offers application notes on food safety and trace elements. Check back regularly for library updates. | | PRODUCTS Detect Metalic Elements | | Measure Up to 73 Elements in Complex Matrices | | | | | Low-Detection Analysis | | Analyze Multiple Chemistries Simultaneously |
| EVENTS Thermo Fisher Scientific is proud to participate in events throughout the year. Please check back soon for a new listing. | | LINKS AND REFERENCES A recent webinar in conjunction with Wiley Publications entitled "Eat Safe: Use ICP-MS" discusses the unique analytical capabilities of ICP-MS for the food safety industry. Precise, real-time food safety testing is of utmost importance in order to ensure finest product quality in accordance with food safety legislation and to safeguard human health. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) with isotope ratio analysis is the method of choice for food safety applications owing to its wide elemental coverage, high sensitivity and increased speed of analysis.
Food Safety Webinar: Eat Safe: Use ICP-MS View other essential XRF, ICP and ICP-MS webinars in conjunction with Wiley Publications. View for our latest archived Webinar:
Rapid Screening: Analyzing 75 Elements in 10 minutes without Sample Prep |
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