Chemical Testing & Analysis

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Once you know the identity of the allergens that will be tested for as part of the validation, then you must select an appropriate test method.  

Modern analytical techniques can determine known chemical contaminants in complex food matrices at very low concentration levels.

Recycled oil, which includes both illegally recycled oil and that refined from low-quality meats and overused kitchen oil, can cause significant foodborne illness. Find out how to determine whether your cooking oil is contaminated.

Science-based harmonization of food safety standards, especially those related to food additives, would have avoided this contamination incident altogether.

Contamination and adulteration both may involve the presence of a substance that is not intended to be in a product.