The prevention of product recall due to incorrect shelf life

The prevention of product recall due to incorrect shelf life

Recently the FSA issued a Food Alert concerning a humus product that had been given an excessive shelf life. RHM Technology’s Complete Microbiology Service includes “Shelf Life Assurance Testing” wherein we design and carry out the most suitable...
Mycotoxins in Baby Foods

Mycotoxins in Baby Foods

The UK Food Standards Agency have recently published the results of a survey of various mycotoxins (ochratoxin A, aflatoxins and patulin) in 199 baby and infant food products. www.food.gov.uk/science/surveillance/fsis2004branch/fsis6804 Overall the level of mycotoxin...
Chemical Reactions in Food V conference in Prague

Chemical Reactions in Food V conference in Prague

Two researchers from RHMT recently attended the Chemical Reactions in Food V conference in Prague www.rhmtech.co.uk/pdf/finprog.pdf where they were showcasing RHMT’s latest advances in contaminant research. For acrylamide, a new rapid and sensitive method has...
Food Processing and Trichothecene Mycotoxins Publication

Food Processing and Trichothecene Mycotoxins Publication

A paper, written by two RHM Technology scientists, reviewing the current state of knowledge on food processing and trichothecene mycotoxins, has just been published (Toxicology Letters (2004) 153, 51-59). Trichothecenes (including deoxynivalenol) frequently occur in...