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Investigation of migrating substances from textile used as food contact material

screening method and targeted quantitative assays were used to determine the levels of substances migrating from food fabrics. These protocols were carried out for 43 food fabrics carefully selected on the ...

Assessing the endocrine activity of PAHs using the DRE-, ERE- and PPARγ CALUX bioassays

was to determine the endocrine activity of 9 PAH s using three different CALUX bioassays: DRE- CALUX, ERE- CALUX and PPAR γ CALUX. Materials and methods Three CALUX (chemically activated luciferase gene ...

Characterization and hazard identification of substandard and falsified antimicrobials encountered in Belgium

spectrometry (UHPLC- MS2) screening method is presented, taking only 15 minutes, for the identification of 36 different antimicrobials and 1 beta-lactamase inhibitor. Furthermore, upon identification, ...

Validation of single particle ICP-MS for routine sizing and quantification of the fraction of silver nanoparticles in E174 food addititves and confectionery products

for validated methods to size and quantify these particles. Single particle inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (spICP- MS) is thereby a promising technique as it is capable of sizing and ...

Determination of endocrine disrupting compounds in human placenta by UPLCESI-MS/MS

at the 11th International Symposium on Biological Monitoring in Occupational and Environmental Health (ISBM-11) Sensitive analytical method was developed Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) could be ...

Comparative dissolution study on substandard and falsified antibiotics encountered in Belgium

United States Pharmacopeia. The dissolution profiles of illegal SF antimicrobials were mathematically compared to their genuine counterparts using f1 and f2-methods, which clearly demonstrate low ...

Impact of the revised European Tobacco Product Directive on the quality of e-cigarette refill liquids in Belgium

liquids (e-liquids) available on the Belgian market through analysis of their chemical composition.   Methods: By using in-house validated methods, a total of 246 e-liquids purchased prior (2013-2015), ...

Development of a sample preparation method for the GC-analysis of e-cigarette refill liquids

used in e-cigarettes using GC-method with an appropriate sample preparation. The group of flavourings are divided in two groups: high and low semi-volatiles. High volatile flavouring group contains the ...

Report on the 2018 Multimycotoxin Proficiency Test: Determining 12 mycotoxins in cornflakes

://www.favv-afsca.be/laboratories/proficiencytesting/_documents/PTmulti-mycotoxinSciensano2018.pdf Abstract: The main objective of this proficiency test (PT) is to provide interested laboratories with an opportunity to test their multi-mycotoxin methods on 12 mycotoxins and 3 sums of ...

Open Lab Application for the Characterization of Nanomaterials by Transmission Electron Microscopy

specific needs such as food and food contact materials, biocidal products, cosmetics and medical devices. As a consequence there is a growing need for validated characterization methods and for certified ...

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