LGC Genomics has launched a new genomics services laboratory at the Cummings Centre near Boston, USA. The company, which merged with KBioscience in July 2011, has grown from just one to 20 US employees in the last year, so this…
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Better stilbene detection with these reference materials
THE OESTROGENIC hormones diethylstilbestrol (DES), hexestrol (HEX), and dienestrol (DE), are banned worldwide from livestock raised for food production. They are prohibited from use as growth promotion agents in veal and calf farming, and they form part of the UK’s…
Reference standards for stevia, a new natural sweetener
FOOD manufacturers are preparing to exploit a zero-calorie, low-carbohydrate sweetener that has recently gained regulatory approval in the European Union (EU). Steviol glycosides are manufactured from the leaves of Asteraceae, plants of the sunflower family, and are said to be…