Concept Life Sciences now offers polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon testing service

Published: 11-Aug-2017

Concept Life Sciences has added polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) analysis in edible oils to its range of ISO 17025 accredited services

PAHs have been linked to a number of health issues including various forms of cancer; therefore, the food and allied industries have a responsibility to ensure product safety.

The recently accredited service meets the demands of the edible oils industry for both food and pharmaceutical use and complies with Commission Regulation 835/2011, which specifies the PAHs to be monitored, including Benzo(a)Pyrene, Benzo(a)Anthracene, Benzo(b)Fluoranthene, Chrysene and their total.

The origin of contamination in oils includes environmental (both airborne and water) and various processing methods such as smoking, applied on foods during the manufacturing process.

To meet the increasing challenges of the food industry to comply with strict legislation, Concept Life Sciences continues to focus its R&D programme to develop and validate new and complex analysis that utilise the scientific skills of the organisation and state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation.

This new service now complements the testing of other undesirable substances including PCB, dioxins, furans and heavy metals.

Dr Naresh Patel, Director of Food Safety and Regulatory Compliance Development, said: “This new test is a direct reaction to the demands of the industry we serve to complement the suite of analytical services that our group offers."

"This is a part of a continuing regime of investment aimed at increasing the analytical and scientific scope of services. I am delighted that we can continue the proactive relationship with our clients.”

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