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The Microscopy team at RHM Technology are pleased to announce that another 3 of our analytical methods for the identification of foreign bodies will shortly be added to our scope of accreditation. Currently 22 of our methods are accredited by the United Kingdom...

The Microbiologists at RHM Technology have just achieved UKAS accreditation to the ISO 17025 standard for another 7 of the methods they use in routine analysis for microbiological quality and safety. The extension to scope now also includes potable water...

The Microscopy team at RHM Technology are pleased to announce that another 2 of our analytical methods have been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to the ISO17025 standard. Accreditation by UKAS demonstrates the competence, impartiality and...

The UK Food Standards Agency have recently published the results of a survey of metals in a variety of foods. Metals and other elements can be present in food either naturally, as a result of human activities (such as farming, industry or car exhausts), from...

New mycotoxin limits have been in place across all European Union Member States, including the UK, from 1 July 2006. The Fusarium mycotoxins covered by these limits are deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEAR, ZON). These mycotoxins can frequently occur in cereal...

RHM Technology are pleased to announce that another 10 of our analytical methods have been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to the ISO17025 standard. Accreditation by UKAS demonstrates the competence, impartiality and performance...

The Food Standards Agency has recently issued a Food Alert for Action regarding excess levels of aflatoxin mycotoxin in a spicypowder (for details please www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2006/feb/activesuya ) Aflatoxins are naturally occurring toxins that are...

RHM Technology are pleased to announce that another 12 of our analytical methods have been accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to the ISO17025 standard. Accreditation by UKAS demonstrates the competence, impartiality and performance...

The Food Standards Agency has released multiple alerts and information over the past two weeks regarding the contamination of food products with the illegal dye Sudan 1. This culminated in the recall of the offending products....

The FSA recently issued a Food Alert due to the incorrect labelling of a packet meal which claimed to be milk and lactose free. If you have any concerns about the efficacy of the claims you are making on your product labelling then RHM Technology's Allergy Team can...

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 shelf life trial...

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...

The Health Protection Agency and the Food Standards Agency are stepping up action to protect the public's health following continued outbreaks of particular strains of salmonella since 2002, many of which have been linked to Spanish eggs used in the catering trade....

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 been...

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...