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Introduction

Reading Scientific Services Limited has run an emergency, expert, analytical service for the food (and several other) industry sectors for many years. Over this time they have investigated the weird, the wonderful and the disturbing. Dr Ellen Norman will review some of these cases and describe the techniques and approaches used in solving the product mysteries - from good old fashioned wet chemistry, through to state of the art mass spectrometry, with a nod to modern immunoaffinity techniques. All these analytical tools have their role to play in helping to identify the causative problem rapidly - because time is money for the RSSL customers struggling to resolve their manufacturing problem. Some cases show that initial appearances can be deceptive, while others demonstrate that people are sometimes more sensitive than analytical instruments.

Venue

University of Cambridge

Pfizer Lecture Theatre, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, United Kingdom

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Organised by

SCI Cambridge & Great Eastern Section and Cambridge University ChemSoc

Contact information

Mr John O'Toole
51 Finchams Close, Linton, Cambridge, CB21 4ND, United Kingdom
01223 894174
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