GC-MS – News and Features

A new report reveals alarming levels of toxic heavy metals in protein powders, with nearly 50% of products exceeding safety thresholds for lead, cadmium and arsenic. The study highlights organic and plant-based powders as the most contaminated.

This article explores some of the challenges in food authenticity testing, how advancements in technology have impacted the field, and consumer awareness and protection.

Impurities in pharmaceuticals are a major concern for drug manufacturers. This article will discuss the importance of monitoring and minimizing impurities in drug substances and products and key developments in the field.

Identifying which compounds are causing unpleasant flavors and odors in food is a difficult challenge, and one that is tricky to tackle with analysis equipment alone. By including trained human sensory panelists, scientists can get a headstart on id

Explore the technologies currently being used and developed to detect microplastics and nanoplastics.

PFAS are raising health concerns due to accumulation in the environment and humans. This article explores the advanced analytical methods that aid PFAS detection in drinking water, ensuring compliance and enhancing public health protection.

In this article, we examine airborne microplastics in greater detail, explore detection methods, consider what we currently know about their health risks and highlight various mitigation strategies.

This article delves into MS data analysis and its associated challenges, how AI/ML can aid analyses and exciting potential future developments in the field, with specific applications to proteomics and metabolomics research.

This article examines the use of carbon-14 analysis to authenticate natural ingredients, providing insight into how it can differentiate between biobased and fossil-derived content in products like essential oils and fragrances.

Researchers show that molecularly imprinted polymers can successfully remove the acrid flavor of wildfire smoke from wine, just at the cost of some more desirable aromas.