Foreign Material, Unknown Object Identification, and Product Failure Analysis
Part two of this webinar series will discuss the risks of foreign materials in food, beverages, ingredients, dietary supplements, and ways to alleviate them.
Participants will learn about the risks of foreign materials in food, beverages, ingredients, dietary supplements, and ways to mitigate risks in your supply chain and production process. Also, analytical techniques for foreign material, unknown object isolation, and positive identification.
An overview of instruments, techniques including proprietary isolations, optical microscopy, SEM-EDS, FTIR and Raman spectroscopy, ICP, IC, DSC, Microbial Speciation, and many other state of the art techniques will be shared including actual images, and spectra.
Considerations for Vendor, Insurance and legal claims will also be addressed. Interactive Q&A sessions with Eurofins scientists for a chance to win an Amazon gift card will be at the end.
What you will learn during the presentation:
- What foreign material ID is and why it is not safe to be present in products
- Complimentary techniques employed to ensure your products are safe
- Case studies outlining the problem and our fast and effective approach to a solution
Original airdate: Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Length: 45 minutes
Presenters:
David Riggs B.S., P.E., President, Eurofins SF Analytical Laboratories
Dr. Neil Spingarn; Associate Director, Eurofins SF Analytical Laboratories
