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Unpacking PFAS and the next generation of PFAS testing for food and beverage.

By |2024-07-29T15:23:14+00:00July 29th, 2024|Avazyme, Biotechnology, Food Quality Testing, Food Safety Testing, PFAS testing|

Unpacking PFAS and the next generation of PFAS testing for food and beverage. What are PFAS? PFAS (Per-and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) are a diverse group of thousands of chemicals used in hundreds of products, including cookware, firefighting substances, and packaging. PFAS can be found in water, soil, air, and food, often fro industrial sites, wastewater treatment plants, and household products. Why are PFAS problematic? PFAS are persistent in the environment, bioaccumulte in the food chain, and have been linked to adverse health effects such as cancer, liver damage, and immunie system impact. The topic and testing methods for PFAS are

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Forced Degradation Testing For Pharmaceutical Active Ingredient

By |2024-07-29T01:44:29+00:00July 29th, 2024|Avazyme, Biotechnology, PFAS testing|

Forced Degradation Testing For pharmaceutical active ingredient #TestingTuesday, a new series where we'll spotlight specific testing practices. 🌟 We're starting off with one of our specialties: forced degradation studies for hashtag#pharmaceutical active ingredients. Our team of hashtag#pharma experts is eager to tackle complex and challenging analytical problems for our customers. You can engage directly with the scientists and receive personalized service with exceptional speed and accuracy. 🚀 #avazymeadvantage For more information about our comprehensive suite of hashtag#testing for pharmaceutical ingredients, visit www.avazyme.com or email us at info@avazyme.com. 📧 Forced Degradation Testing For pharmaceutical active ingredients We specialize in forced

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PFAS Testing – Automation, Accuracy, Extended Screening presented at #NACRW2024

By |2024-07-29T01:28:59+00:00July 23rd, 2024|Agriculture, Avazyme, Biotechnology|

Discover The Latest in PFAS Testing  - President and CEO Volker Bornemann, Ph.D., presented at #NACRW2024 I have been an attendee and speaker numerous times at this conference, which is traditionally held annually in Florida. It originally started out as a pesticide residue workshop, and has since migrated to include other chemical residues of concern in the environment, food, feed, and dietary supplements. The newest and most prevalent topic evolves around PFAS. Numerous attendees were present from the food and beverage industry, and regulators from the United States (EPA, FDA, USDA) and Europe. The presentations were excellent and it

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Discover The Latest in PFAS Testing – Automation, Accuracy, Extended Screening

By |2024-07-15T19:33:22+00:00July 15th, 2024|Agriculture, Avazyme, Biotechnology|

Discover The Latest in PFAS Testing  - Mark your calendars! President and CEO Volker Bornemann, Ph.D., is presenting at hashtag#NACRW2024, discussing the hot topic of hashtag#PFAS and sharing groundbreaking insights into innovative testing methods for water, food, and beverages. Don’t miss it! Discover The Latest in PFAS Testing at Avazyme Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) are a group of chemical compounds that have become a focal point of attention and concern within the environmental community and the general public due to their emerging contaminant status. These compounds, with diverse industrial applications and commercial product uses, are pervasive in various

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Avazyme is partnering with Quant-Agro

By |2024-07-15T19:12:35+00:00March 14th, 2024|Agriculture, Avazyme, Biotechnology|

A new RTP-Based agricultural consultancy and CRO is partnering with an established Durham lab to offer agricultural product-specific evaluations and complete analytical chemistry packages.  Quant-Agro, LLC, founded in late 2023 by Michael David, has established a residency in the Ellis road location of Avazyme.  Avazyme has offered method development and quantitative chemical and biochemical analysis (GLP and non-GLP) since its founding in 2014.   Quant-Agro can now offer clients in the ag-tech space consultation and study design for pre-field and greenhouse evaluations of new products and formulations, supported by Avazyme’s analytical chemistry expertise. Michael David Ph.D. founded Quant-Agro in late 2023

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Breaking News: The artificial sweetener sucralose is metabolized and accumulates in fat tissue.

By |2018-08-23T13:06:42+00:00August 23rd, 2018|Avazyme, Biotechnology, Food Quality Testing, Food Safety Testing|

A study just published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A contradicts claims by the chemical sweetener industry that the artificial sweetener sucralose is safe because it quickly passes through the body unchanged. This claim was pivotal for gaining approval from regulatory agencies, including the US FDA for the addition of the chlorinated chemical sucralose to the food supply. However, an independent research laboratory with expertise in food quality and food safety testing, Avazyme Inc. in Durham, NC, in collaboration with researchers at North Carolina State University, have found that sucralose is indeed metabolized in the intestines.

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