These days, everyone is talking about food products made with hemp. Cannabis has ascended quickly from being a niche product to gaining superfood status. The so-called novel food catalogue of the European Commission regards extracts of the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa L.) and CBD (Cannabidiol) as novel foods.

Did the Europeans invent beer brewing? Is beer beneficial to health? Does non-alcoholic beer not contain alcohol? Is beer perhaps best enjoyed from a mug?

We know our way around the analytics of beer!

With the increasing number of clinical trials focusing on advanced therapies with biologics the demand for the analysis of sophisticated and most often manually performed assays is growing. To face this situation and to improve the quality and the throughput, LKF has now implemented a new automated liquid handling system, the Flow Robotics flowbot™ ONE.

With the flowbot™ ONE, LKF now owns a flexible and easy to use platform for the analysis of single or multiplex immunoassays, chromogenic assays or any other assay performed in a 96 to 384 well format. It assures precise and accurate pipetting process and, thereby, leads to reliable and consistent results for our clients.

26 dietary supplements for children were tested. The products are mostly too high in dosage, which can lead to undesirable effects. Consequences can be headaches, nausea or fatigue. Overdoses are made in dietary supplements, because the vitamins can degrade, but in connection with the declaration, no consumer deception may arise.

SO2 is one of the most commonly used food preservatives in the EU. ECHA is planning a re-evaluation and EFSA has been consulted to determine provisional Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) groups of the food additives sulfur dioxide (E 220), sodium sulfite (E 221), sodium bisulfite (E 222), sodium metabisulfite (E 223), potassium metabisulfite (E 224), calcium sulfite (E 226), calcium bisulfite (E 227) and potassium bisulfite (E 228).