Validation of I'screen AFLA M1 Milk for Detection of Aflatoxin M1 in Raw Bovine Milk and Powdered Milk: AOAC Performance Tested MethodSM 072002.

Background: Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is the major metabolite of Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and can be found in the milk of animals fed with feed containing AFB1. The frequency of occurrence of AFM1 in milk has led to the development of specific quantitative methods of analysis to mitigate the risk of adversely affecting human health.

Objective: To demonstrate that the I'screen AFLA M1 Milk ELISA kit can quantify AFM1 in raw bovine milk and powdered milk.

Development of a nanoarray capable of the rapid and simultaneous detection of zearalenone, T2-toxin and fumonisin.

Fusarium mycotoxins such as trichothecenes, zearalenone and fumonisins occur on a worldwide basis in cereal grains, animal feeds and forages. Practical solutions for multiple mycotoxin determination in samples are required by industry and regulators for cost effective screening purposes. The feasibility of developing a novel multiplex nanoarray for the simultaneous and semi-quantitative detection of three regulated mycotoxins: zearalenone (ZEA), T2-toxin (T2) and fumonisin B1 (FUM) was examined.

Feasibility of a novel multispot nanoarray for antibiotic screening in honey.

Practical solutions for multiple antibiotic determination in food are required by the food industry and regulators for cost-effective screening purposes. This study describes the feasibility in development and preliminary performance of a novel multispot nanoarray for antibiotic screening in honey. Using a multiplex approach, the metabolites of the four main nitrofuran antibiotics, including morpholinomethyl-2-oxazolidone (AMOZ), 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone (AOZ), semicarbazide (SEM), 1-aminohydantoin (AHD) and chloramphenicol (CAP), were simultaneously detected.