September 26, 2008
Romer labs launches new melamine test kit
In the wake of the melamine contaminated milk in China, and as concerns rise internationally over whether food items with dairy ingredients are contaminated, Romer Labs is launching a melamine testing kit for better assurance.
Romer Labs is a niche provider of diagnostic solutions for the agricultural, food and feed industry. They provide research and analytical services on products like test kits, genetically modified organisms (GMO) and even mycotoxins.
The company also launched a straight forward chromatographic method for the analysis of melamine using a MycoSep 224 for sample purification. The method has been validated for dry and wet pet food commodities, glutens, milk powder, and baby formulas.
Romer Labs' full analytical service laboratories, which employs technology such as LC-MS/MS, is based in the US, Singapore and Austria and offers melamine testing to customers all over the world.