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Tentamus engagiert sich auch dieses Jahr wieder durch das TCF² und die QSI in Afrika
Ziel des Projektes, das von dem Honiglabor QSI in Bremen mit Unterstützung der Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit sowie dem Tentamus Center for Food Fraud (TCF²) durchgeführt wird, ist die Produktion qualitativ hochwertigen Honigs für den lokalen Markt und insbesondere für den Export. Bereits im letzten Jahr fanden Trainings erfahrener Imker in verschiedenen Regionen Ghanas statt, um die Qualität des dort produzierten Honigs weiter zu steigern und eine solide Basis imkerlichen Wissens in Ghana zu schaffen. Damit aber auch die für den Export notwendige Quantität erreicht werden kann, sind weitere Imker notwendig. In diesem Jahr werden daher Jungimker angelernt. Dazu finden Trainings in drei verschiedenen Regionen in Ghana in den Städten…
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Quant Qualitätssicherung GmbH bietet Schulungen und Beratung nach dem neuen IFS Food V08 Standard an
Die Schulungen können sowohl im Schulungsraum in Martinsried als auch online durchgeführt werden. Ziel der Aktualisierung ist es, weitere Anforderungen von der GFSI und gesetzlichen Vorgaben gerecht zu werden. Außerdem ist der IFS-Standard ein Standard des Einzelhandels und auch hier wurden weitere Vorgaben aktualisiert. Der IFS-Standard besteht bereits seit über 20 Jahren und kann auf eine Erfolgsgeschichte zurückgreifen. Er ist bei der GFSI anerkannt mit anderen gleichwertigen Standards. Auch hierzu bietet das Expertenteam der Quant Qualitätssicherung Schulungen und Beratungen an (z.B. GS BRC Food oder FSSC 22000). „Nach der Corona-Krise freuen wir uns jetzt auch wieder besonders die Schulungen physisch durchführen zu können, da der Nutzen, Mehrwert und Austausch durch…
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Minerva adds ‘analysis of heavy metals by ICP-MS’ to its portfolio
Minerva is the leading expert in honey testing in the UK. The company has recently purchased a state-of-the-art Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrophotometer (ICP-MS), expanding Minerva’s existing on-site capabilities and the portfolio of Tentamus UK. The ICP-MS will be applied in the determination of heavy metals by using a highly sensitive, quantitative method that has been developed for honey by experts at Minerva! What are Heavy Metals? Heavy metals are elements with high atomic weights, such as lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic, many of which are ubiquitous in nature. Heavy Metals in Honey Heavy metals can find their way into Honey products in various ways: Examples of potential sources…
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A new Company joins the Tentamus Group in Italy!
Based in Ancona (Italy), Pegaso Management Srl offers organizational and management consulting services, acting as a reference partner to translate the reorganization needs of companies into projects. Innovation and sustainability are the requirements on which Pegaso has built its evolution, addressing companies that aim to compete by innovating and building sustainable value from an environmental, social, and economic point of view. Furthermore, Pegaso supports its clients in the food industry with audit and certification services for quality schemes, including IFS, HACCP, labeling, food traceability and consulting services. "Pegaso Management is the result of a journey that began 25 years ago. After gaining important experiences in the field of regulatory compliance,…
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Analyst & Tentamus Presenting at the Israeli Biomed 2023 Conference
The Israel Biomed Conference is Israel’s leading event in the Life Science and Technology Industry. The conference, held this year for the 21st time, brings together leading biotech, pharma and medical devices companies as well as healthcare life science investors worldwide. It provides a unique platform for networking opportunities, discussions and collaborations. Analyst, a leading analytical chemistry service laboratory focusing on the biotech, pharmaceutical and foodtech thriving industries in Israel, is a member of the prestigious Tentamus international group of service labs. The Microbiology Institute – A Tentamus Company, also located in Israel, provides GMP compliant microbiological testing of medicinal products, thus enabling the Tentamus Group to provide locally in…
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Techni’Sens & aromaLAB – a collaboration between two Tentamus companies
A SYNERGY BETWEEN TECHNI’SENS AND AROMALAB – THE ADVANTAGES OF A COOPERATION BETWEEN TWO TENTAMUS COMPANIES Techni’Sens and aromaLAB, a laboratory specialized in flavor analysis, started their first partnership shortly after Techni’Sens joined Tentamus. On behalf of a beverage company, they shared their field of competences to provide a complete “senso-olfactive” analysis on their products. Both companies analyzed the flavor and aroma of the products, with different and complementary approaches. Techni’Sens focused on carrying out an organoleptic assessment of the products done by consumers, aromaLAB executed a Gas Chromatography-Olfactometry (GC-O) among the same products. This first collaboration was a success and a learning experience on both sides. It helped Techni’Sens to…
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Sterility Achievements at Tentamus Pharma UK
All products labelled sterile must pass sterility tests by accredited laboratories. Tentamus Pharma UK specialises in testing pharmaceutical products and provides a variety of services. Sterility testing is one of them. And we are proud to announce the following sterility achievements: Tentamus Pharma UK qualified our new isolator in December 2021 which allowed us to gain the sterile testing license in January 2022. Since gaining the license the laboratory quickly performed well over 1000 sterility tests using this isolator in 2022. Towards the end of the last year, Tentamus Pharma UK had 2 further isolators installed, and assembled in the cleanroom (see pic 1.). These two isolators are currently being…
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Megsan Labs becomes Tentamus India
The Tentamus Group and Megsan Labs are happy to announce that ‘Megsan Labs Private Limited’ has changed its name to ‘Tentamus India Private Limited’ with immediate effect. Megsan Labs is based in Hyderabad, India, and has been in operation since 2014. The company is one of the leading laboratories in India and specializes in pharmaceutical and food analytics, with customers spreading across 5 continents. Tentamus Group and Megsan started its collaboration in the year 2019 through the acquisition (majority stakes) of Megsan by Tentamus. The change of the name from Megsan to Tentamus is part of the pre-agreed deal. Mr. M. Jayapal Reddy will be the CEO of Tentamus India…
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PFAS in juices?
PFAS stands for "per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances". This refers to a large group of substances that, depending on the estimate, contains about 5,000 to 10,000 substances. These substances do not occur naturally, but are of anthropogenic origin. "Due to their properties, such as high thermal and chemical stability, PFAS are also referred to as "forever chemicals"," explains Arne Dübecke, Managing Director of chelab Dr. V. Ara GmbH & Co. KG (chelab). They were developed for various applications for industry and used for decades. The substances are used in various consumer goods, for example in paints, coatings for leather and textile goods, clothing, carpets, packaging, car care products, as well…
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PFAS in Säften?
PFAS steht für „per- und polyfluorierte Alkylsubstanzen“. Gemeint ist damit eine große Gruppe von Substanzen, die, je nach Schätzung, ca. 5.000 bis 10.000 Substanzen beinhaltet. Diese Substanzen kommen nicht natürlich vor, sondern sind anthropogenen Ursprungs. „Aufgrund ihrer Eigenschaften, wie z.B. hohe thermische und chemische Stabilität, werden PFAS auch als „forever chemicals“ bezeichnet.“, erklärt Arne Dübecke, Geschäftsführer der chelab Dr. V. Ara GmbH & Co. KG (chelab). Sie wurden für verschiedene Anwendungen für die Industrie entwickelt und über Jahrzehnte eingesetzt. Die Stoffe kommen bei verschiedenen Konsumgütern zur Anwendung, beispielsweise in Farben, Beschichtungen von Leder- und Textilwaren, Kleidung, Teppichen, Verpackungen, Autopflegemitteln, sowie zur Produktion von Papieren mit fett-, wasser- und schmutzabweisenden Eigenschaften.…
