In the inaugural episode of Solutions for NanoAnalysis, we are joined by Kim Russell, Market Segment Manager for Food Safety and Agriculture at Bruker. We discuss how food manufacturers use handheld x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF) to solve the problem of foreign objects in food. Key points include the improvements in XRF over the years, the development and use of spectral fingerprints, and other Bruker technologies to aid in identifying foreign objects in food. 

Reference: 
“Two food safety laws”, Stephen Kosnar:  Hektoen Institute of Medicine www.hekteon.org 
YouTube: two-part video on the Bruker Nano Analytics YouTube channel, one is titled “Physical Contaminant ID in Food Production” and the other is “Physical Contaminant Spectral Fingerprinting for Food Production“. https://youtu.be/AJwwdWfxLgA  https://youtu.be/SgOXKzDIlUc 

Website: https://www.bruker.com/en/applications/food-analysis-and-agriculture/food-safety/foreign-object-identification.html 

Webinar: “Quickly Identify and Source Foreign Material Contaminants Found in Food Products with Handheld XRF” is available on demand at https://www.bruker.com/en/news-and-events/webinars/2021/quickly-identify-foreign-contaminants-in-food-with-handheld-XRF.html 

App Notes application notes:
Micro-XRF Application Note XRF 470 Analysis of natural and processed food samples EN 
Analysis of potato samples with the M4 TORNADO micro-XRF spectrometer
AN 1702 FBI in Food Product Manufacturing with HH-XRF 
Identifying foreign objects found in food products and determining their source
Portable Analytical Solutions for Food Safety & Agriculture 
Portable elemental analysis solutions for food quality, food safety, and agriculture applications with handheld XRF

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