The FSSAI has recently carried out a surveillance exercise of edible oils and fats in Delhi-NCR. According to the sample test reports around 33% samples of mustard oil were found to have the presence of oryzanol, which indicates the presence of rice bran oil in mustard oil. The FSSAI has since directed all Food Safety […]
Purity of Ghee – Accuracy test by Butyro Refractometer (BR) meter
Butyro Refractometer (BR) Reading is the index of the purity of foods like ghee, sweets, fats and oils which can be accurately measured with the help of Butyro Refractometer Meter or BR meter. There are several BR meters that are especially designed for accurate reading of composition of butter, ghee and edible oil to check […]
Arbro Lab at the Prestigious Indus Food 2020 Meet
The Indus Food is an exclusive international food show having a buyer-seller meet organised by the Trade Promotion Council of India in association with the Government of India’s Department of Commerce. The third edition of this flagship event was held at the India Exposition Mart in Greater Noida on January 8 & 9, 2020. The […]
New LCMS installed at Auriga, Bangalore
Auriga Research, Bangalore has installed a new LCMS (Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry) is quick turning into the liked tool and a hyphenated technic of liquid chromatography. It is a powerful technic that consolidates the settling intensity of liquid chromatography with the identification particularity of mass spectrometry. Liquid chromatography (LC) separates the sample parts and at that […]
New ICP-MS installed at Auriga, Bangalore
Auriga Research,Bangalore has installed a new ICP-MS (Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry), a quadrupole mass spectrometer that works by setting voltages and radio frequencies to allow ions of a given mass-to-charge ratio to remain stable within the rods and pass through to the detector. ICP Analysis, also called ICP Testing, is performed to identify and […]
Arbro & Auriga Labs provide Genotoxin Testing and Analysis in Pharmaceutical Drugs
As you already know that the prescription pharmaceutical drug ranitidine has been in the news. Ranitidine is used for the treatment and prevention of ulcers in the stomach and intestines and for gastroesophageal reflux disease. However, the discovery of genotoxin impurity N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) at low levels in some medicines, including Zantac has led to some […]
Happy Diwali
May the festival of joy become more beautiful for you and family. All your new ventures get success and progress. Happy Diwali! Testing-Lab Team
Determination of Asbestos in Talcum powder by X- Ray Diffraction
XRD in Cosmetics Testing Asbestos is a naturally occurring silicate mineral which finds innumerable applications in construction and process industries. However, exposure to environments with high concentrations of asbestos can present occupational hazards. Among the risks established due to inhalation are lung diseases including lung cancer and Mesothelioma which is rare cancer which affects the […]
Promotion of Innovation and Start-up Business in Pharmaceuticals in India
Advancement of Innovation and Start-up Business in Pharmaceuticals in India The Drugs Controller General (I) has issued a Public Notice dated 20 July 2018 about the promotion of innovation and start-up business in Pharmaceuticals in India. The notice states that a robust regulatory system streamlining the regulatory approval process is important to ensure the efficacy […]
Drug Residues
Medication Residues Drug residues are the remaining part of the antibiotic and other pharmacologically active substances being applied to animals during their lifetime or while processing animal or seafood items. The antibiotics like Tetracycline, Oxytetracycline, Trimethoprim, Oxolinic acid are widely being used and their tolerant limits have been specified by the food and drug authorities. […]