Meat Analysis

Meat, one of the most nutritious foods, contains a lot of protein, fat, sugar, minerals and vitamins. It is delicious with a high absorption rate, deeply loved by people. However, in the production of meat, there are many ways the meat can be contaminated. In addition to the common veterinary drug residues, heavy metals, microbiological and other pollution, the phenomenon of adulteration of meat products is also common. The meat food safety incident has aroused public attention and lead to huge losses in meat industry.

With people's increasing emphasis on food safety, the quality and safety issues of meat are drawing more attention from consumers. There are residues of pesticides, residues of antibiotics, illegal addition, as well as veterinary drugs in meat products. Alfa Chemistry offers authenticity identification of meat, hazardous residues and stored processes (which may cause toxic and hazardous substances) studies in order to ensure all aspects of meat safety.

Fig.1 Fresh meat

Meat Analysis

The test item of meat analysis at Alfa Chemistry :

• Physical and chemical indicators

• Sensory

• Moisture

• Complex phosphate

• Lead

• Inorganic arsenic

• Cadmium

• Total mercury

• Benzanthracene

• Nitrite

• Additives

• Microbial detection

• Total number of colonies,

• Coliformbacteria,

• Staphylococcus aureus,

• Shigella

• Salmonella

• Residues of veterinary drugs

• Tetracyclines

• Nitrofurans

• Sulfonamides

• Clenbuterol detection

• Clenbuterol hydrochloride

• Ractopamine

• Meat composition

• Verification of authenticity animal components, includes pigs, cows, sheep, horses, donkeys, deer, dogs, foxes, chickens, ducks, geese

Equipment for the analysis and identification of meat at Alfa Chemistry :

• Chromatography:

• High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

• Gas Chromatography (GC)

• High Performance Liquid Chromatography -Mass Spectrometer (HPLC-MS)

• Solid State Characterization Analysis:

• Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

• Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA)

• X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRPD)

• Particle Size Analyzer (PSD)

• Polarized Light Microscopy

• Analytical identification:

• Nuclear magnetic resonance

• Perkin Elmer infrared spectrometer

• Atomic absorption spectrometer

• General Test:

• Moisture Analyzer

• UV2600 UV-Visible Spectrophotometer

• Polarimeter

The rapid development of food enterprises is inseparable from food inspection and testing. Alfa Chemistry provides the advanced technology and professional service to ensure your food safety.Please feel free to contact us at any time if you need us.