Issue Date: Thu 23 April 2009

New Allergen Test Kit

Romer Labs have released a new ELISA allergen test kit.  The AgraQuant® Allergen ELISA Test Kits detect food allergens sensitively in a wide range of processed foods and raw materials.   The user-friendly test kits include all ready-to-use reagents.

A food allergy is typically an immune system response to a protein present in food that the body mistakenly believes is harmful.   Common food allergens are gluten containing cereals, crustaceans, eggs, fish, peanuts, soybeans, lupines, nuts, milk, mustard, sesame, celery, sulphur dioxide, sulphites and molluscs.   Food allergies affect 1-3% of the whole population and 5-8% of children.   Even minor exposure to a food allergen in the nano-gram range can cause symptoms from mild skin rashes to a fatal anaphylactic shock.
Contact us for further informaiton - craig@graintec.com.au.

 
Advanced Water Activity workshop

The NZIFST conference is fast approaching.  A special feature of the conference is the “Advanced Water Activity” workshop.  This is your opportunity to hear from some of the leaders in water activity and those who measure water activity on a daily basis.  Early bird registrations close May 22 2009.
Contact us for further information.

 
Moisture Sorption Isotherm service - Media release

Graintec Scientific is now operating a moisture sorption isotherm service in which a high resolution isotherm can be produced in 24 hours.  Click here to read our media release about this fantastic new service.

 
Upcoming Events

Interested in a water activity instrument demonstration?  Require a new NIR unit?  Looking for some general lab equipment?  We may be visiting your town soon.  Contact Craig on email craig@graintec.com.au and let us assist you on-site.

Adelaide = April 27 – Customer demonstrations
Melbourne = April 28-29 – Customer demonstrations
Bathurst = May 11-12 – Customer demonstrations
Moree = May 26-20 – Cotton Trade Show and demonstrations