To cater to the need of more cost-effective solid-phase extraction solutions utilised in the food and pharmaceutical industry, Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched its QuEChERS portfolio. These easy-to-use sample extraction and cleanup kits allows for cleaner extracts for liquid chromatographic analysis.

Products include pre-weighted, high-quality salts and sorbents. These eliminate salt clumping during sample preparation, which results in more accurate and reproducible results. Manufacturers can conduct pesticide residues analysis, veterinary drugs analysis and mycotoxins analyses in their food safety workflows.

Available in convenient pouches or prefilled tubes, there are 48 new versions for the for Original, Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) and European methods. Clients are offered a wide range of solutions that will best suit their needs.

“Regulatory requirements for food safety analysis are becoming more and more stringent. The new QuEChERS collection provides a comprehensive sample preparation workflow that give laboratories confidence that their analysis is reliable and repeatable, and will ensure foodstuffs meet the safety regulations,” said Ken Meadows, global product manager, sample preparation products, Thermo Fisher Scientific.