United States (govt)–Danaher: mass spectrometer, 201010 supply FDA purchased eight AB Sciex QTRAP 5500 Systems with Cliquid s/w for food testing

	Period	2010-10-20
	Region	United States (USA)
	Partner, 1st	FDA (US)
	Group	United States (govt)
	Partner, 2nd	AB Sciex (Danaher)
	Group	Danaher (Group)
	Product	AB Sciex QTRAP® 5500 LC/MS/MS System
	Product 2	food analysis (food testing)

AB Sciex. (10/20/10). "Press Release: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Selects AB Sciex to Provide Mass Spectrometry Systems for Food Contaminant Testing". Foster City, CA.

AB SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has purchased eight of the company’s AB SCIEX QTRAP® 5500 Systems for analysis of the U.S. food supply. These mass spectrometry systems will be deployed at FDA headquarters and across seven field laboratories. This supports government initiatives to help ensure food safety.

The FDA conducts ongoing monitoring of the food supply, utilizing advanced analytical methods to detect chemical contaminants. For example, as part of its pesticide compliance program, the FDA samples individual lots of domestically produced and imported foods and analyzes them for pesticide residues. The FDA’s criteria for selecting a new analytical solution to improve results required LC/MS/MS (liquid chromatography/ tandem mass spectrometry) technology that integrates quantitative and qualitative analysis on the same platform and performs automated identification of a wide range of contaminants simultaneously.

AB SCIEX met the criteria with the AB SCIEX QTRAP® 5500 System and Cliquid Software for Food Testing. The QTRAP® 5500 System is a unique, next-generation mass spectrometer that integrates triple quadrupole capabilities with linear accelerator trap technology, combining industry-leading sensitivity and high performance for quantitative and qualitative analysis. Cliquid® Software for Food Testing is an automated software application designed to simplify food contaminant testing with the use of LC/MS/MS instrumentation to identify a comprehensive range of contaminants.

Joe Anacleto, Vice President and General Manager of the Applied Markets and Clinical Research Business, AB SCIEX

“AB SCIEX looks forward to continue working with the FDA to help ensure the safety of the food supply. Consumer protection is clearly a top priority for the FDA, requiring the most accurate and reliable analytical testing capabilities. The AB SCIEX QTRAP® 5500 System is the most powerful system for identifying and quantifying chemical contaminants in any food supply in the world today.”

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About AB SCIEX

AB SCIEX is a global leader in the development of life science analytical technologies that help answer complex scientific challenges. The company provides scientific instrumentation, software and services used to discover new drugs, advance medical science and protect the food supply and the environment. AB SCIEX technology solutions combine the highest performance with the highest reliability to enable our customers to fuel scientific discovery, deliver results with confidence and improve the quality of life. The company has a more than 20-year history of innovation and market leadership as the former Applied Biosystems/MDS Analytical Technologies joint venture. For more information about AB SCIEX, go to www.absciex.com. Follow AB SCIEX on Twitter @ABSCIEX and on Facebook.

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508.383.7961
anthony.petrucci@absciex.com

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United States (govt)–Danaher: mass spectrometer, 201010 supply FDA purchased eight AB Sciex QTRAP 5500 Systems with Cliquid s/w for food testing

AB Sciex. (10/20/10). "Press Release: U.S. Food and Drug Administration Selects AB Sciex to Provide Mass Spectrometry Systems for Food Contaminant Testing". Foster City, CA.

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