Paper accepted for publication entitled "Current methods for the analysis of selected nutrients in infant formulas and adult nutritionals" to be published in Journal of AOAC International. This paper summarizes the contemporary analytical methods that have been applied to a representative selection (lutein, carnitine, choline, nucleotides, inositol, taurine, sialic acid, gangliosides, triacylglycerides, oligosaccharides, α-lactalbumin, and lactoferrin).
AOAC Annual Meeting & Conference—Los Angeles, CA, USA
I attended the 129th AOAC Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. At this meeting I was accepted as a Fellow of AOAC International. I attended the 12th stakeholder meeting of AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutrition (SPIFAN) and the Expert Review Panel (ERP) to discuss the current developments in methods of analysis for infant formula and reviewing and developing standards for global acceptance.
Attended the ISO TC34/WG14 Meeting to discuss adoption of SPIFAN methods as ISO international standards. The city of Paris is amazing, and I spent spare time exploring museums and galleries. It was exhausting and needed much more time than I had to see it all.
Paper accepted for publication entitled "Analysis of nucleotide 5′‑monophosphates in infant formulas by HPLC‑UV: collaborative study" to be published in Journal of AOAC International. This paper describes the results of a collaborative study conducted on AOAC First Action Method 2011.20: 5′‑mononucleotides in infant formula and adult/pediatric nutritional formula.
SPIFAN meetings at AOAC Mid-Year Meeting—Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the 11th stakeholder meeting of AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutrition (SPIFAN) due to family illness.
Paper accepted for publication entitled "An optical biosensor-based immunoassay for the determination of bovine serum albumin in milk and milk products" to be published in the International Dairy Journal. This paper describes an automated biosensor immunoassay, exploiting surface plasmon resonance detection, is described for the quantitation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) in milk products.
Paper accepted for publication entitled "A rapid method for the determination of vitamin D3 in milk and infant formula by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry" to be published in Journal of AOAC International. This paper describes a rapid method for the determination of vitamin D3 in milk and infant formula products. Samples are saponified at high temperature, and lipophilic components are extracted into isooctane in a single tube. The vitamin D3 is derivatized with PTAD to form a Diels-Alder adduct, which is re-extracted into a small volume of acetonitrile and analyzed by UHPLC-MS/MS with quantification accomplished by an internal standard technique utilizing deuterium-labeled vitamin D3.
Paper accepted for publication entitled "Evaluation protocol for the review of method validation data by the AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals Expert Review Panel" to be published in Journal of AOAC International. This paper describes a validation protocol and a checklist which were developed to assist the ERP to evaluate experimental data and to compare multiple candidate methods for each nutrient.
Paper accepted for publication
Paper accepted for publication entitled "Current methods for the analysis of selected nutrients in infant formulas and adult nutritionals" to be published in Journal of AOAC International. This paper summarizes the contemporary analytical methods that have been applied to a representative selection (lutein, carnitine, choline, nucleotides, inositol, taurine, sialic acid, gangliosides, triacylglycerides, oligosaccharides, α-lactalbumin, and lactoferrin).
AOAC Annual Meeting & Conference—Los Angeles, CA, USA
I attended the 129th AOAC Annual Meeting in Los Angeles. At this meeting I was accepted as a Fellow of AOAC International. I attended the 12th stakeholder meeting of AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutrition (SPIFAN) and the Expert Review Panel (ERP) to discuss the current developments in methods of analysis for infant formula and reviewing and developing standards for global acceptance.
Laboratory visit—Davidstow, England
Visited a laboratory in southwest England. I saw much of Cornwall, a part of England a branch of my ancestors came from.
ISO TC34/WG14 Meeting—Paris, France
Attended the ISO TC34/WG14 Meeting to discuss adoption of SPIFAN methods as ISO international standards. The city of Paris is amazing, and I spent spare time exploring museums and galleries. It was exhausting and needed much more time than I had to see it all.
Paper accepted for publication
Paper accepted for publication entitled "Analysis of nucleotide 5′‑monophosphates in infant formulas by HPLC‑UV: collaborative study" to be published in Journal of AOAC International. This paper describes the results of a collaborative study conducted on AOAC First Action Method 2011.20: 5′‑mononucleotides in infant formula and adult/pediatric nutritional formula.
SPIFAN meetings at AOAC Mid-Year Meeting—Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the 11th stakeholder meeting of AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutrition (SPIFAN) due to family illness.
Paper accepted for publication
Paper accepted for publication entitled "An optical biosensor-based immunoassay for the determination of bovine serum albumin in milk and milk products" to be published in the International Dairy Journal. This paper describes an automated biosensor immunoassay, exploiting surface plasmon resonance detection, is described for the quantitation of bovine serum albumin (BSA) in milk products.
Laboratory visit—Beijing, China
Visited laboratories in China to learn various GB methods. The meetings and training went well.
Personally, a visit to the Great Wall at Mutianyu was very much the highlight.
Paper accepted for publication
Paper accepted for publication entitled "A rapid method for the determination of vitamin D3 in milk and infant formula by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry" to be published in Journal of AOAC International. This paper describes a rapid method for the determination of vitamin D3 in milk and infant formula products. Samples are saponified at high temperature, and lipophilic components are extracted into isooctane in a single tube. The vitamin D3 is derivatized with PTAD to form a Diels-Alder adduct, which is re-extracted into a small volume of acetonitrile and analyzed by UHPLC-MS/MS with quantification accomplished by an internal standard technique utilizing deuterium-labeled vitamin D3.
Paper accepted for publication
Paper accepted for publication entitled "Evaluation protocol for the review of method validation data by the AOAC Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals Expert Review Panel" to be published in Journal of AOAC International. This paper describes a validation protocol and a checklist which were developed to assist the ERP to evaluate experimental data and to compare multiple candidate methods for each nutrient.