ABI协助中国检测奶制品中的三聚氰胺污染

      ABI公司（隶属于生命科技公司）最近宣布中国政府和两大主要的食品制造商都采购了它的质谱系统用于食品分析，以检测食品中是否含有三聚氰胺。

      乳制品中的三聚氰胺污染经媒体报道后，引起了国内外的广泛关注。超过94,000婴幼儿因食用问题奶粉而导致泌尿系统异常。中国正采取一系列措施，其中包括提高食品安全测试水平。

      三聚氰胺是一种用于制造玻璃和肥料的化学品，其分子中含有大量的N元素，有时被非法添加到食品和饲料中，从而提高食品和饲料检测中蛋白质的表观含量。已知的是，三聚氰胺会引起人类和动物的泌尿系统异常，因此在食品加工行业被禁用。

      中国政府和产业界正在采取措施，通过提高实验室的检测水准，来保证广泛的食品和动物饲料产品安全，其中要求实验室采用先进的实验室仪器，对三聚氰胺和其它污染物进行精确的鉴定。

      国家质量监督检验检疫总局以及两家乳制品制造商——山西古城乳业集团和广东雅士利集团正在建立食品安全的最高标准。这些机构最近购买了5台API 3200质谱系统，它能扫描、检测并测量多种食品污染物的含量。这些系统不仅灵敏度高、选择性好，还能为实验室分析提供可靠的结果，实现快速的检测，并最终加强食品安全法规的贯彻实施。

      生命科技公司的总裁和首席执行官Greg Lucier认为：“生命科技公司的愿景就是，在全球应用我们的科技来改善人类的环境。最近在与中国卫生部部长陈竺会面时，我表达了我们的愿望。所有ABI和Invitrogen的产品都时刻准备着，来支持中国政府进行食品安全检测。我们承诺将和政府部门和产业界一起工作，应用生物技术来迎接社会最关键的挑战。”

      AB SCIEX质谱系统最近的发展，增强了系统的网络功能、定制软件和测试方法，针对中国的应用特殊开发。这些解决方案已被应用于中国各地的进出口检验检疫部门，合同实验室（CROs）和食品企业。

     三聚氰胺污染的问题已经不仅仅限于中国，许多国家都已经发生了类似的问题，包括感恩节前夕爆出的美国婴儿配方奶粉中含有微量三聚氰胺。这使得美国FDA新规定了配方奶粉中的三聚氰胺1 ppm的安全限量值。ABI/MDS联合生产的质谱系统，包括AB SCIEX 5500系统和API 3200系统，都能够检测最低水平的三聚氰胺。

      生命科技公司质谱部的总裁Laura Lauman表示：“食品安全是全世界政府机构和产业界最重视的问题之一。AB SCIEX质谱解决方案在协助中国、美国和其它国家，确保其食品生产的上下游安全中，发挥了关键的作用。”

      ABI通过与MDS分析技术公司合资，成为质谱行业的市场领头羊。更多信息，请访问：www.appliedbiosystems.com

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Applied Biosystems – Part of Life Technologies – Helps China Respond to Melamine Contamination in Dairy Products

December 2, 2008

Applied Biosystems, part of Life Technologies Corporation LIFE, a provider of innovative life science research and discovery solutions, today announced that the Chinese government and two leading food manufacturers are implementing its mass spectrometry-based technologies for food analysis as part of efforts to identify and contain the spread of melamine in the food supply.

Melamine contamination in dairy products is getting widespread attention following recent media reports of outbreaks in China and other countries. More than 94,000 infants and young children have beentreatedfor health issues related to tainted infant formula and other products. China is responding to this issue with a series of actions that include increased food safety testing.

Melamine is a synthetic substance generally used in making plastics and fertilizer. The nitrogen-rich molecule is sometimes illegally added to consumer and animal food products in order to increase their apparent protein content. Melamine is known to cause renal and urinary problems in humans and animals; therefore, its use in food production is universally banned.

The Chinese government and industry are taking action to protect a broad range of food products and animal feed through enhanced testing procedures that require laboratory instrumentation capable of precise identification of melamine and other contaminants.

The Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine and two dairy manufacturers – Shanxi Gucheng and Yashili Dairy Company – are leading the efforts to establish the highest standards of food safety. These organizations recently deployed five API 3200™ mass spectrometry systems, which scan, identify and measure the quantity of various food contaminants. These systems deliver high sensitivity, selectivity, high speed and reliability of results in laboratory analysis, enabling rapid detection and ultimately stronger enforcement of food safety regulations.

“Life Technologies’ vision is to apply our depth of scientific technologies throughout the global community to help improve the human condition,” said Greg Lucier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Life Technologies. “In a recent meeting with the Chinese Minister of Health, Dr. Zhu Chen, I conveyed our readiness to use the full spectrum of Applied Biosystems and Invitrogen-branded solutions in support of the Chinese government’s efforts in food safety testing initiatives. We are committed to working with governments and industry to address some of society’s most critical challenges through the application of biology.”

These recent deployments of AB SCIEX mass spectrometry systems expand a growing network of systems, specialized software and test methods, developed specifically for China. These solutions are being utilized by the government at various branches of the China Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureaus, contract testing laboratories and food manufacturers.

The issue of melamine contamination has not been limited to China. Incidents have been reported in a number of countries, including its recent discovery in trace amounts in infant formula in the United States. This has led to a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration threshold of 1 part per million of melamine for infant formula to be considered safe for consumption. Applied Biosystems/MDS Analytical Technologies’ mass spectrometry systems, including the AB SCIEX 5500 systems and the API 3200 system, are capable of identifying melamine at the lowest possible levels of detection.

“Food safety is one of the most important issues for government agencies and industry around the world,” said Laura Lauman, President of Life Technologies’ mass spectrometry systems division. “AB SCIEX mass spectrometry solutions are playing a critical role in helping China and other countries, including the United States, to ensure the safety of food being produced for consumption inside their borders and abroad.”

Applied Biosystems is a market leader in mass spectrometry solutions through its joint venture with MDS Analytical Technologies. For more information, please visit: www.appliedbiosystems.com.

About Life Technologies

Life Technologies Corporation LIFE is a global biotechnology tools company dedicated to improving the human condition. Our systems, consumables and services enable researchers to accelerate scientific exploration, driving to discoveries and developments that make life even better. Life Technologies customers do their work across the biological spectrum, working to advance personalized medicine, regenerative science, molecular diagnostics, agricultural and environmental research, and 21st century forensics. The company had sales of more than $3.5 billion in 2008, employs 9,500 people, has a presence in more than 100 countries, and possesses a rapidly growing intellectual property estate of over 3,600 patents and exclusive licenses. Life Technologies was created by the combination of Invitrogen Corporation and Applied Biosystems Inc. For more information on how we are making a difference please visit our website: www.lifetechnologies.com.