Mycotoxin

Melamine analysis

LabSPACE Africa, privately owned, provides facilities for local and international researchers from South Africa. Facilities available include research space as well as space to store samples for the long-term, as well as areas in our climatic facilities for stability assessments. Our aim is to reduce the cost of equipment, laboratory overheads and operational costs in order to make research more efficient and efficient.

LabSPACE offers Chemistry services. It offers lab as well as office space to researchers from academia, industry, and private researchers. It also provides access to all our analytical equipment and general analytical tools to assist from sample generation to reports.

We plan to develop LabSPACE Africa facilities across South Africa, giving our clients and us a significant advantage across numerous research areas.

LabSPACE is available to clients who want to partner or lease space in a laboratory. It offers competitive pricing to allow them to operate their own lab with a fraction of the cost of a traditional laboratory.

The lab space also includes compliance-based services and operations that relate to compliance with local regulations and the safety of personnel and control of chemical and biological waste.

We are able to assist you in setting up your facility and we'll even provide space in our facilities.

Equipment

For private labs in the private sector, the purchase of new equipment is expensive and comes with significant risks. LabSPACE Africa has joined forces with industry leaders to provide analytical equipment. Equipment is available with the necessary analytical support in our Midrand facilities. However, equipment can also be put on lease to our client's facility for a specific project so that our partners will not get spent on instruments that are not used regularly or for a single time. After the project is complete, all equipment will be maintained and maintained by trained staff. Maintenance records as well as other documents are also accessible.

At present, universities acquire expensive equipment through grant applications which delays their project. LabSPACE Africa will make the process easier and give researchers the opportunity to consider the best choice for themprior to making a decide to purchase or make use of our facilities.

Mycotoxin analysis

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CONSUMABLES

LabSPACE Africa has the strategic partnership with AXIOLOGY Labs. AXIOLOGY Labs manages consumable storage facilities in all of our labs. The items that are in stock can usually be delivered within hours to our clients in the labs. This means there is no necessity for expensive inventory.

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EXPERTISE

LabSPACE Africa prides itself on the distinctive blend of knowledge in the fields of science and Regulatory Compliance. This combined with the vast network of suppliers and researchers allows LabSPACE Africa to offer consultation upon demand.

The following topics are covered:

  • Discussing, advising, and modifying methods to meet the client's needs
  • Contribution to regulation and accreditation
  • Assistance with registration, permits, and/or accreditation

LabSPACE Africa provides support and assistance with various regulations: Help in the implementation of Quality Management Systems (ISO /IEC 1335 ; ISO /IEC 15189; ISO /IEC 17025 and the GCLP)

ELISA

ANALYSIS

LabSPACE Africa is a fully fitted sample preparation facility which includes SPE stations, ultrasonic baths, drying and dissolution apparatus for samples. We offer comprehensive pharmaceutical testing by using the following technology:

  • HPLC
  • UPLC with two MS and PDA
  • ICP-MS
  • FTIR Spectrometer

Additional to the analytical apparatus, LabSPACE Africa provides stability testing, moisture analysis , and analysis of physical properties, such as the thickness and hardness of compounds.

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ISO/IEC 17025

TRAINING

Regular training sessions will be provided to customers who sign up with us for specific technology within our units, as well as on regulatory guidelines like GCP, GLP ISO15189, ISO17025, ISO13485. Industry experts and individuals affiliated by regulatory bodies will offer instruction.

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BIOBANKING

Clinical trials and research projects are dependent on biological samples as the backbone. Research samples and trials that are backup samples are kept frequently for analysis in the future. It is crucial to keep these samples safe for future research or to be reanalyzed. LabSPACE Africa offers long-term storage units that can be stored at various temperatures (5degC, -20degCand -80degC) and 160degC). Once received at our facility, samples are labeled with cryo labels, stored in traditional (2ml) cryo boxes, and uploaded to our cloud-based LIMS. Beyond Wireless remotely monitors temperature and also provides backup power.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Mycotoxins, which are toxic substances made by mold or fungi, can be poisonous. They can be harmful to humans if they are consumed, absorbed into skin, or inhaled. Even a small amount of mycotoxin could cause serious health problems for animals or humans, and even death. Mycotoxicosis is the result of mycotoxins poisoning. This condition is likely familiar to you if your coffee contains moldy coffee.

Intoxication can result from mycotoxin contamination in cereals and other feed products, particularly in farm animals. Effective analytical tools are needed to analyze the feed for toxic fungal metabolites. The current methods include an extraction step, a clean up step to remove unwanted co-extracted matrix elements and a separation step that allows for precise detection. For most mycotoxins, quantitative methods of analysis use immunoaffinity clean up with high-performance liquidchromatography (HPLC), separation in combination with ultraviolet and/or fluorescence detection.

Food, animal feed and food additives ingredients can be tested for melamine.

Melamine screening, analysis and evaluation of food-related products:
For food, agricultural products, raw materials, and ingredients, melamine testing can be done. Intertek laboratories offer cost-effective and quick testing. The melamine testing labs can quickly receive samples.

Intertek offers melamine analysis and detection services to food and agricultural companies, retailers, importers, food manufacturers, and food processors. Laboratory analysis of processed foods, animal food, wheat gluten, rice protein concentrate, and corn gluten is what melamine testing entails. The Intertek laboratories offer the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), recommended analytical methods for melamine screening, testing and quantitative analysis using Liquid Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry(GC-MS).

Melamine analysis, detection capabilities:

  • Checking food ingredients for melamine
  • Quantifications of the levels of melamine in tainted foodstuffs and ingredients