Advanced Instruments Delivers World-Leading Dairy, Food Products Testing & Analysis Solutions to Cooperative, Regulatory & Processor Dairy Labs

Of four common tests that represent a large percentage of work in most cooperative, regulatory, and dairy processor laboratories, Advanced Instruments (http://www.aicompanies.com) offers solutions for them all. From cryoscopy and pasteurization testing, to component analysis and microbiological profiling, solutions covering the four major tests will be highlighted by Advanced Instruments in booth number 3938 at the 2006 IFT (Institute of Food Technologists) Annual Meeting+ FOOD EXPO, June 25-27, in Orlando.

Norwood, MA (PRWEB) June 5, 2006

Of four common tests that represent a large percentage of work in most cooperative, regulatory, and dairy processor laboratories, Advanced Instruments offers solutions for them all.

From cryoscopy and pasteurization testing, to component analysis and microbiological profiling, Advanced Instruments and its subsidiaries, Spiral Biotech and Delta Instruments – backed by more than 50 years’ experience – deliver industry-leading dairy, food products testing and analysis solutions to cooperative, regulatory and processor dairy labs around the world.

Solutions covering the four major tests will be highlighted by Advanced Instruments in booth number 3938 at the 2006 IFT (Institute of Food Technologists) Annual Meeting+ FOOD EXPO, June 25-27, in Orlando:

• Cryoscopy: Cryoscopy is used to accurately and rapidly determine the amount of added water that is present in a milk sample. Present cryoscope technology is semi-automated and utilizes the Freezing Point depression method. Samples are tested before raw milk is unloaded into storage. Finished products also are tested for water content for quality assurance purposes.

Advanced Instruments cryoscopes are reliable and offer high-throughput and maximum up time. The company’s newest cryoscope, the Model 4250, features an updated look plus new electronics offering multi-language capability, on-board printer, downloadable upgrades, reduced maintenance, and simple push-button operation.

• Pasteurization Testing: Advanced Instruments’ Fluorophos® ALP Test is the only rapid phosphatase method that offers results in three minutes and has been accepted by AOAC, FDA, ISO, IDF, SANCO (France), and EU. The test involves the use of an automated instrument and a fluorimetric assay that is extremely robust, reliable, and dependable.

Known as Alkaline Phosphatase testing (ALP), the Fluorophos system, rather than a technician, interprets and records the results – thus dramatically reducing the evaluation process to three minutes. And unlike the colorimetric method, ALP testing can be used to screen and or confirm pasteurization of many different products including bovine, sheep, and goat milk, flavored and cultured products, and cheeses.

The Fluorophos ALP Test continues to revolutionize how dairy processors check for pasteurization. The system delivers higher precision, reproducibility, and a ten-fold sensitivity improvement over colorimetric methods. It also enhances process improvement and troubleshooting capabilities while allowing immediate process validation following maintenance. By employing the Fluorophos method, plants are able to improve HACCP and food safety programs to protect consumers and continue manufacturing quality, consistent products.

• Chemical Component Analysis: Dairy labs use two types of instruments to perform chemical (milk) component analysis. The Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) analyzer can evaluate a wide range of products, including complex recipes such as yogurt drinks, multi-flavored ice creams, and cottage cheeses. The filter analyzer, both accurate and reliable, is a workhorse at determining the basic composition of milk and is used by hundreds of labs.

With the growth of specialty dairy products, labs are moving to highly versatile FTIR technology. The FTIR analyzer, with its sensitive infrared spectrometer, is accurate enough to evaluate the most complex products and compounds.

Delta solutions, offered by Advanced Instruments, feature a low cost of ownership. Delta’s reliable optical systems feature an open architecture and require little maintenance and much less calibration.

• Microbiological Profile: Because of its impact on consumer safety and product shelf-life, microbiological content has become a major concern in foods.

Advanced Instruments’ Spiral Biotech subsidiary is an innovator at spiral plating, automated colony counting of milk samples, and bacterial color discrimination aided by the use of chromogenic media. Its colony counting systems are combined with a versatile, simple-to-use database for storage and future analysis of test results and images.

For more information, visit the Advanced Instruments exhibit, booth number 3938, at the 2006 IFT (Institute of Food Technologists) Annual Meeting + FOOD EXPO, June 25-27, in Orlando, Florida. Or, contact Advanced Instruments online at http://www.aicompanies.com or telephone +1-781-320-9000.

About Advanced Instruments

With more than 50 years experience, Advanced Instruments, Inc., founded in 1955, is a leading supplier of analytical instruments and test kits for food, dairy, and industrial microbiology markets. Based in Norwood, Massachusetts, USA, the company also produces Fiske® Associates brand diagnostic instruments, and operates Spiral Biotech, Inc., and Delta Instruments as wholly owned subsidiaries. Advanced Instruments’ products are supported by a worldwide network of direct sales people and independent distributors.

Editors - download high resolution photos:

• Model 4250 Cryoscope: http://www.tizinc.com/aicompanies/photos/4250-sm.jpg
• FLM200 Fluorometer: http://www.tizinc.com/aicompanies/photos/FLM200_Fluorometer.jpg

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