Food Production Pathway

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1 Food Production Pathway

2 [ FOod PRoduction workflow ] [ Solutions for Ensuring A new generation of analytical approaches is being developed to reflect the changing flowpath of a food commodity as it progresses through raw material procurement to final retail presentation. The statement From Farm-to-Fork implies a simple pathway to obtain the food we consume. In reality, this is a complex journey as a raw food commodity passes through many inspection and manufacturing processes before it reaches your local supermarket. ACQUITY UPLC System and Waters Laboratory Informatics Oasis SPE Cartridges ACQUITY UPLC Columns DisQuE Dispersive Samples Preparation XBridge, Atlantis, SunFire and Specialty Columns for Food Testing

3 a Safe Food Supply ] Farm-to-fork implementation requires solutions that ensure safety and quality along the complete food production chain. Current and future concerns related to agriculture quality and food safety will increasingly require multidisciplinary and universal approaches based on the use of simple detection systems near to the foodstuff and more rigorous assessment in laboratory settings. Waters, through the development of innovative testing solutions, provides low cost, fast response tests used for screening, as well as enabling technology for rapid confirmation of laboratory test results. Alliance System and Waters Laboratory Informatics Certified Sep-Pak SPE Cartridges Certified Vials AccQ Tag Ultra Amino Acid Analysis Solution

4 FOOD PRODUCTION TIMELINE [ Food Production Pathway ] The concept of food safety is not new. For centuries, governing bodies have been interested in regulating the food supply to ensure the safety and wholesomeness of the food consumed by their citizens. Food adulteration was rampant during the Middle Ages when large cities began forming and residents no longer received their food directly from a farm. This created opportunities for deception from merchants and dealers who adulterated food with cheaper, non-nutritious, and sometimes dangerous, ingredients. During the mid-nineteenth century, regulations were established to end this practice and Britain was one of the first countries to issue legislation to combat food adulteration. Increasing controls of products at different critical steps of the food chain ensures: Control of raw materials and feed supply Improvements in food processing Monitoring of storage conditions Logistics and transportation Safety and quality of final products FARM Food production is a complex business that combines sophisticated production and management schemes. A typical fruit orchard is a very capital and labor intensive enterprise that requires approximately 3 to 4 years to achieve effective production. Typically, financial recovery occurs around the 8 th or 9 th year. However, diseases, hurricanes, frosts, floods, droughts, and ecological damage from wildlife and pests may threaten the viability of many farming operations before they reach financial maturity. Modern farming practices favor monocultural mass production that provides the ideal environment for pests to flourish. In the 1980 s, a typical fruit orchard had a tree density of 200 trees per acre. Synthetic pesticides revolutionized the industry with more effective and potent chemicals that can be used more efficiently. Now, modern high-density orchards maintain 1600 to 2400 trees per acre, requiring chemicals, such as fungicides, insecticides, pre-emergence herbicides, spot herbicide application, pesticides, and fertilizers. Chemical usage varies from year-to-year and is related to: Rainfall Seasonal temperature Wind velocity Surrounding crops Pest migrations

5 It is estimated, in 2006, 20% of the grape crop harvested in Chile never made it to market because of pathogens and other factors. Storing various products in warehouses, especially food and perishable items, presents unique challenges for pest and disease management programs. There are nearly 30 different insect pests, several rodent species, pest birds, and other nuisance animals that are attracted to warehouse facilities. Combine these threats with bacterial and natural toxins, warehouse facilities take precautions to control the venues for contamination and damage to the stored items. The chemicals used must be inexpensive, quick to apply and be effective to control: DISTRIBUTION/ WAREHOUSE Pests Disease Fungal threats Shelf life Recommended Products: VICAM strip tests and readers The inspection process is crucial for an effective food safety program. Since conditions in production and warehouse storage facilities are constantly changing, the inspection process is continuous. Today, several government agencies, and contract and private laboratories carry out inspections to enforce a comprehensive system of regulations governing food processing, packaging, and distribution. INSPECtion monitoring Waters products and consumables for inspection monitoring include: Oasis SPE cartridges Certified Sep-Pak SPE cartridges DisQuE dispersive sample preparation Certified vials XBridge, Atlantis, SunFire and specialty columns Carbamate Analysis Kit Melamine Analysis Packages Alliance system Waters Laboratory Informatics Xevo TQ and QTof mass spectrometers ACQUITY UPLC system and columns VICAM products

6 Commonly-tested methods for inspection monitoring, processing, and manufacturing are: Pesticides/herbicides Vitamins Veterinary drugs Mycotoxins Proteins and peptides Adulteration Melamine Acrylamide Sugars and carbohydrates Authenticity Processing Manufacturing Food additives are chemicals that are added to food in small amounts. Direct additives are added deliberately during processing to make food look and taste better, maintain or improve nutritional value, preserve freshness, and help in processing or preparation. Some additives help preserve food by preventing or slowing chemical changes and the growth of microorganisms in food. Recent food additives include artificial sweeteners (such as aspartame and saccharin), fat replacements, and artificial food colors in beverages, ice cream, cereals, and other foods. As many as 3,000 substances are approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use as direct additives. An additional 10,000 substances are present in foods as indirect additives. These substances enter food incidentally during handling or from processing equipment or packaging. Advances in chemistry have greatly expanded the knowledge of the additives that are used in foods. As the use of food additives has grown, so has public concern about the type and amount of these additives and their potential to cause cancer or other illnesses in human beings. At the same time, some additives may actually provide a health benefit, such as the vitamins used to commonly fortify foods like bread and milk. Waters products and consumables for MAnufacturing include: Oasis SPE cartridges Certified Sep-Pak SPE cartridges DisQuE dispersive sample preparation Certified vials ACQUITY UPLC system and columns Alliance system Waters Laboratory Informatics XBridge, Altantis, SunFire, and speciality columns

7 The production of food and beverages is often subject to variation in starting materials. In addition, changes occur during production that may impact food quality. To manage these changes, it is important that all critical production parameters are identified and understood during the early stages of product development. It is equally important that the process is monitored appropriately throughout production, from raw material procurement to the final quality measurement. Common tests include: Vitamins Sugars and carbohydrates Proteins Natural product characterization Product homogeneity and quality control Waters products and consumables for Processing and Manufacturing include: Oasis SPE cartridges Certified Sep-Pak SPE cartridges DisQuE dispersive sample preparation AccQ Tag Ultra Amino Acid Analysis Solution Certified Vials XBridge, Atlantis, SunFire and specialty columns Breeze system and software Distribution/ Retail Major retailers use vast amounts of resources to ensure the quality and the safety of the products they sell. A contract industry based on customer expectations thrives solely on the issues related to food quality such as nutritional labeling. Many government agencies require that food packaging includes a label that lists the serving size, the number of servings per package, and the details of the content of various nutrients (including carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals). These labels help people compare different food choices and select those that fit their diet. What once began as an effort to make sure that labeling was accurate has now expanded to require labels that provide more information to increasingly health-conscious consumers. With today s nutritional labeling regulations, packaging labels must conform to rigorous standards. The categories often stated are: Proximates (ash, moisture, protein, fat) Fiber Fat (total, saturated, trans) Sugars Cholesterol Vitamins Carbohydrates Minerals Calories Dairy ingredient testing Waters products and consumables for DIstribution/Retail include: Oasis SPE cartridges Carbamate Analysis Kit Certified Sep-Pak SPE cartridges Melamine Analysis Packages Certified vials Alliance system Waters Laboratory Informatics ACQUITY UPLC system and columns XBridge, Atlantis, SunFire, and specialty columns

8 Sales Offices Austria and European Export (Central South Eastern Europe, CIS and Middle East) Australia Belgium Brazil Canada x2205 China CIS/Russia / Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Hong Kong The Netherlands Norway Poland Puerto Rico Singapore Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan United Kingdom All other countries: Waters Corporation U.S.A Hungary India and India Subcontinent Ireland Italy Japan Korea Mexico The quality management system of Waters manufacturing facilities in Taunton, Massachusetts and Wexford, Ireland complies with the International Standard ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management and Quality Assurance Standards. Waters quality management system is periodically audited by the registering body to ensure compliance Waters Corporation. Waters, The Science of What s Possible, ACQUITY UPLC, DisQuE, XBridge, Atlantis, SunFire, Oasis, Alliance, Sep-Pak, AccQ-Tag, Xevo, VICAM, and Breeze are trademarks of Waters Corporation EN April 2009 VW-PDF