Dioxin scare in European chickens

As news of the contamination of chickens in Europe by Dioxins reaches the US – UCT, who is world renowned for food contamination testing, is ready to help supply laboratories at every level through our experienced team of distributors. World class scientific and technical support is aslo available from expert scientists at UCT headquarters in the United States to help with methods, applications and materials for Dioxin Analysis and Testing.

Poster from SOFT using CSDAU on a wide range of drugs

Presented at last year’s SOFT meeting (Richmond, VA) was a poster: Reduce Your Backlog: Adopt a Single Solid Phase Extraction Approach to Detect and Quantify Basic, Acidic/Neutral, Sympathomometic Amines, and Cocaine/Metabolites using Mini-Bore Fast GC/MS by Daniel D Baker IV, Franklin County Coroners Laboratory Ohio, that demonstrates the power and versatility of UCT's world renowned CSDAU SPE column. Daniel showed that this sorbent is a valuable tool in maximizing efficiency and productivity in Coroners and Medical Examiner’s laboratories. In extracting a wide and diverse range of drugs (including 12 amphetamine type, 68 basic and 12 weak acid neutrals) from post mortem blood (1 mL), Daniel demonstrated how 1 single column can reduce difficulties encountered worldwide by Forensic Toxicologists involved in this area of analysis.

Happy Holidays from UCT

As we look to 2011, we are excited to begin celebrating our 25th anniversary as your most reliable supplier of solid phase extraction products. This year we have many new products and projects on the horizon which, as always, should make your job easier in the lab.

We thank you for your support, loyalty and continued business as we look forward to the next 25!

Photos from the 2nd annual UKIAFT meeting in Glasgow

Pictured here is our very own Dr. Jeff Hackett (right) is presenting Prof. John S. Oliver (left) the SPE Lifetime achievement award for services to Forensic Toxicology in the field of solid phase extraction.

This second photo is the entire group of attendees at the 2nd annual UKIAFT meeting in Glasgow, hosted by Dr. Gail Cooper, Prof. David Osselton, and Dr. Simon Elliot . International attendees include Dr. Christine Moore, Dr.Marilyn Huestis and Dr. Michael Smith. This group represents Forensic Toxicologists from the major UK and Ireland facilities.

"The Chemistry of QuEChERS" to be presented in Belgium on Dec. 2nd

UCT's Environmental Product Manager, Don Shelly will be presenting a talk, "The Chemistry of QuEChERS" at the Trends in Organic Analysis Workshop in Grobbendonk, Belgium on December 2. The workshop is presented by the Analytical Chemistry Section of the Royal Flemish Chemical Society (KVCV).

ß-Agonist from Denmark

Just got word from a lab in Denmark that they are successfully using our CSDAU506 column to determine ß-Agonist's in farm and slaughterhouse animals. We are always pleased to service and support our customers worldwide! They loved our website and continually stopped by for the latest information on solid phase extraction and its neighboring markets.

UCT attends CAT meeting November 5-6 Anaheim, CA

The California Association of Toxicologists (CAT) are holding their next meeting on November 5-6 at Anaheim, CA. UCT will be represented at this meeting by Bill Leavitt. UCT has a long and pround history of supporting the Forensic Toxicology Community with the world reknown SPE sorbents, equipment, spe columns, 96 and 48 Well plates, Positive Pressure, Vacuum, and Universal Manifolds. As the premier manufacturer of Silanes, UCT offers a wide range range of derivatizing reagents for use with GC-MS analyses related to forensic toxicological testing. Bill will be on hand to discuss applications, methods, as well as answer questions relating to UCT products for the Forensic Toxicology community in California and beyond. Be sure to visit the UCT booth at the next CAT meeting.