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Thermo Scientific LIMS Helps Müller’s Yogurt Production at UK Quality Control Laboratory
22 May 2014Implementing a Thermo Scientific LIMS has helped Müller UK’s lab to not only meet production demands with equanimity but will also position them to meet future challenges. At the time of the LIMS installation, incoming and outgoing milk products, storage silos and separator workflows were tracked by the LIMS, however a lot of product had yet to be incorporated. Thermo Scientific's goal for future phases of this installation is to enable automatic release of finished product.
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LIMSLIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) is an informatics software system used to improve the quality assurance and quality control (QA / QC) of data management. LIMS can be a standard for common lab workflows, such as commercial off the shelf systems (COTS), or customized for more specialized lab use. Systems are available for mainframe computers or PC.Food and Beverage AnalyzersFood and Beverage Analyzers are commonly used to provide information about the chemical composition, structure and physical properties of food materials.Food and Beverage ProcessingFood and Beverage Processing involves the preparation of food products for further analysis. Typical instrumentation includes blanchers, color sorters, cookers, grinders, and refrigeration. These are used to replicate the processes commonly used in the commercial preparation of food and beverages.Sample TrackingFood FraudFood adulteration refers to food when it has been has been altered unlawfully with the addition of another lower commodity food product to increase quantity. The 2013 European horsemeat scandal saw the adulteration of beef products with the addition of horse meat.