Food testing laboratories conduct nutritional labeling analysis, authenticity evaluation of food products, ie, fruit juices, wines, olive oil, etc., as well as flavorings, beverages and sweeteners, confectionary products and snack foods. Detailed lab analysis of food safety, shelf life testing, and the detection of food contamination, unknown substances in meat products, and investigations about plastic and pesticide contamination are several of the many applications conducted by laboratories using chromatography and mass spectrometry to do so.
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