DALLAS– Food safety testing is now on wheels, and it’s coming to Dallas as part of a progressive North American tour to raise awareness about improving food safety. A state-of-the-art mobile laboratory that is run by AB SCIEX and Phenomenex, two scientific technology leaders, will be open for visitors at the Frito-Lay North America site all day on Friday, March 30.

Scientists from any food testing labs, government agencies, universities, environmental labs and other types of laboratories in Texas are welcome to experience next-generation analytical science in this “one day only” live event. Following a day after a similar stop in Houston on Thursday, this event in Dallas will also feature methods and applications related to environmental safety testing as well as other applications that share best practices with food testing.

WHAT: Live event by AB SCIEX and Phenomenex to demonstrate and discuss new approaches to food testing

WHERE: Frito-Lay North America located at 7701 Legacy Drive, Plano, TX

WHEN: Friday, March 30 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

WHO: Scientists of all levels of expertise interested in learning about advanced technologies used in food & environmental safety testing, ranging from identifying contaminated orange juice and pesticides in food products to environmental pollutants and unsafe drinking water, and spanning many other analytical challenges that affect human and animal health

WHY: Raise awareness about the need to significantly improve food safety testing by utilizing the latest techniques

PHOTO OPP: Advanced instrumentation in a leading-edge laboratory uniquely outfitted within an 18-wheeler truck.

“We have already received positive feedback from scientists about our initiative to help improve analysis of contaminants, compounds and proteins, and we are looking forward to engaging in meaningful dialogue with scientists in Texas,” said Rob Ellis, Ph.D., AB SCIEX’s R&D Director, who is aboard the MASS-tastic Voyage mobile lab.

Follow the mobile laboratory on Facebook at facebook.com/absciex.

After its stops in Dallas and Houston, the MASS-tastic Voyage Tour will continue west on its trek to crisscross North America three times over the next two months, bringing the demonstration of the latest generation of mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography (LC) technologies to cities with food testing laboratories, government agencies, educational institutions, and clinical research laboratories.

Among the 30 cities – in addition to Dallas and Houston – are Boston, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Montreal, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle, Vancouver and Washington DC, as well as several other cities. Tour dates are listed on MasstasticVoyage.com.

“We’re making it easier for scientists and laboratory technicians to see the results for themselves in their own backyard,” said Phil Koerner, Ph.D. Senior Technology Manager, Phenomenex. “This is a groundbreaking tour that we expect to stir up greater sharing of information across the scientific community.”

For more information about Phenomenex, visit www.phenomenex.com. Follow Phenomenex on Twitter @Phenomenex and on Facebook.

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