User:Myersaj/Reading Scientific Services Ltd - RSSL

History

RSSLwas formed in 1987 out of Cadbury Schweppes Research and Development. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Cadbury. This link is extremely beneficial to RSSL as it enables investment in state of the art facilities, equipment and people. Being owned by a major blue chip FTSE 100 company also gives the assurance of financial stability. RSSL maintains strict confidentiality policy in everything that it does.

RSSL have worked successfully on many issues including dioxins, benzene, melamine and unauthorised colours such as Sudan.

Operations

RSSL (based in Reading, Berkshire, UK), is an independent global leader at the forefront of scientific analysis, consultancy, product development and training. For over 20 years the Company has been providing services to the global food, drink, pharmaceutical, healthcare, biopharmaceutical, cosmetics and consumer goods industries, helping manufacturers and suppliers to address a wide range of issues concerning product quality, safety, authenticity, efficacy, legality and stability. The Company provides scientific excellence, quality, customer service, professionalism and solutions. Quality is at the heart of everything RSSL does and the company are committed to working within an extensive quality system and to internationally recognised quality standards – Good Manufacturing Practice, UKAS and GCP. The Company has been inspected by the major regulatory authorities including the US Food and Drink Administration (FDA) and the Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA).

Many projects involve a multidisciplinary approach and the laboratories are staffed with experts in many fields. Chemists, molecular biologists, microscopists, physical chemists, materials scientists, formulation scientists and food technologists combine their skills as appropriate to help the industry gain a better understanding of their products and processes.

Analysis of raw materials and finished product is carried out using a wide range of techniques including:

High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Gas Chromatography (GC)

Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS)

Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)

Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)

Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS)

Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)

X-ray Microanalysis

X-ray Microfluoresence (XRF)

Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA)

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)

Dionex

Biacore

Scanning Electron Microscopy

References

Finding the Full Fourteen

New Training for Responsible Persons

Responding To The Rise Of Antioxidants

RSC Partnership

Community Partnership Awards: Education Category

Single_052.pdf UKAS

SOFHT