Sectors & Services
Sectors
Lipids are also used as fuels, lubricants, insulators for the electricity industry and raw materials for producing biodegradable materials.
In the food and drink sector, lipids in the form of oils and fats have a pivotal effect on the taste, stability, mouthfeel and nutritional content of an enormous range of products.
An understanding of fats, oils and other skin lipids is crucial to the treatment of skin disorders and the development of safe and effective cosmetics, moisturisers and other skin care products.
Operating to GCP standards, Mylnefield Lipid Analysis has had extensive experience in analysing clinical samples for a diverse range of lipid classes.
Many of the most nutritionally and commercially important food supplements and nutriceuticals, from omega-3 oils to antioxidants, are lipids.
Mylnefield Lipid Analysis has extensive experience in working with a wide range of oil seeds.
Services
Mylnefield Lipid Analysis provide a full complement of state-of-the-art cGMP stability storage and analytical testing resources and expertise.
Mylnefield Lipid Analysis has extensive experience in developing and validating new analytical test methods to meet specific customer needs.
Latest News
The MLA team scores a perfect zero in latest Proficiency Testing for Cannabis and Related Products
We are happy to announce that we have received excellent scores for analysis of cannabinoids in the recent LGC AXIO Proficiency Testing for Cannabis and Related Products (CA007 Round 07).
Cannabidiol safe daily dose limit cut by food regulator
According to a recent report by the BBC, UK food regulators, including the Food Standards Agency (FSA), have updated their recommendations on the safe daily dose of CBD in High Street Food and drink products. It is crucial for manufacturers and retailers to correctly label their products to ensure consumers stay within the recommended limits.
A thought-provoking paper from The BMJ on the potential effect of food emulsifiers on Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD)
Food additive emulsifiers and risk of cardiovascular disease in the NutriNet-Santé cohort: prospective cohort study.
Want to find out more about the mono- and diglyceride emulsifiers in your foodstuffs?
Want to find out more about the mono- and diglyceride emulsifiers in your foodstuffs?
Is Oxidised fish oil a problem?
Did you know that many of the fish oil products consumers buy are already highly oxidised and rancid, and they have not been through rigorous stability testing to ensure shelf-life claims?
Our latest blog post reveals more on this fishy subject...
Our latest blog post reveals more on this fishy subject...
Featured Case Study
In 2009, Mylnefield Lipid Analysis was approached by Natural Nutrition (subsequently EPAX and then Trygg Pharma), to conduct stability testing throughout shelf life analysis for a newly developed compound.
Tweets from Mylnefield Lipids can be viewed directly on Twitter.