(PerkinElmer Inc.: Waltham, MA) -- PerkinElmer Inc., a global provider focused on the health and safety of people and the environment, recently announced that the company’s inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) technology can help ensure that traditional Chinese herbal medicines comply with safety guidelines.

Amid concerns that traditional herbal ingredients may contain potentially toxic contaminants, PerkinElmer’s broad portfolio of high performance analytical solutions are well suited for the safety and quality testing of traditional Chinese herbal medicines. PerkinElmer’s ICP-MS systems, such as the ELAN 9000, offer exceptional analytical sensitivity and accuracy and feature superior detection capacity. (This capability is demonstrated by a recent collaboration with a food and drug institute in China.)

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