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Challenges
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ELISA kits oftentimes are used by technicians who are not experienced
at LC/MS/MS.
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Allergens are present in many matrices.
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Method development to determine allergen proteins is time
consuming.
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Most food testing labs are used to using LC/MS/MS for small molecule
contaminant testing.
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Sample preparation for allergens (protein digestion) is significantly
different from current sample prep methods (LLE, QuEChERS, SPE, etc)