interested person may nominate candi­dates. The nomination letter shouldinclude: (1) name, age, and homeaddress of the student; (2) name andaddress of the educational institution;(3) college transcripts; (4) occupationalexperience; (5) financial statement ofstudent and family; (6) field of majorstudy; (7) two character references; (8)evaluation by the sponsor.

Six copies of the nominating materialsfor the scholarship award must bereceived at AOAC by May 1st.

Please send AOAC ScholarshipAward nominations to AOAC, 1111 N.19th Street, Suite 210, Arlington, VA22209. For more information, contactMargaret Ridgell at the AOAC office.

New Products/Processes

fries and butter. The system is simpleenough to provide real time data forimproved process control.

Fat Analyzer

The CEM Fat Analyzer works in con­junction with the moisture/solidsanalyzer to provide a moisture and fatresult in 6-8 minutes. The system con­sist of an automatic extraction systemand a solvent recovery unit. The extrac­tor performs a rapid solvent extractionusing high speed mechanical agitation.The undissolved material (non-fat) isthen automatically collected, dried andreweighed. The solvent is automaticallyrecovered and distilled in a closed sys­tem for reuse.

For more information contact: JudyArey, CEM Corporation, P.O. Box 9,Indian Trail, NC 28079 (or call1-800-334-6317. In NC 1-704-821-7015).

New Lightweight PolypropyleneChemical Transfer Hose

A new cost effective polypropylene(TCP) flexible hose from Titeflex, highlyresistant to solvents and chemicals,offers long life in most transfer andprocess applications. The rugged con­voluted polypropylene inner core is alsonon-contaminating for food, phar­maceutical and other sanitary applica­tions. TCP hose offers significantweight reduction of 30% to 50% whencompared to existing hoses. Optionsinclude lightweight polyester braid forexcellent chafe and abrasion resistancein rough environments. For higheroperating pressures, a stainless steelouterbraid jacket is recommended. Forfurther information contact: Dane Hoff­man, Hydro-Flex Inc., 61 Sanford Ave.N., Box 967, Sta. "A", Hamilton,Ontario, L8N 3P9 (or call 416-528-1448).

Gene Identification System forGram-Negative Bacteria

Hydro-Flex Inc. Chemical Transfer Hose.

Allelix Inc. announces a new systemthat simplifies identification of genes ina wide range of gram-negative bacteria.The system has proved to be at least1,000 times more efficient than otheravailable systems, and can be used inspecies for which transformationmethods and genetic analysis aredifficult or undeveloped. The systemcouples the generation of mutationswith a 'tag' so that mutant phenotypescan be quickly related to the gene thathas been disrupted.

Once the gene is identified, it is easyto clone it in a functional state. The gene

Moisture/Fat Analyzer System

Low Cal Fruit Drink

In response to strong consumerdemand for quality low calorie fruitdrinks, Holiday Juice Limited of Wind­sor, is introducing Mr. Lite fruit drinks.

Market research by Holiday JuiceLtd., a wholly owned subsidary of JohnLabatt Ltd., showed consumers wanteda non-carbonated fruit drink that waslower in calories than fruit juice but hadthe same good taste. Mr. Lite is the firstfruit drink to meet this demand with 50per cent fewer calories than regularbrands using NutraSweet, a low caloriesweetener that tastes like sugar.

Initially, Holiday Juice will marketMr. Lite in 7 flavors: orange, grapefruit,apple, grape, pink lemonade, fruitpunch and papaya. Each drink containsat least 25 per cent fruit juice, is forti­fied with vitamin C and is sweetenedwith NutraSweet.

For further information contact:NutraSweet Information Bureau, 80Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ont. M5S 2V1(or call 416-964-8300).

Enzymatic Analysis in Wine

Enzymatic test kits are approved byAOAC. The Association of Official Ana­lytical Chemists has accepted theenzymatic test methods used inBoehringer Mannheim's Citric Acid and •Glucose/Fructose test kits as officialmethods of analysis for these compo­nents in wine.

These kits have passed AOAC stan­dards for interlaboratory precision,accuracy, reliability and practicality.

The Citric Acid Test Kit, catalogue no.139076 contains 30-60 tests. The Glu­cose/Fructose Test Kit, catalogue no.139106 contains 25-50 tests.

For further information, please writeto George Frenette, Boehringer Mann­heim Ltd., 11450 Cote de Liesse, Dor­val, Quebec H9P 1A9.

Analyzers from CEM

Moisture/Solids Analyzer

The CEM AVC-80 Moisture/SolidsAnalyzer consists of an electronicbalance, a microwave drying systemand microprocessor digital computer. Itcan rapidly and accurately measure thepercent moisture/solids in all types ofmaterials including liquids, solids andslurries covering a full range of moisturelevels. Accuracy and precision are com­parable to standard test methods. Com­plete determination requires onlyminutes.

Major applications include meat,corn, tomatoes, pumpkin, salad dress­ings, coffee, cheese, ice creams, french

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