The BAS Cluster
European Union
Competitive Bulgaria

"BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES" Cluster

The BAS cluster provides: •    Detailed and accurate laboratory tests
•    Analysis of the composition of food and cosmetic products
•    Up-to-date results of researches
•    Detailed digitized information about food and cosmetic products
Competitive advantages of the members •    Transparency regarding the manufacturing of the marketed products
•    High level of stakeholder awareness
Provision of information •    A register of products of the cluster
•    Content repositories for specific studies
•    A product “Transparency of biologically active components in nutrition and cosmetics”
Analytical laboratory •    Food testing
•    Cosmetics testing
•    Testing of biological substances
Laboratory equipment and methods used •    GC / FID / HS - quantitative analysis of cosmetics and food products, alcoholic beverages
•    GC / MS - identification and quantification of samples from different matrices
Laboratory equipment and methods used •    HPLC / DAD / FL - analysis of biologically active substances
•    HPLC / RI - analysis of carbohydrates
•    Mercury Analyzer

Analytical laboratory of BAS Cluster

GAS CHROMATOGRAPH WITH MASS SPECTROMETER, FLAME IONIZATION DETECTOR AND HEADSPACE SAMPLER
(GC/MS/FID/HS)

SUBSTANCEFOODSCOSMETICS
Alcohols, aldehydes++
Fluoride++
Fatty acids++
Antioxidants (BHA,BHT)++
Pesticides+-
Dioxins+-
Flavors++
Polyaromatic hydrocarbons+-
Trihalomethanes, petroleum products+-

HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH WITH PHOTODIODE ARRAY DETECTOR AND FLUORESCENCE DETECTOR
(HPLC/DAD/FLD)

SUBSTANCEFOODSCOSMETICS
Vitamins++
Flavonoids++
Carotenoids++
Antibiotics+-
Dyes++
Coffeine+-
Amino acids++
Mycotoxins+-

HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH WITH REFRACTIVE INDEX DETECTOR
(HPLC/RI)

Determination of mono and disaccharides in all kinds of food samples and cosmetic products.

SPECTROPHOTOMETER
(UV/VIS)

Universal in terms of defining the compounds (organic and non organic) to limit the complexity of the matrix.

AUTOMATIC MERCURY ANALYZER
(AMA)

Direct analysis of mercury content in solid and liquid food and cosmetic samples.

AUTOMATIC KJELDAHL ANALYZER
“KJELTEK”

Determination of total protein in all kinds of food samples and cosmetic products.