Day: June 16, 2023

What’s in my Gummies? Part 2

Continuing on from last week with the gummy bear sample preparations, I decided to take a look at the different things in that gummy bear.  The gummy bear in question is a multivitamin that contains a multitude of different vitamins, so I decided to first focus on Vitamin C or Ascorbic Acid.   Preparing the sample…
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Lucidity GC-FID Does Cocaine, Again!

Last week I set out to test the myth that there was cocaine on US currency, specifically dollar bills.  After testing several dollar bills, I came up empty handed on any of the bills testing positive for cocaine, other than the bill that I purposely spiked with cocaine.  Speaking with colleagues, I learned that I…
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