思念是一种力量——纪念酿酒泰斗周恒刚先生逝世十周年

正中国酒业泰斗、最著名的酒类技术研究科学家周恒刚老先生为中国白酒行业作出了重大贡献,是研究总结中国传统白酒技术与现代科学技术紧密结合的奠基人和创造者。他组织领导了中国白酒科研、工艺、质量试点工作,他的成就伴随着中国酿酒事业飞速健康发展而给我们留下了深刻的记忆,他的高尚品质和为之奋斗一生的对酿酒事业的挚爱之情,将成为广大酿酒科技工作者的精神财富。恩师周老过世后,其子邀我去拿物品留作永久的纪念,于是在周老女儿周心明的引领下,参观了恩师     

周老——中国白酒界学术典范

周老——中国白酒一代宗师、学术典范于2004年6月16日安详地走了。临走．不忘嘱咐后辈：“丧事从简，不开追悼会，不搞遗体告别”。由此可以看出周老的高风亮节和无比宽阔的胸怀，他把一生献给了党的事业，献给了祖国的传统工业白酒业，为后人树立了光辉的典范。     

酒苑时雨周恒刚

在酒行业浸润多年的人都知道，白酒是靠试点起家的，而为白酒奋斗了一生的周老曾是众多“试点”中的一员。为推动白酒事业的进步，周老与众多工程人员一起，多少次赤膊上阵，挥汗如雨?多少次为求一精确数字而夜不成寐?多少次……多少事，怎从头说?且在蜻蜒扇动的翅翼上寻些流光的踪迹，借以纪念周老及随之逝去的一段时光吧!     

深切怀念周恒刚老先生

周老关心全国白酒事业的发展，经常亲自到白酒企业，察看白酒生产，与干部、工人和技术人员座谈，了解情况；到生产第一线看操作，与工人促膝交谈。他走遍了祖国的大江南北，脚迹遍布华夏大地，充分体现出他拳拳赤子白酒情．老骥伏枥报国心的高尚情操!周老关心白酒事业，更关注名酒的发展，五粮液的成长和发展在也他心中占有非常重要的地位。[编者按]     

一代宗师酿藕池、试验窖池永传承——纪念周恒刚先生逝世八周年

周恒刚先生是我国著名的白酒专家,一生为白酒工业发展作出了卓越贡献,并荣获白酒行业的卓越贡献奖,被誉为白酒泰斗,一代宗师,堪称中国的白酒之父!周老主持的烟台试点、茅台试点和秦含章先生主持的汾酒试点,被誉为中国白酒发展史上具有划时代意义的三大"试点里程碑",为白酒生产能力和     

周老著作对我国不同时期的白酒生产影响

正周老一生从事白酒事业,辛勤耕耘。我们整理出他撰写书籍等25册,约1680万字。这些书中有他的注解与多次批改的手迹。25册专著的署名可分单位署名如《烟台酿酒操作法》、《涿县酒厂试点及全国大曲酒经验交流会议资料汇编》等,多人署名如《酿酒大曲》、《白酒品评与勾兑》等,本人署名如《糖化曲》、《白酒工艺学》等。上世纪九十年代我与他聊起有关著作署名事时,老人家说单位署名是为了便于先进技术成果的推广和实施;多人署名是为培养有志年青人能更好地在白酒行业发挥知识才能,说明周老心系着白酒技术队伍的培养而提携人才的慈怀。     

怀念吾师周恒刚先生

2004年6月16日，我们尊敬的恩师周恒刚先生不幸因病逝世，噩讯传来，悲痛万分，白酒界的一颗巨星殒落了。我和周老相识于1957年全国周口橡子酒试点。40余年来，在周老的谆谆教诲下，使我这个刚出校门不久的学子，得以逐步成长起来，得益匪浅。最主要的是坚持深入实际，以严谨的科学态度，勇于创新，实事求是的工作作风；从古到今，洋为中用广泛的知识面和善于团结、关心、爱护同志的为人；全心全意地为传统白酒生产技术的总结、改造和发展作出了卓越的贡献。     

深情的缅怀永远的激励--周恒刚先生铜像揭幕仪式感言

为永远缅怀周恒刚先生对中国白酒产业及其生产技术所做出的卓越贡献,泸州老窖酒业集团在周老逝世周年之际,隆重举行周恒刚先生铜像揭幕仪式,让我们业界同仁齐聚一堂,再次共同追忆周老的音容笑貌、品德兼优、杰出贡献,深感心潮起伏、思绪万千。在此,我谨代表高月明、金佩璋、高景炎几位周老的弟子表示衷心的敬意。     

怀念当代白酒科学巨星周恒刚先生

周老毕生辛勤耕耘白酒事业，努力探求白酒科学真谛，为白酒事业做出了特大贡献，是当代中国最注重实干的一代大师。[编者按]     

周老,在天堂里微笑--祭"白酒泰斗"周恒刚先生

中国酒界一颗巨星陨落了。2 0 0 4年 6月 16日噩耗传来 ,“白酒泰斗”周恒刚老先生因患癌症医治无效溘然长逝 ,享年 86岁。周老走了 ,和我们最后一次见到他仅仅相距几个月时间。我永远忘不了那天的情形 :2 0 0 4年 2月 2 4日 ,我随同沈怡方、高月明、高景炎、金佩璋、刘洪晃、赵建华、栗永清、梁邦昌等酒界老专家 ,专程去医院探望病中的周老。那天 ,中国酿酒工业协会还特意安排了各大企业技术老总一同前往。病榻上的周老双颊深陷、面色苍白 ,虚弱地躺在那里。忽然来了这么多弟子和学生 ,看着这些曾经跟随自己为白酒拼搏奋斗、同甘共苦了几十…     

Reliable identification of grapevine rootstock varieties using RAPD PCR on woody samples

Since grapevine ( Vitis spp .) rootstock material is being traded increasingly as disbudded woody material a lack of distinctive morphological features on such material necessitates an alternative and reliable means of identification. Methods described here were developed for rapid and efficient extraction of DNA from woody samples rich in phenolic compounds and polysaccharides, and for subsequent identification of varieties by RAPD PCR. Using these methods, and with the application of only one selected RAPD primer, we were able to differentiate sixteen rootstock varieties, including the seven varieties most commonly used in Germany. Problems commonly encountered with reproducibility of RAPD patterns were avoided by choosing primers with a dinucleotide sequence and a high G/C content that allowed a rather high annealing temperature of 45°C. Methods described here should also be useful for other horticultural crops, especially those with woody tissues rich in phenolic compounds and polysaccharides.     

An internet compendium of analytical methods and spectroscopic information for monomers and additives used in food packaging plastics

An internet website (http://cpf.jrc.it/smt/) has been produced as a means of dissemination of methods of analysis and supporting spectroscopic information on monomers and additives used for food contact materials (principally packaging). The site which is aimed primarily at assisting food control laboratories in the European Union contains analytical information on monomers, starting substances and additives used in the manufacture of plastics materials. A searchable index is provided giving PM and CAS numbers for each of 255 substances. For each substance a data sheet gives regulatory information, chemical structures, physico-chemical information and background information on the use of the substance in particular plastics, and the food packaging applications. For monomers and starting substances (155 compounds) the infra-red and mass spectra are provided, and for additives (100 compounds); additionally proton NMR are available for about 50% of the entries. Where analytical methods have been developed for determining these substances as residual amounts in plastics or as trace amounts in food simulants these methods are also on the website. All information is provided in portable document file (PDF) format which means that high quality copies can be readily printed, using freely available Adobe Acrobat Reader software. The website will in future be maintained and up-dated by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) as new substances are authorized for use by the European Commission (DG-ENTR formerly DGIII). Where analytical laboratories (food control or other) require reference substances these can be obtained free-ofcharge from a reference collection housed at the JRC and maintained in conjunction with this website compendium.     

Aroma characterization of various apricot varieties using headspace–solid phase microextraction combined with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry and gas chromatography–olfactometry

The characterization of the aromatic profile of several apricot cultivars with molecular tracers in order to obtain objective data concerning the aromatic quality of this fruit was undertaken using headspace–solid phase microextraction (HS–SPME). Six apricot cultivars were selected according to their organoleptic characteristics: Iranien, Orangered, Goldrich, Hargrand, Rouge du Roussillon and A4025. The aromatic intensity of these varieties measured by HS–SPME–Olfactometry were defined and classified according to the presence and the intensity of grassy, fruity and apricot like notes. In the six varieties, 23 common volatile compounds were identified by HS–SPME–GC–MS. Finally, 10 compounds, ethyl acetate, hexyl acetate, limonene, β-cyclocitral, γ-decalactone, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one, linalool, β-ionone, menthone and (E)-hexen-2-al were recognized by HS–SPME–GC–O as responsible of the aromatic notes involved in apricot aroma and considered as molecular tracers of apricot aromatic quality which could be utilized to discriminate apricot varieties.     

Tests of potential functional barriers for laminated multilayer food packages. Part I: Low molecular weight permeants

The advent of the functional barrier concept in food packaging has brought with it a requirement for fast tests of permeation through potential barrier materials. In such tests it would be convenient for both foodstuffs and materials below the functional barrier (sub-barrier materials) to be represented by standard simulants. By means of inverse gas chromatography, liquid paraffin spiked with appropriate permeants was considered as a potential simulant of sub-barrier materials based on polypropylene (PP) or similar polyolefins. Experiments were performed to characterize the kinetics of the permeation of low molecular weight model permeants (octene, toluene and isopropanol) from liquid paraffin, through a surrogate potential functional barrier (25 μm-thick oriented PP) into the food simulants olive oil and 3% (w/v) acetic acid. These permeation results were interpreted in terms of three permeation kinetic models regarding the solubility of a particular model permeant in the post-barrier medium (i.e. the food simulant). The results obtained justify the development and evaluation of liquid sub-barrier simulants that would allow flexible yet rigorous testing of new laminated multilayer packaging materials.     

Chlorohydrins of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and of bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE) in canned foods and ready-to-drink coffees from the Japanese market

BADGE.2HCl and BFDGE.2HCl were determined in 28 samples of ready-to-drink canned coffee and 18 samples of canned vegetables (10 corn, 5 tomatoes and 3 others), all from the Japanese market. HPLC was used as the principal analytical method and GCMS for confirmation of relevant LC fractions. BADGE.2HCl was found to be present in one canned coffee and five samples of corn, BFDGE.2HCl in four samples of canned tomatoes and in one canned corn. No sample was found which exceeded the 1mg/kg limit of the EU for the BADGE chlorohydrins. However the highest concentration was found for the sum of BFDGE.2HCl and BFDGE.HCl.H₂O at a level of 1.5mg/kg. A Beilstein test confirmed that all cans containing foods contaminated with BADGE.2HCl or BFDGE.2HCl had at lest one part coated with a PVC organosol.     

European priorities for research to support legislation in the area of food contact materials and articles

A strong science base is required to underpin the planning and decision-making process involved in determining future European community legislation on materials and articles in contact with food. Significant progress has been made in the past 5 years in European funded work in this area, with many developments contributing to a much better understanding of the migration process, and better and simpler approaches to food control. In this paper this progress is reviewed against previously identified work-areas (identified in 1994) and conclusions are reached about future requirements for R&D to support legislation on food contact materials and articles over the next 5 or so years.     

Analysis of benzo[a]pyrene in spiked fatty foods by second derivative synchronous spectrofluorimetry after microwave-assisted treatment of samples

A simple, rapid and inexpensive method has been developed for the determination of benzo[a     

The development of reference materials for paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins in lyophilized mussel. II: Certification study

This paper describes the second part of a project undertaken to develop certified mussel reference materials for paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins. In the first part two interlaboratory studies were undertaken to investigate the performance of the analytical methodology for several PSP toxins, in particular saxitoxin and decarbamoyl-saxitoxin in lyophilized mussels, and to set criteria for the acceptance of results to be applied during the certification exercise. Fifteen laboratories participated in this certification study and were asked to measure saxitoxin and decarbamoyl-saxitoxin in rehydrated lyophilized mussel material and in a saxitoxin-enriched mussel material. The participants were allowed to use a method of their choice but with an extraction procedure to be strictly followed. The study included extra experiments to verify the detection limits for both saxitoxin and decarbamoyl-saxitoxin. Most participants (13 of 15) were able to meet all the criteria set for the certification study. Results for saxitoxin.2HCl yielded a certified mass fraction of <0.07 mg/kg in the rehydrated lyophilized mussels. Results obtained for decarbamoyl-saxitoxin.2HCl yielded a certified mass fraction of 1.59+/-0.20 mg/kg. The results for saxitoxin.2HCl in enriched blank mussel yielded a certified mass fraction of 0.48 +/- 0.06 mg/kg. These certified reference materials for paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins in lyophilized mussel material are the first available for laboratories to test their method for accuracy and performance.     

Announcing a new international peer-reviewed journal:Food Science and Human Wellness now accepting manuscript submission in English

<正>We are pleased to announce the launch of a new international peer-reviewed journal-Food Science and Human Wellness,ISSN 2213-4530,which is an open access journal,produced and hosted by Elsevier B.V.on behalf of Beijing Academy of Food Sciences.Food Science and Human Wellness is an international peer-reviewed English journal that provides a forum for the dissemination of the