WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced the Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Exploris EFOX Mass Detector, the industry’s first high-resolution accurate mass (HRAM) Orbitrap system designed specifically for environmental and food safety testing.
The new system is engineered to address global challenges in monitoring food and water quality, particularly in detecting persistent contaminants such as PFAS, pesticides, and other pollutants. It enables laboratories to deliver richer, compliant data faster—helping assess public health risks sooner and with greater precision.
Unlike traditional high-resolution systems that are retrofitted from research applications, the Orbitrap Exploris EFOX is purpose-built for routine use, offering research-grade performance with minimal setup. The platform incorporates the same Orbitrap technology that transformed biological research, now optimized for environmental and food analysis. Laboratories can detect extremely low levels of PFAS and other contaminants with confidence and move from sample to result in minutes without compromising accuracy or throughput.
“As environmental and food safety laboratories face mounting pressure to deliver faster, more accurate results under tight budgets and stringent regulatory requirements, the Orbitrap Exploris EFOX significantly lightens the workload for PFAS, pesticides and other contaminant testing,” said Lidija Raicevic, vice president and environmental and food safety lead, Thermo Fisher Scientific. “Offering an easy-to-use high-resolution mass detector helps ensure more labs can conduct critical full-scan, accurate mass high-resolution data monitoring, provide local testing across more areas of concern and ultimately accelerate quality controls to make our environment and food safer.”
The Orbitrap Exploris EFOX captures full-scan, high-resolution data from every sample, enabling retrospective analysis without the need to reinject samples. Built-in workflows for key contaminants streamline compliance and method development, saving both time and operational costs.
Seamless integration with the Chromeleon Chromatography Data System (CDS) provides an intuitive interface for data processing and reporting, reducing training needs and review cycles while accelerating health and safety insights. Combined with the Thermo Scientific Vanquish dual channel UHPLC system, the platform enhances confidence, flexibility, and productivity across testing operations.
Thermo Fisher will also continue supporting triple quadrupole workflows through the Thermo Scientific TSQ Altis Plus EFOX MS, a dedicated edition of the TSQ Altis Plus mass spectrometer optimized for environmental and food testing applications.
