Case Studies

We are proud to share the publication of a new scientific article from our team overseas.  This article details the optimization of the NMR method, and the validation of the enhancements made.  This unique analysis can differentiate agave inulin/syrup/alcohol from cane or corn adulterants.

As Minneola, a hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin, has become more popular it may be susceptible to fraud and/or adulteration. This poster shows the phenolic pattern of this fruit, in relation to other orange, grapefruit and mandarin fruits that may be used to identify its juice or juice concentrate.

Eurofins presents at AOAC 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition. Adulteration to fruit juices has been a long-standing problem in food processing. While analytical tests exist to detect cheaper juices in more expensive ones, an ongoing problem arises when lime juice is blended with lemon juice. Due to their chemical similarities, this requires new in-depth methods.

Food fraud has been a topic that continues to be of high interest. Below are the top risks that should be considered when developing your food fraud plan.

During this webinar, Tim Lombardo of Eurofins Food Assurance discussed the differences between food security, food safety, food fraud, and food defense. He provided a short history of FSMA and reviewed regulations for food defense and intentional adulteration protection.

Fingerprinting Fruits Using Coumarins & Psoralens, Authentication Tool for Meyer Lemons

This poster describes some of the work Eurofins has conducted on procedures to help control the quality of agave syrups.

Originally showcased at the 2016 annual AOAC meeting, this poster presents data for the “new” variety that will be valuable to anyone who buys or uses this type of fruit for processing.

Addressing the differences between Food Defense and Food Fraud in the wake of the Intentional Adulteration (IA) Rule.

The Critical Assessment of Methodologies used for the Characterization of Agave Syrups is an assessment to learn the different methods to detect agave syrup fraud.