Case Studies

In this blog post Andrew Ward discusses using a 3rd party inspection partner to ensure that quality of the products that a buyer is purchasing. Do you have a 3rd party inspection partner?

This presentation is focused on potential hemp regulations and their related dietary supplement regulations.   Some topics during this discussion include section 321(ff)(3)(B) of the FD&C Act and its impact on hemp ingredients, new dietary ingredient requirements and preparation to meet federal regulations for dietary supplements, including dietary supplement Good Manufacturing Practices, should FDA or Congress recognize hemp extracts as lawful dietary ingredients.

To address the industrial needs for rapid and economic analysis of steviol glycoside products we developed and validated a method. This method has the potential to be adapted as an industrial standard for the rapid and economic analysis for testing steviol glycosides.

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.

This online presentation announces the establishment of a groundbreaking partnership. Backed by a grant from the US Department of Commerce, the United Natural Products Alliance (UNPA) and National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) have partnered with the China Society for Inspection and Testing (CSIT) and Eurofins to establish a qualification program focused on high-quality botanical and nutritional ingredients from China, and to provide new direct access to the Chinese consumer market for US dietary supplements for humans and pets.

A major manufacturer of vitamins and nutritional supplements was preparing to release a hair, skin and nails product. They tested the product’s Vitamin D levels both internally and with Eurofins.

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.

This poster describes the method development of Retinyl Acetate and Retinyl Palmitate by Supercritical Fluid Extraction and Chromatography.

This poster describes the method development of the AOAC First Action 2018.16 Method: Sugar Profile by High-Performance Anion Exchange Chromatography.

This scientific poster demonstrates the importance of appropriate HPLC columns when analyzing Vitamin C in serums.