Case Studies

Pet owners might turn to nutraceuticals that may support relief in some Osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms. One such nutraceutical is chondroitin sulfate. Explore new scientific developments happening at Eurofins in Des Moines, IA for quantifying chondroitin sulfate in complex matrices like pet food and treats.

The polyphenols found in olives are partially responsible for the many recognized pharmacological properties of olive-based products, such as their antioxidant, antiviral, and immune-modulating effects. This paper briefly discusses the analytical methods developed and offered by Eurofins Craft Technologies (ECT), designed to quantify several polyphenols found in both raw olives and refined olive products.

This poster evaluates the microbiological safety of immersion method concentrated coffee, and single strength cold brew coffee processed by UHT. The results were used to determine if temperature controls for safety (TCS) should be required for these products during retail.

This poster discusses research with the purpose to validate enrichment concentration as a method for shortening enrichment times to 12 hours for Listeria testing in leafy greens.

This poster discusses research with the purpose to develop a molecular method that detects indicators of enteric pathogen contamination and requires less than six hours of enrichment.

This poster discusses research with the purpose to determine the main cause(s) of presumptive Listeria spp. environmental samples that fail to confirm by culture.

This poster discusses research with the purpose to evaluate an automated highly multiplexed PCR system for the characterization and molecular confirmation of presumptive environmental sample enrichments in comparison to cultural confirmation.

This Environmental Monitoring Guide focuses on why to have an environmental monitoring program (EMP), where and how to perform environmental monitoring with the Zone concept, evaluation of results and root cause analysis when out-of-spec environmental test results are found, and corrective actions to take based on root cause analysis.

Spices are known to have antimicrobial and PCR inhibitory components. This research validates the performance of the BACGene Salmonella spp. realtime PCR assay for detection of Salmonella in seven spice matrices and an additional nine spices via matrix verification.

This poster discusses research focused on the co-enrichment detection of Salmonella and STEC on produce matrices.