J. David Legan

J. David Legan, PhD

Director of Science

David earned his Ph.D. in Food Technology from the University of Reading in the UK by modeling the ecology of mixed microbial populations, and then moved to Campden BRI in a variety of microbiological food safety research and client service roles. During that time, he was project lead for the Bacillus component of the UK’s pathogen modeling program. He moved again to Nabisco Research in New Jersey where he ran the corporate microbiology lab and developed a program of preservation technology development and microbial modeling. After the Kraft Foods acquisition, he moved to Chicago to work on Food Safety and Preservation research, and through modeling and validation studies:

Optimized Oscar Mayer’s use of lactate and diacetate and their naturally cultured alternatives as Listeria-control agents in Ready to Eat meats
Specified process conditions central to Oscar Mayer’s commercial launch of High Pressure Pasteurization of naturally cured RTE meats

David had responsibility for the Kraft cultures R&D group, developed a partnership to explore microwave sterilization leading to several patents, and led a program that developed an internal proprietary natural antimicrobial commercialized in several Kraft products. Technologies from his group supported approximately $4 billion in annual sales.

After years as a microbiology "client", he is now back in the "provider" role as Director of Science at Eurofins Microbiology Laboratories, Inc., by way of the Covance Food Solutions group based in Madison, WI, which he joined in 2016. In this role, he ensures appropriate method validation, explores new testing technologies, and fields multiple complicated food microbiology questions.

Products that his team has evaluated or developed and launched include:

The 3M MDS platform in the Madison microbiology laboratory
Flow cytometry for enumeration of probiotics
Strain-level confirmation of probiotic identification using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Next-generation sequencing using the Oxford Nanopore Technologies GridION sequencing platform for microbial identification and microbiome analysis

Below are resources from David:

To See or Not To See

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?

Keywords: Blog Regulatory Food Supplements 3rd party testing

The Future of Hemp Regulations: Preparing Your Company with Current Dietary Supplement Guidelines Webinar

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.

Keywords: Webinar Regulatory Hemp & CBD Supplements UNPA

Rapid and Economic Determination of 13 Steviol Glycosides in Market-Available Food, Dietary Supplements, and 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.

Keywords: Scientific Research Nutritional Food Ingredients Supplements Stevia Steviol

Five Risks to Your Food Fraud Program

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.

Keywords: Blog Authenticity Food Beverages Ingredients Supplements Food Fraud

Partnering for Success in the China Consumer and Ingredient Markets: A New Product Pipeline to China

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.

Keywords: Webinar ID & Purity Nutritional Ingredients Supplements

Helping a Client Troubleshoot Their Analytical Test Results For an OOS Vitamin D Product

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.

Keywords: Case Study Supplements Vitamins Nutritional

Food Defense and Intentional Adulteration

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.

Keywords: Webinar Authenticity Regulatory Food Beverages Ingredients Supplements FSMA Food Assurance Food Defense Food Fraud

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