News: Is my diet deficient in vitamin B12? (23/07/2025)

With the increased popularity of plant-based foods it is essential for vegetarians, vegans and others to maintain an adequate intake of nutrients such as vitamin B12 which is otherwise found predominantly in animal products. Vegans often consume macroalgae and fermented vegetables to improve their vitamin B12 status, even though these foodstuffs are not potent sources […]

News: WGS and Real-Time PCR – Partners, Not Competitors (31/10/2025)

How Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) and Real-Time PCR are shaping the new era of food safety With Regulation (EU) 2025/179, the European Union mandates the use of Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) for certain foodborne pathogens starting August 23, 2026: This applies when these pathogens are linked to a foodborne outbreak, or such a link is […]

News: Increasing use of multi-mycotoxin methods for routine analysis (13/09/2023)

The constant surveillance of food safety is becoming more and more critical as it affects human and animal health. During the last decade, considerable attention has been drawn to mycotoxins, secondary metabolites produced by fungi. These toxins are present in food and feed and are responsible for carcinogenic effects and various diseases. Therefore, testing for […]

News: Mycotoxin binders: scientific advances, EU compliance, and analytical Validation amid rising aflatoxin risks (16/10/2025)

What are mycotoxin binders, when are they used, and how is their efficiency tested? How can they help mitigate aflatoxin effects in animal feed and reduce aflatoxin M1 in milk? This blog post explores these questions and highlights the importance of binder technologies amid rising aflatoxin contamination risks. Mycotoxins, toxic metabolites produced by fungi such […]

News: Water-soluble vitamin analysis in infant formula (27/02/2019)

Infant formula should contribute to an excellent and healthy development of newborns, which could not benefit from breastfeeding. In infant formulas vitamins play a pivotal role to ensure the baby’s supply with essential growth substances. At the same time, manufacturers face the challenge to measure the vitamin concentration to release safe products to these young […]

News: EFSA Report 2024: Key Zoonoses and Detection Solutions (19/01/2026)

Food safety remains a central challenge not only in the European Union but worldwide. The recently published EFSA One Health 2024 Zoonoses Report highlights the continued prevalence of major foodborne pathogens: Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter, and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). These pathogens are responsible for thousands of human cases each year and remain a […]

News: Vitamin analysis: New test kits for the determination of vitamin content in food (03/03/2016)

On 7th March, it’s “healthy eating day” in Germany. This annual event was called into life by the German Food and Dietetics Association (VFED). For this occasion, we take a closer look at some substances that are strongly associated with healthy eating: vitamins.

News: Vitamin series – part 2 of 9: vitamin B12 (28/09/2021)

Vitamins protect us every day. Without vitamins, muscles, metabolism and brain cannot perform. This is reason enough to get to know vitamins. In the 2nd part of our series, we introduce vitamin B12 (cobalamin).

News: Compact Dry: Food Microbiology Testing Made Easier, Volume 2 (23/07/2014)

News: Allergen analysis: New challenges, new chances (17/05/2017)

Food allergens are in the focus of two upcoming events: The 2nd Food Allergen Management Symposium (FAMS 2017) which will start on Sunday in Australia, and shortly thereafter the Free From Food Expo in Spain. We have summarized the latest industry trends and the resulting challenges for food analysis.