IEH Analytical Laboratories now offers comprehensive honey testing lab services to support authenticity verification, quality assessment, and regulatory compliance. Analytical capabilities include physicochemical parameters such as hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), moisture, and…
Summary: Reliable detection of cereulide in powdered infant formula requires optimized water/acetonitrile extraction with salting-out, highlighting that extraction chemistry –
Summary: B. longum ssp. infantis probiotic strain EVC001 reduces incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis in premature babies. Source links: Journal of Perinatology and Journal
Summary: A new study developed quantitative kinetic models describing how temperature, pH, and water activity interact to regulate cereulide toxin
Summary: New study analyzes the 2022 U.S. infant formula shortage and recovery using integrated measures of retail in-stock rates, sales
Summary: The Reoccurring, Emerging, and Persisting (REP) strain framework is a new surveillance model that uses WGS and epidemiologic patterns
Summary: Study highlights the dynamic interplay between host age, antibiotic exposure, and the upper respiratory microbiome in children prone to
Summary: Viable But Non-Culturable (VBNC) E. coli and P. aeruginosa are prevalent across source, tap, and potable drinking water even after treatment. Predictive models
Summary: Fecal microbiome profiling from 328 Icelandic children and their 214 mothers reveals a unique early-life gut colonization and a
Summary: Powdered Infant Formula (PIF) reconstituted using sterile 70°C water, sterile room-temperature water, or a common at-home preparation machine (AHPM)
Summary: A 2025 study by Dabritz et al. shows infant botulism is on the rise; in Nov 2025, a Clostridium botulinum outbreak has been
Summary: Colonization of the human gut by antibiotic-resistant strains is strain‐ and context‐specific rather than singularly driven by antibiotic selection.
Summary: A new modelling approach to estimate Salmonella inactivation in low-moisture foods under non-isothermal elevated-heat conditions involves tracking temperature changes in real-time
Summary: Lucy Sutton et al. (2025) show that mature biofilms of L. monocytogenes on stainless‐steel surfaces failed to respond to high‐concentration sanitizers.
Summary: Yadav et al. (2025) assessed how the multi-stage sanitation process impacts microbial populations in a large commercial beef-processing facility by tracking
Summary: Commercially available spray-on surface biocide (SAQAS) showed no significant antimicrobial effect at either 5- or 30-day post-application under real
Summary: An optimized molecular-based workflow for detecting Cryptosporidium oocysts across complex agricultural matrices is described. The system integrates ddPCR with improved sample
Summary: Study shows that combining MALDI-TOF MS with machine learning (XGBoost) can accurately identify Salmonella serotypes. This combined approach might soon provide diagnostic
Summary: A multicenter study systematically compared six ISO 11731:2017 standardized culture techniques for detecting Legionella in 276 hospital hot-water samples. Detection rates
Together with IEH, Brooks Applied Labs conducted a study evaluating the authenticity of commercial vanilla products using bulk carbon isotope analysis (EA-IRMS) and (GC-C-IRMS)…
Summary: A rationally defined, 7-member microbial consortium assembled from isolated yeast and bacterial strains found during spontaneous cocoa fermentation was
In a recent issue of Food Protection Trends, published by the International Association for Food Protection, IEH co-founder and Head of R&D Dr. Mansour Samadpour is featured for his continued…
The study analyzed popular protein products for heavy metals, reinforcing the importance of ultra-sensitive detection methods and transparent data practices…
Summary: Four-year follow-up data from a randomized, placebo-controlled trial shows that fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in adolescents with obesity improves
IEH Laboratories & Consulting Group welcomes Evergreen Sciences, Inc. to our family of companies. Evergreen Sciences develops molecular and immunological test systems for food and water analysis, offering:…
IEH Laboratories & Consulting Group welcomes Dr. Peter Evans as Vice President of Technical Services. Dr. Peter Evans brings over 20 years of experience in food safety through his work at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)…
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