Steve Baugh - Quality Testing

Water Damage Part II

steveb@chromadex.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:29:00 GMT

Seems like the water issue is moving backwards, not forwards. There must be some force (dollars) driving the misrepresentation of water in raw materials. In our opinion, the single biggest adulterant in raw materials is, yes you guessed it…water.

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Water Damage: Part 1

steveb@chromadex.com — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:32:00 GMT

Part One in a three part series highlighting the negative effects of water in raw materials on our industry

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Not all microencapsulants are created equal

steveb@chromadex.com — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 02:23:00 GMT

Lets talk about microencapsulated fat-soluble vitamins. There are many forms, and several new encapsulants have appeared over the past few years.

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99% Pure? Sure it is (wink wink jab jab)

steveb@chromadex.com — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:14:00 GMT

There are a lot of 98% plus purity raw materials showing up in the market place these days. Are they for real?

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Antioxidant Testing

steveb@chromadex.com — Mon, 11 May 2009 15:04:00 GMT

The FDA has clearly stated, and restated, the requirements for an antioxidant claim. This opinion is contrary to popular momentum in the industry. It seems that every day new products appear with claims based solely on ORAC or some other non-specific testing method clearly not allowed by the Antioxidant Final Rule.

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Reference Materials: Use and Limitations in the Laboratory

steveb@chromadex.com — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:52:00 GMT

This discussion will focus on testing and reference materials in the analytical laboratory. Different types of reference materials will be covered, including the uses and limitations of each. Real-life examples will be used to illustrate the topics covered. Please feel free to jump in and critique, commiserate or challenge whatever is presented. We can all learn from each other and that will make things more interesting!!

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