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Putting Food Analysis to Work

  • October 27, 2026

  • 5 min

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    Michele Suman works across Barilla, the Food-ER consortium, and university teaching, connecting academic and applied food research.

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    Suman is motivated to turn laboratory methods into tools that laboratories, food companies, public organizations, and standards bodies can use.

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    He argues that sustainability in food science should be substantiated by comprehensive study across the food supply chain.

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    One study developed an LC-MS method to detect pyrrolizidine and tropane alkaloids in cereals and spices at very low levels and in line with EU requirements.

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    A second study developed a fast, practical LC-MS screening method for ergot alkaloids in cereal-based products to identify potential contamination before confirmatory analysis.

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