News and updates

Read all of the latest food fraud news, food testing analysis, food authenticity testing news and commentary from Bia Analytical.

Bia Chairman, Dr Clive Black awarded honorary doctorate

 November 19, 2024
We are proud to announce that our Chairman, Dr Clive Black, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Queen’s University Belfast,...
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Bia Analytical Win Food Scientist Of The Year Award

 September 20, 2024
Bia Analytical are delighted to announce that our very own Dr Maeve Shannon has won Food Scientist of the Year at...
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Portable authenticity testing device detects food fraud at the point of sampling

 March 21, 2024
Bia Analytical Ltd have joined forces with trinamiX GmbH to launch a ground-breaking new portable authenticity testing service that will offer...
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Portable Device Launch Event

 March 20, 2024
Thank you to everyone who joined us in the Great Hall in Queen’s University Belfast, an auspicious location for a significant...
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Bia Analytical announce release of Portable Testing solution

 March 15, 2024
Bia Analytical are excited to announce the launch of their much anticipated and ground-breaking new portable authenticity testing service that will...
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Bia Analytical receives ISO 17025 accreditation

 January 10, 2024
Bia Analytical Ltd. is delighted to announce that they have achieved ISO 17025 accreditation from the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS)...
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Bia Analytical Ltd. announce new CEO and CTO

 December 6, 2023
Bia Analytical is delighted to announce both the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer (‘CEO’), Chief Technology Officer (‘CTO’), and...
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Bia Analytical Awarded Platinum Level Innovator

 October 12, 2023
Bia Analytical have recently been recognised as a Platinum Level Innovator by Innovate NI, on behalf of the Department for the...
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Bia Analytical unleash the dragon with the addition of a new Tarragon authenticity test

 August 29, 2023
Building upon a successful year of new method launches, Bia Analytical Ltd. have added Tarragon to their expanding testing portfolio, offering...
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Bia Analytical, Queen’s University Belfast, and ESTA sign Memorandum of Understanding

 August 14, 2023
Bia Analytical, Queen’s University Belfast, and ESTA are pleased to enter into a strategic partnership which will improve the quality, availability...
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Bia Analytical Ltd. signs agreement with trinamiX GmbH to develop portable fraud busting testing solution for food

 July 25, 2023
Bia Analytical Ltd have recently signed a head of terms agreement to partner with trinamiX GmbH to develop a ground-breaking new solution that...
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Bia Analytical launch into new food groups with common wheat flour authenticity test

 June 20, 2023
Bia Analytical Ltd is celebrating the launch of their 20th authenticity testing model with the release of a new common wheat...
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Iceland ordered to recall and withdraw all frozen animal products

 June 16, 2023
Consumers advised not to eat any imported frozen food of animal origin bought from Iceland stores since March 3rd. By Colin...
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New testing method is ‘game changer’ in fighting food fraud

 June 9, 2023
A new testing method designed to verify the origin of certain food products has achieved 100% accuracy in a research project...
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Getting to the meat of authenticity testing

 April 3, 2023
As yet another meat scandal hits the UK, the time is right to provide the industry with better ways to protect...
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How adulterators attempt to deceive laboratory analytical methods

 February 10, 2023
A new BAPP paper in the Journal of Natural Products has revealed how legitimate authentication methods are swerved by fraudsters.
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Lax checks on food imports ‘puts UK at risk of BSE 2.0’

 February 7, 2023
Mislabeled meat and foods laced with cheap ingredients could be entering our supply chain because safeguards to protect consumers are underfunded...
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Bia Analytical Ltd. strike “Red-Gold” with the addition of a new Saffron Powder authenticity test

 January 11, 2023
Saffron has a long history of economically-motivated food fraud and can be typically adulterated with substances such as beetroot, pomegranate fibres,...
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What lies behind a Certificate of Analysis – how a wrong result can be right?

 January 5, 2023
Do you really look at your Certificates of Analysis? Are you sure the result truly reflects the nature of the sample,...
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Bia Analytical Ltd. freshens up their authenticity testing portfolio with the addition of Mint

 November 8, 2022
Mint (Mentha), from the Lamiaceae family of plants, is widely distributed across the world Mint is an aromatic, perennial herb with...
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Bia Analytical spice up their portfolio with the addition of Chilli Powder and Rosemary

 September 27, 2022
Bia Analytical spice up their portfolio with the addition of Chilli Powder and Rosemary authenticity testing methods to help fight food...
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Criminals leave a bitter taste for UK cooks by targeting £17bn herbs and spices market with fakes

 August 15, 2022
From mixing oregano with olive leaves to using molecular science to counterfeit precious saffron, fraud gangs are cashing in – and...
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Bia Analytical develops a robust authenticity test for Cinnamon and Cassia

 June 27, 2022
Bia Analytical Ltd. adds Cinnamon to their growing authenticity testing portfolio, offering a range of herbs and spice authenticity tests to...
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Bia Analytical adds Basil and Fennel Seeds to their growing authenticity testing portfolio

 May 3, 2022
The complex network of global herb and spice suppliers remains continuously under threat from fraudsters dealing in economically motivated adulteration, with...
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Bia Analytical adds Parsley to their growing testing portfolio

 March 22, 2022
Bia Analytical have added Parsley to our growing authenticity testing portfolio, offering a range of herbs and spice authenticity tests to...
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Thyme is of the essence for Bia Analytical

 February 22, 2022
Bia Analytical Ltd. have added Thyme to our expanding authenticity testing portfolio. Building upon a successful year of product launches, we...
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Bia Analytical Addresses Herb & Spice Authenticity

 November 30, 2021
The Joint Research Council (JRC) recently released their technical report highlighting the results of an EU wide survey to establish the...
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Bia Analytical reach regional finals for Investor readiness Competition

 September 30, 2021
We are delighted to announce that Bia Analytical has been named as a regional finalist for InterTradeIreland’s Seedcorn Investor readiness Competition...
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Bia Analytical adds Coriander to make it 10

 September 7, 2021
Bia Analytical Ltd. now adds Coriander to their rapidly expanding authenticity testing portfolio. Building upon a successful year of product launches,...
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Bia Analytical introduces White Pepper to their expanding range of authenticity tests.

 August 17, 2021
Belfast, Northern Ireland based Bia Analytical Ltd. adds White Pepper to their rapidly expanding portfolio of authenticitytesting. The company now offers...
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Bia Analytical now offers rapid authenticity testing for garlic, cumin and ginger

 May 18, 2021
Building upon their recent launch of paprika and turmeric authenticity tests, Belfast, Northern Ireland based Bia Analytical Ltd. now offers an...
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Denis Lynn, founder and chairman of Finnebrogue Artisan has sadly passed away

 May 4, 2021
The board, fellow investors and staff at Bia Analytical are sad to hear the news that Co Down businessman Denis Lynn...
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Bia Analytical adds Paprika to their authenticity testing portfolio

 April 13, 2021
Belfast, Northern Ireland based Bia Analytical Ltd has developed a rapid and robust screening technique to detect economically motivated adulteration in...
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Open for business! Bia Analytical Ltd launches authenticity testing methods for two new spices

 January 19, 2021
Belfast, Northern Ireland based Bia Analytical Ltd has expanded its laboratory-based food authenticity testing services with two additional spices, black pepper...
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Out of the (black) box thinking

 November 12, 2020
The majority of scientific testing for food safety and food authenticity purposes in feeds and foods requires samples to be collected...
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McCormick responds to Queen’s University Belfast sage findings

 October 30, 2020
McCormick’s VP welcomes investigation into sage fraud and celebrates its own clean results whilst reminding consumers that not all sage is...
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Does your spice rack now contain fake Sage?

 October 28, 2020
Following on from the concerning report published by Which in July 2015 that focused on the likelihood of adulterated oregano appearing...
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Bia Analytical raises £570,000 seed funding in fight to stop food fraud

 August 19, 2020
Belfast food testing specialist Cibus Analytical (now t/a Bia Analytical) has completed a £570,000 seed funding round which it will use...
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