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Two New Reference Materials Assist Supplement Makers with Measurements of Isoflavones in Kudzu

August 3, 2021

Kudzu, a member of the pea family native to East Asia and considered an invasive weed in the American South, has been used for centuries in Chinese medicine and

NIST Quality Assurance Program for Health Assessment Measurements Open for Registration

March 26, 2021

The latest exercise in NIST's Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program (HAMQAP) is open for registration. HAMQAP, a collaboration with the

Spotlight on N-STEP Graduates

February 18, 2020

NIST’s Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (N-STEP) was created by the company, TEDCO, whose mission is to “Enhance economic development growth

Projects and Programs

Fundamental Chemical Metrology

The Chemical Sciences Division serves as the Nation's reference laboratory for chemical compositional measurements and standards to enhance U.S. industry's

Development of Methods for Measurement of Vitamin D and its Metabolites in Foods, Fortified Foods, and Dietary Supplements

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for bone health. Vitamin D deficiency is associated with muscle weakness and osteoporosis and can

NIST Food Protein Allergen Program

The NIST Food Protein Allergen Program is focused on providing reference materials and methods to improve the connection between the measured protein food

Methods to Quantify Microbial Viability

Accurate measurement of microbial viability is crucial in infectious disease diagnosis and treatment; for development of microbial therapeutics, probiotics and

Publications

Health Assessment Measurements Quality Assurance Program: Exercise 5 Final Report

January 14, 2021

Author(s)

Charles A. Barber, Carolyn Burdette, Hugh V. Hayes, Caleb Luvonga, Melissa M. Phillips, Catherine A. Rimmer, Laura J. Wood, Lee L. Yu

HAMQAP was launched in collaboration with the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS) in 2017. HAMQAP was established to enable laboratories to improve the

ENABLING TRACEABILITY IN AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS USING AN ONTOLOGICAL APPROACH

November 3, 2020

Author(s)

Evan K. Wallace, Farhad Ameri, Reid Yoder

Traceability of food products to their sources is critical for quick responses to a food emergency. US law now requires stakeholders in the agri-food supply

Determination of glyphosate and AMPA in oatmeal and oat-based breakfast cereals for the selection of candidate reference materials

September 28, 2020

Author(s)

Justine M. Cruz, Jacolin A. Murray

The use of reference materials (RMs) is critical to improve measurements accuracy for validating and testing the accuracy of analytical protocols. To the best

Evaluation of Graded Levels of Soy Oil as a Fish Oil Replacement in High Soy Protein Feeds for Juvenile Red Drum, Sciaenops ocellatus

June 30, 2020

Author(s)

Tracey B. Schock, Aaron Watson, Michael P. Napolitano, John A. Bowden, Jason Frost, Justin Yost, Michael R. Denson

A 9-week feeding trial was conducted with juvenile red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, to evaluate the use of soy oil as a fish oil replacement. Three primary