Keith Belk, PhD
Dr. Keith Belk is the Director of Eurofins’ Advanced Learning Institute and Professor and Holder of the Monfort Endowed Chair, Center for Meat Safety & Quality, Colorado State University (CSU), and as an Adjunct Professor in the Colorado School of Public Health. Previously, he served as Professor and Head of the Department of Animal Sciences at CSU. He earned B.S. and M.S. degrees from CSU, and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. He currently serves in a consulting role as the Director of Education for Eurofins Rapid Microbiology Laboratories, LLC. Dr. Belk is also a member of the International Committee for the National Western Stock Show, the Board of Directors for the International Stockmen’s Educational Foundation, on the Academic Advisory Committee for the Meat Institute Protein PACT, and on the technical advisory committees for Sustainable Beef, JBS, Colorado Premium Foods, and Hawkins.
Below are resources from Dr. Keith Belk:
Read about the new gluten test method available from Eurofins helping companies provide additional safety for consumers with celiac disease.
What are osmophilic yeasts and why do they matter? Christine Garduno from our Eurofins Microbiology lab in Fresno, CA discusses this topic in this short video. Eurofins publishes our Ask an Expert Series weekly on our social media platforms.
Eurofins scientists explain the difference between reporting your microbiology testing in colony forming units (CFU) or as Most Probable Number (MPN) per unit of measure. Are they interchangeable? Learn more!
Are you struggling with positive environmental pathogen tests? This may indicate that your facility is suffering from microbial harborage sites. A harborage site is a growth niche in which bacteria or other microorganisms can reside and grow for months and possibly years.
QTA technical experts will work with client to develop infrared testing methods for their high volume and high frequent products. The tests are easy to use by any operators, non-technical personal with minimal training.
In this article get answers to some frequently asked questions about sterol testing. Learn how the method is run, what matrices it is suitable for, and more.
Oil and water don't mix, but they can be made into an emulsion. In this blog read about how emulsions in food products can pose issues for traditional analytical methods and how Eurofins rises to the challenge with specific methodology for these food products.
As Minneola, a hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin, has become more popular it may be susceptible to fraud and/or adulteration. This poster shows the phenolic pattern of this fruit, in relation to other orange, grapefruit and mandarin fruits that may be used to identify its juice or juice concentrate.
Wondering which method is most appropriate for testing crude fat in your samples. Read through the answers to these frequently asked questions for guidance.
In this blog post Dan Berg, Food Scientist, Analytical Services Manager for Eurofins Food Integrity & Innovation talks through the top 10 things you should know about the new nutritional facts panel rules.
