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:
The Critical Assessment of Methodologies used for the Characterization of Agave Syrups is an assessment to learn the different methods to detect agave syrup fraud.
The Foreign Supplier Verification Program (FSVP) is an essential part of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) signed into law in 2011. One common question received is: “Who do these requirements apply to?”
In the webinar 'Navigating Nutrition Labels', Eurofins Nutrition Analysis Center experts outline changes to FDA nutrition labeling rules, daily values, serving sizes, label claims and more!
The risks of food fraud are many, but with the right tools and partners, your brand can successfully complete a mitigation plan and audit.
Tune in to this on-demand webinar to hear from Chief Scientific Officer Doug Marshall about the many possible risks that ingredients pose.
Dr. Douglas Marshall and Dr. Gregory Siragusa discuss using microbiomes for sighting more meaningful indicators.
In-line NIR technology is a commonly chosen method to provide instant information on a production run to operators and other stakeholders.