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Impact of Different Adulterants on Honey Quality Properties and Evaluating Different Analytical Approaches for Adulteration Detection

Journal of Food Protection
The study was carried out keeping in view the recently emerging concern of adulteration of natural honey on the honey markets. This study intended to investigate honey adulteration detection using physical and chemical composition to achieve a foreign ...
Teferi Damto, Ashagrie Zewdu, Tarekegn Birhanu   +2 more
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Staging an Experience of Cultural Heritage Preservation: Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Heirloom Rice in the Philippines

Agribusiness, Volume 42, Issue 4, Page 1769-1784, Autumn 2026.
ABSTRACT The Cordillera Administrative Region in the Philippines is home to terraced rice embedded in centuries of cultural heritage. However, weak market incentives threaten sustained production, jeopardizing indigenous communities' cultural heritage and the in situ biodiversity of rice genetic resources.
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Adulterants present in the San Diego county fentanyl supply: a laboratory analysis of seized law enforcement samples

BMC Public Health
Background The opioid overdose crisis is one of the worst public health crises ever to face the US and emerging evidence suggests its effects are compounded by the presence of drug adulterants.
Henrik Galust, Justin A. Seltzer, Jeremy R. Hardin, Nathan A. Friedman, Jeff Salamat, Richard F. Clark, Jennifer Harmon   +6 more
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, Volume 42, Issue 4, Page 2307-2322, Autumn 2026.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
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Cis‐Vaccenic Acid as a Compositional Marker for Detecting High‐Oleic Seed Oil Adulteration in Avocado Oil

Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society, Volume 103, Issue 10, Page 1259-1266, October 2026.
ABSTRACT The rapid expansion of the global avocado oil market has intensified concerns about economic adulteration with lower‐cost, high‐oleic seed oils that resemble the fatty acid specifications of avocado oil. Cis‐vaccenic acid C18:1 (n−7) occurs at higher proportions in avocado oil than in common seed oil adulterants, making it a promising ...
Donpon Wannasin, Selina C. Wang
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Identification of Salvia miltiorrhiza germplasm resources based on metabolomics and DNA barcoding

Frontiers in Pharmacology
IntroductionSalvia miltiorrhiza radix et rhizoma (Danshen) is a crucial medicinal material for treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Gaojie He, Jinhui Man, Ying Chen, Xiaoqin Zhang, Xin Wang, Kelu An, Laha Amu, Wenqin Chen, Baowei Wang, Yue Shi, Yue Shi, Xiaohui Wang, Xiaohui Wang, Shengli Wei, Shengli Wei   +14 more
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The Role of Anterior Insular Parvalbumin GABAergic Interneurons in Impulsivity‐Related and Alcohol‐Seeking Behaviors

CNS Neuroscience &Therapeutics, Volume 32, Issue 10, October 2026.
Adolescent impulsivity is linked to increased alcohol seeking and altered activation of anterior insular PV interneurons. Chemogenetic modulation of these neurons regulates inhibitory control and alcohol‐related behaviors, highlighting their role in vulnerability to alcohol use disorder.
F. Bezerra, G. J. D. Fernandes, A. Anjos‐Santos, C. A. Favoretto, B. T. Rodolpho, P. Palombo, V. Vialou, K. P. Abrahao, F. C. Cruz   +8 more
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Feasibility study on the introduction of Micro-CT technology for the identification of Radix Bupleuri and its adulterants

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Background:Radix Bupleuri, a kind of Chinese herbal medicine with great clinical use, is often confused with its adulterants, and it is difficult to identify it without certain knowledge. The existing identification methods have their own drawbacks, so a
Kehong Chen, Gong Chen, Gong Chen, Zhelong Zhuang, Shouhua Luo, Jiaming Liu, Guorong Liu   +6 more
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Understanding Consumption of Illicit Drugs and New Psychoactive Substances in Australia by Triangulating Drug Checking and Wastewater‐Based Epidemiology

Drug Testing and Analysis, Volume 18, Issue 10, Page 1244-1255, October 2026.
First Australian study combining wastewater‐based epidemiology and drug checking, demonstrating how complementary data sources enhance monitoring of illicit drugs and emerging psychoactive substances during high‐use periods. ABSTRACT Consumption of psychotropic drugs is a major economic and public health challenge in Australia.
Muhammad Usman, Malcolm McLeod, Dhayaalini Nadarajan, Joseph Clokey, Pritesh Prasad, Rory Verhagen, Benjamin Tscharke, Maurizio Quinto, Richard Bade   +8 more
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Africa, an Emerging Exporter of Turmeric: Combating Fraud with Rapid Detection Systems

Foods
Turmeric powder has gained widespread popularity due to its culinary and medicinal value and has become a target for economically motivated fraud. The history and exportation of turmeric in Africa were reviewed, and the safety issues of some toxic ...
Wilfred Angie Abia, Simon A. Haughey, Radhika Radhika, Brandy Perkwang Taty, Heidi Russell, Manus Carey, Britt Marianna Maestroni, Awanwee Petchkongkaew, Christopher T. Elliott, Paul N. Williams   +9 more
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