Honey, a highly valued natural product, is increasingly subject to adulteration, often involving engineered syrups. Sophisticated fraud techniques challenge traditional detection methods like AOAC 998.12. However, hope is on the horizon: new advancements in standardized testing techniques, such as EN 17958:2024 using liquid chromatography-isotope ratio mass spectrometry (LC-IRMS), offer promising solutions to detect and combat honey adulteration.

Classic cars are in vogue. Well-preserved, classic vehicles are considered collector's items, but are valued as an investment. Accordingly, it is immensely important for collectors that the classic car really is an original and not a fake. But how to check whether the classic car is really an original?

The practice of doping in sport has a long history, with evidence of its use dating back to ancient times. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has declared stable isotope analysis to be a mandatory analytical technique for doping analysis in sport.