On May 21st, we celebrate International Tea Day. Since tea blends contain an immensely wide range of ingredients, including herbs, spices, fruits, and vegetables, the requirements for tea analysis and evaluation are constantly evolving.

Specifications for authorised ingredients, correct declaration and, above all, permissible health claims must be complied with here, accompanied by reliable and specific analysis. This ensures that food supplements are not only safe in terms of residues and impurities, but also that the contents stated on the label are reliably adhered to.

It is well known that molds are among the most important organisms on earth, as they play a role in almost all material cycles. But today we would like to use the example of Cladosporium sphaerospermum to look at two very special areas of application for molds. Mold as an environmental protector and molds on the ISS in space.

Eureka Analytical Services Pvt Ltd (Eureka), a subsidiary of the GBA Group, acquires a majority stake in Teena Biolabs Pvt Ltd (Teena), a leading pharmaceutical analytics service provider in India. The acquisition is another important step in the GBA Group's global expansion strategy. Through the merger with Teena, Eureka will become a leading service provider for pharmaceutical analysis in India with a total of two US-FDA approved sites.

The genus Chaetomium provides an outstanding example to illustrate central concepts of microbiology. It differs significantly from other mold genera such as Penicillium or Aspergillus - especially due to its unique reproductive structures and potential applications in biotechnology.