Shallot Holmes and the food detectives
Welcome to the "Shallot Holmes and the Food Detectives" blog
Shallot Holmes developed a name for himself already in his pre-teen years thanks to his sharp mind and investigative nature. He was the shallot that could most frequently discover who had just cut up another member of the onion community by carefully performing tears trace analysis on sleeping chefs. Shallot Holmes was inspired to officially pursue a career as a food detective when overhearing his parents discussing a notorious case of food fraud, mainly the addition of horse meat to lasagna that was supposed to contain ground beef only. Shallot Holmes is well educated in all methods used in food analytics.
Shallot Holmes post overview
Work Smarter, not Harder: A client clearly can’t cope with the caseload.
A friend of Shallot Homes is under much stress as they are overwhelmed with a huge caseload. Their business is beginning to falter, and deadlines are approaching. Can the detectives streamline her process and potentially save her business?
Flour Power: The detectives help a client eliminate risk at their flour mill
A client has experienced a deflagration event at their flour mill, prompting them to call the detectives to assess what happened. Knowing that an explosion could have serious consequences, will the detectives decipher what detonated the dust?
Getting volatile! The detectives test their knowledge of analytes in beer.
Things get volatile as the detectives discuss whose country makes the best beer. They argue over what factors make the best beer and why; this leads to Shallot Holmes putting their chemistry knowledge to the test.
Pasta producer's problems: The detectives educate a client on NIR
The detectives help a client with their semolina manufacturing plant. Their instruments do not have the right specification for their needs, and their process has been brought to a standstill.
