Science Fair Archives - Emport LLC https://emportllc.com/category/science-fair/ Strategic Solutions for Food Safety: Gluten and Allergen Testing, and More Thu, 14 May 2026 15:25:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://emportllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cropped-E-icon-32x32.png Science Fair Archives - Emport LLC https://emportllc.com/category/science-fair/ 32 32 Award-Winning Science Fair with AlerTox Sticks Egg, Frenemy: Ig https://emportllc.com/science-fair-frenemy-ig/ Thu, 12 May 2022 15:41:47 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=39481 We’re happy to welcome our guest writer, Ameya Balaji. Ameya is an award-winning young scientist who used AlerTox Sticks Egg to test some interesting hypotheses about sanitation techniques in eliminating cross-contact. Her science fair project earned 2nd place in her school’s 6-8 division! — and she was kind enough to share her discoveries with us. […]

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]]> Gluten-Free School Science Fair Experiments: Part 6 https://emportllc.com/gluten-free-school-science-fair-experiments-part-6/ Thu, 19 Aug 2021 20:59:00 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=35590 Can you cook the gluten out of a food? As the school year quickly approaches, it is once again time to think about science fairs! A gluten-related science fair project is a great opportunity for a gluten-free child to learn about the world around them, and to share their complex reality with curious classmates. A […]

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]]> Gluten-Free School Science Fairs Part 5: Cleaning up! https://emportllc.com/gluten-free-school-science-fairs-part-5-cleaning-upgluten-free-school-science-fairs-part-5-cleaning-up/ Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:00:08 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=27141 Are common household sponges a source of gluten cross-contact? Continuing Emport’s collection of Science Fair experiments. Shared kitchens can present challenges in any setting, from home use to food service to manufacturing facilities employing thousands of people. Accidental exposure to gluten by cross-contact can occur from surfaces, and even from the equipment that was used. […]

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]]> Gluten-Free School Science Fair Experiments Part 4: The Supermarket! https://emportllc.com/gluten-free-school-science-fair-experiments-part-4-the-supermarket/ Thu, 26 Sep 2019 14:54:57 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=20566 Cross contact is a very real concern for someone with celiac or a sensitivity to gluten, and small amounts can cause a reaction. We’ve developed a school science fair project suitable for students of all ages.

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]]> Award-Winning Science Fair with GlutenTox Home, Pizza Edition: Attack of the Gluten Molecule https://emportllc.com/science-fair-pizza-edition/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 20:42:25 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=5247 Today’s blog post is especially exciting, because it’s been written by our guest blogger, Bethany Jeffries. Bethany is an award-winning young scientist who used GlutenTox Home to test some interesting hypotheses about cross-contamination of popular gluten-free foods. Her science fair project earned first place (!!!) in the biomedical division at her area’s regional competition — […]

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]]> Gluten-Free School Science Fair Experiments: Part 3! https://emportllc.com/science-fair-gluten-free-pizza-2/ Wed, 16 May 2018 14:08:13 +0000 https://glutentox.com/?p=14137 Summer is a time to keep learning and prepare for your next school science fair! Science is sometimes regarded as a just a required subject but it really part of everyday life! Problem-solving, critical thinking, logical reasoning, communication and project management are some of the most important skills students learn in school, and science fair […]

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]]> Science, not magic: what makes a gluten test kit accurate? https://emportllc.com/science-to-accurately-test-for-gluten-2/ Thu, 24 Aug 2017 16:36:58 +0000 https://glutentox.com/?p=12250 Sometimes our customers tell us that using GlutenTox Home to check foods or drinks for gluten contamination makes them feel like they’re back in their high school chemistry labs – spoons, and pipettes, and vials oh my! We know the kit can seem a little overwhelming, but we promise: the steps aren’t hard – they […]

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]]> Gluten-Free School Science Fair experiments Part 2: Fieldwork! https://emportllc.com/gfcontamination-science-fair-experiment-2/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 14:53:10 +0000 https://glutentox.com/?p=11356 An easy demonstration of gluten contamination for the School Science Fair If you have a celiac person living in your house alongside “gluten-eaters”, does he or she have their own special jars of condiments and dips? We bet they do! After all, the knives and spoons used to spread jam or mayo on bread, or […]

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]]> Gluten-Free School Science Fair Experiments Part 1: Oh, the pasta-bilities! https://emportllc.com/your-kids-science-fair/ Mon, 12 Sep 2016 13:24:57 +0000 https://emportllc.com/?p=3446 It’s the beginning of the school year and time to find a fun experiment for the Science Fair! Science Fairs are a great way for your child to explore their world, especially when their project involves something that affects them directly. It’s also a great way for your child to reach out to their classmates […]

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]]> We used GlutenTox Home to test Domino’s Gluten-Free Pizza… https://emportllc.com/we-used-glutentox-home-test-dominos-gluten-free-pizza/ Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:38:10 +0000 https://glutentox.com/?p=758 Well, curiosity finally got the best of us: we bought one of Domino’s gluten-free (but not celiac-safe) pizzas to check out here in the Emport offices. After carefully following the commentary (and checking out these lab results ordered by CeliAct, which did not use the G12 antibody and which we were completely unaffiliated with), we […]

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