The Food Safety Referral Laboratory at ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (ICAR-IIHR) has strengthened its food authenticity testing capabilities by adopting Elementar’s BiovisION Honey platform for honey adulteration analysis.
The system supports carbon isotope ratio analysis for the detection of C3 and C4 sugar adulteration in honey, helping the laboratory generate reliable results for food authenticity research and testing.
Read our Customer Spotlight to discover how ICAR-IIHR is using BiovisION Honey to improve honey adulteration testing and support wider efforts to protect food integrity and consumer safety.

“The BiovisION Honey platform has helped us detect C3 and C4 adulteration in honey and strengthen our analytical capabilities for food authenticity testing.”
Varsha Damodar Naik, Research Associate, ICAR-IIHR Food Safety Referral Laboratory
Learn how the Food Safety Referral Laboratory at ICAR-IIHR is using Elementar’s BiovisION Honey platform to detect C3 and C4 sugar adulteration in honey and strengthen food authenticity testing.
About ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research
The Indian Institute of Horticultural Research at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is a national horticultural research institute based in Bengaluru, India, with activities spanning tropical and subtropical horticultural crops including fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, medicinal and aromatic plants, and mushrooms. Through its research programs, laboratories, experimental facilities and outreach work, ICAR-IIHR supports productivity, sustainable production practices, crop utilization, farmer livelihoods, industry collaboration and nutritional security.
Instrumentation installed: | BiovisION Honey |
Address: | Food Safety Referral Laboratory |
Contact details: | Website: https://iihr.res.in/ |


