EP 352: Mycotoxin Testing with Andrea Hembroff and Respirare Labs

EP 352: Mycotoxin Testing with Andrea Hembroff and Respirare Labs

From The Toxic Mold Podcast by Steve Worsley

March 16, 2026 · 1h 10m

About this episode

Steve interviews Andrea Hembroff from Respirare Labs about mycotoxin testing and her personal experiences with mold exposure.

In episode 352, Steve interviews the lab representative at Respirare Labs. Andi talks about her personal experience with mold and mycotoxin exposure. Andi talks about the type of testing they do at Respirare Labs, which is ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay). Andi talks about AMEA and MESA tests they utilize at Respirare Labs. Andi talks briefly about masked mycotoxins and then will talk about predatory companies that love to charge thousands of dollars in testing fees. We talk about dust testing and when it’s useful to do it and Andi explains that the AMEA test is an air mycotoxin test. We then talk about the MESA test with the lab, which is a surface test. We then wrap up our conversation. Thank you Andi for your time and we look forward to working with yourself and Respirare Labs. If you’d like to order a mycotoxin test from Respirare Labs go to their website https://respirarelabs.com/ You can use the coupon code sworsley to get a discount. You can also reach out directly to Andi andrea@respirarelabs.com Stay safe and stay well.

People in this episode

Host: Steve Worsley

Guest: Andrea Hembroff

Topics covered

  • mycotoxin testing
  • mold exposure
  • ELISA testing
  • air quality
  • surface testing

Keywords

  • mycotoxin
  • testing
  • Respirare Labs
  • mold
  • ELISA
  • AMEA
  • MESA
  • air quality
  • surface testing

Sponsors

Respirare Labs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Respirare Labs

Products: ELISA, AMEA, MESA

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