STORCH appears to be another acronym for TORCH. The TORCH test
is a blood test that checks for several different diseases that
could potentially be passed from mother to fetus. The test checks
for: toxoplasmosis, other infections, rubella, cytomegalovirus
(CMV), and herpes simplex virus (HSV). The "other infections"
usually include syphilis, hepatitis B, coxsackie virus,
Epstein-Barr virus, varicella-zoster virus, and human
parvovirus.
The Storch test is a test used in the dairy industry to test for
the inactivation of the lactoperoxidase enzyme. This enzyme is
inactivated at temperatures close to 80°C and it's inactivation is
an indicator for over-heating of the milk. Normal pasteurisation is
at 72 - 75°C and this would inactivate the alkaline phosphatase
enzyme, but not the lactoperoxidase enzyme.