Food & Feed Testing

Eurofins is the world leading food and feed testing laboratory group, deploying a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art analytical techniques in order to support its clients' increasingly stringent quality and safety standards. The Group has built up a global network of food testing laboratories and Competence Centres that perform more than 80 million assays per year to establish the safety, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of food.

Eurofins food testing offers over 100,000 tests including all the key areas of food safety and composition testing, such as:

• Testing for GMO
• Allergy testing
• Analyses for traces of residues and contaminants:
  • Pesticide residue testing
  • Dioxin testing and persistent organic polluants (POP) analysis
  • Testing for Mycotoxins
  • Veterinary drug residue testing
  • Heavy metals testing
  • Trace elements analysis
• Nutritional analyses for food, feed and dietary supplements:
  • Vitamin testing
  • Carbohydrates testing
  • Amino acid analysis
  • Fatty acid analysis
  • Lipids
  • Inorganic components
• Microbiological food testing
• Determination of food authenticity and origin (traceability)
• Irradiated food testing
• And a range of specialist tests including food contact materials

Eurofins service quality in food testing

• Competence Centres with state-of-the-art equipment such as high-resolution GC-MS, HPLC, LC-MS/MS, ICP-MS, real-time PCR and NMR systems
• Fast turn-around time (TAT)
• Local contact with a global network
• Online services – ordering and analytical results on-line (EOL)
• Participation in industry associations and regulatory bodies allowing early advice on potential food scares and legal obligations
• Expert advice – testing schemes, on-site-check for hygiene and allergens, labelling advice and traceability
• Results you can rely on
• International presence

For more information on our products and services, or any other assistance, please contact your local Eurofins laboratory