Organic foods testing

From origin to shelf, Eurofins Food Testing analyses organic products as well as leaves or soil for residues, microbiology and chemicals, to ensure compliance with organic regulation and applicable laws.

Key services

Residues and contaminants

  • Pesticides
    • Multi-methods for all common matrices
    • Group methods, such as polar group methods (glyphosate, fosetyl / phosphonic acid, chlormequat, mepiquat, ethephon, chlorate, perchlorate, etc.) and acidic herbicides after hydrolysis (phenoxyalkanecarboxylic acids)
    • Individual methods, such as ethylene oxide / 2-chloroethanol, diquat / paraquat
  • Mycotoxins
  • Pyrrolizidine, quinolizidine and tropane alkaloids
  • Heavy metals
  • Dioxins, PCBs and PAHs
  • Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH / MOAH)
  • Veterinary drug residues
  • Nitrate and nitrite
  • Acrylamide, furan
  • MCPD esters
  • QAC

General parameters: 

Genetically modified organisms (GMO):

  • GMO screening: identification and quantification
  • Advice on the implementation of "non-GMO" labelling
  • VLOG GMO packages for feedstuffs

Microbiology:

  • Total microbial count
  • Yeasts and moulds
  • Bacillus cereus, staphylococci, etc.
  • Salmonella, STEC / VTEC, etc.
  • Multi-resistant germs (ESBL / MRSA)
  • Hepatitis A viruses, noroviruses

Authenticity:

Additional services

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