Coffee
Analysis of coffee
Coffee is one of the most traded commodities worldwide, and its quality and safety are crucial for consumer trust and brand reputation. Eurofins Food & Feed Testing laboratories provide analytical services for coffee and coffee-based products to meet stringent quality standards and international legal requirements.
Key services
- Pesticides
- Mycotoxins, e.g., Ochratoxin A
- Acrylamide
- Furan
- Mineral oils (MOSH/MOAH)
- Heavy metals
- Contaminant screening for microbiological hazards and foreign matter
- Authenticity testing
- Check of geographical origin using advanced isotopic and NMR methods
Additional analyses
- Sensory and physical testing including flavour profiling, moisture content and bean grading
- Chemical composition analysis for caffeine, polyphenols and nutritional parameters
- Nutritional analysis
Additional services
- Product development support including roasting profiles and shelf-life studies
- Packaging migration tests to ensure compliance with food contact material regulation
- Labelling checks according to national and international regulations
- International sample logistics and harmonised testing for global operations
Legal bases and guidelines
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 (Contaminants-Regulation)
- Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (food information regulation)
- Regulation (EC) No 1935/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (materials and articles intended to come into contact with food)
- Directive 1999/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (relating to coffee extracts and chicory extracts)
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/2158 (establishing mitigation measures and benchmark levels for the reduction of the presence of acrylamide in food)
- Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (maximum residue levels of pesticides in or on food and feed of plant and animal origin)
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