Chocolate
Analysis of chocolate
The volatility of cocoa prices can have an impact on global market conditions. Quality, authenticity, and product safety are particularly important for chocolatiers and confectionery manufacturers. Eurofins Food & Feed Testing supports you with tailored analytical solutions.
Key services
Residues and contaminants testing
Detection of undesirable substances that may affect quality and compliance, such as
- Mineraloil (MOSH/MOAH)
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs)
- 3-MCPD+Glycidyl esters in cocoa butter
- Heavy metals, e.g. Cd, Pb, Ni, Al
- Mycotxins
- Pesticides
- Acrylamide
Molecularbiology
- Allergens
- Genetically modified organisms (GMO) in soya lecithin
- Control of pathogenic microorganisms to ensure product safety (e.g. Salmonella)
- Verification of nutritional labelling and product composition
- Analyses to confirm ingredient origin and EU market compliance
- Analysis of cocoa butter equivalent content
Risk assessment and supply chain audit
- Mineral oils (MOSH/MOAH) (multiple routes of entry)
- PAH4 (possible entry during the drying process)
- 3-MCPD and glycidyl esters in cocoa butter (topic for all oils and fats)
- Heavy metals, e.g. Cd, Pb, Ni, Al (dependent on the natural composition of regional soils)
- Allergens (for proper trace labelling)
- GMO in soya lecithin
- Process contaminant acrylamide (roasting process of the beans)
Legal bases and guidelines
- Directive 2000/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on cocoa and chocolate products (composition, naming, labelling)
- Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council on consumer food information (mandatory nutritional labelling)
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on food additives (authorisation and use in confectionery and chocolate)
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