Key services by product category

Exemplary service offerings:

Alcohol and spirits

Verify declared botanical origin and detect adulteration or non-compliant blending

Beer

Check the consistency of label claims and detect undeclared additions or non-compliant practices

Cereals

Verify cereal type or origin and detect substitution or mislabelling

Cider

Verify composition and detect adulteration or non-compliant blending

Coffee

Differentiate botanical varieties (including, arabica vs robusta), detect undeclared substitutes and assess origin claims

Dairy products and plant-based alternatives

Verify species origin, detect undeclared non-dairy ingredients and support related claims

Drinking water

Check geographical origin and carbon dioxide (CO₂) origin for sparkling waters

Eggs

Check geographical origin

Fish

Speciation testing and species identification, detection of undeclared substitutions in fresh and processed products and verification of salmon origin (wild vs farmed)

Flavours, including essential oils

Differentiate between natural and synthetic, and assess profile consistency and origin

Fruit and vegetables

Verify botanical and geographical origin or organic claims, and detect labelling inconsistencies

Fruit juices

Verify declared origin, detect dilution and undeclared sugar additions, addition of exogenous compounds, including flavour, organic acids and sweeteners, or blending with cheaper fruits or use of non-edible fruit parts

Honey, sugars and sugar syrups

Detect exogenous sugars and assess declared botanical and geographical origin

Meat

Species verification, origin-claim checks, and substitution detect

Organic products

Check for coherence with organic production practices and associated label claims

Soft drinks

Verify declared contents and claims, including sweetener type and juice content, and profile consistency

Spices, herbs and tea

Botanical authentication, detection of adulterants or bulking and origin checks

Vinegars

Origin and composition verification and adulteration checks, including balsamic authenticity

Wine

Integrity checks covering origin, grape variety and vintage, as well as composition

Key services by methods

Our laboratories apply both targeted and non-targeted methods:

Non-targeted screening validates the overall conformity of an ingredient through spectral fingerprinting vs. reference databases to detect anomalies and adulteration

• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) profiling
• Liquid chromatography and gas chromatography coupled with high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS/GC-HRMS)

Targeted analysis focuses on known adulteration / fraud markers

• Composition analysis (wet chemistry, chromatography)
• Stable isotope analysis (SNIF-NMR, IRMS)
• Molecular biology methods
• Flavour profile analysis (GC-MS quantitative profiling, chiral analysis)

Specialist solutions

• Verifying declared geographical origin
• Investigating the causes of food spoilage through bacterial flora analysis using next-generation sequencing (NGS)
• Pathogen tracking using whole genome sequencing (WGS)

Additional services

• Food fraud vulnerability assessments: Risk analysis and mitigation strategies
• IFS food standards consulting: Support in implementing certification requirements
• Labelling checks: Regulatory compliance and consumer transparency

Leading experts in food integrity testing

As a global leader in authenticity testing, the Eurofins Food & Feed Testing network of laboratories offers you advanced analytical techniques and expert advice to protect your brand and your consumers.

Eurofins Analytics France SAS is the competence centre for authenticity testing within the Eurofins Food & Feed Testing laboratory network in Europe, with decades of experience in this field, ranging from wine and juice testing to organic food control, while complementary services for food integrity services are provided by Eurofins Analytik GmbH (olive oil, coffee and supplements testing) and Eurofins Food Integrity Control Services GmbH (honey testing) in Germany. A considerable investment in research and development enables the Eurofins network of laboratories to apply the most suitable methods to each specific case when evaluating the authenticity of a product.