Tea and herbal infusions
Analysis of tea and herbal infusions
Eurofins Food & Feed Testing laboratories support you along your entire value chain: from sampling on site, testing of both raw materials and finished products, to labelling checks or analyses of packaging. We advise you on all relevant analyses specific to your teas or raw products.
Key services
Residues and contaminants:
- Pesticides
- Multiscreening (>700 substances)
- Single Parameter (e.g. Glyphosate)
- Group Parameter (Dithiocarbamates, Phenoxycarboxylic Acids)
- Polar Parameter (e.g. Kasugamycin, Glufosinate, Chlorate, Perchlorate)
- Fumigation residues (e. g. ETO, Methyl Bromide)
- Pyrrolizidine alkaloids/ Tropane alkaloids (PA/ TA)
- Heavy metals and elements
- Contaminants (e.g. PAH, nicotine)
- Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH/ MOAH)
- Mycotoxins
- Testing according to THIE-Specification
- Hygiene-related bacteria
- Indicator organisms E. coli, coliforms
- Pathogens and their toxins
- Spoilage pathogens
Natural ingredients:
- Essential oils
- Estragol, coumarin, glycyrrhizic acid
- Nutritional values („Big 7“ and „Big 8“)
- Catechins, polyphenols
- Caffeine, theanine
- Vitamins and Minerals
Special parameter:
- Examination for marketability (e.g. UK guidelines for tea)
- Sensory Testing (e.g. differences from control test)
- Radioactivity (caesium / iodine)
- Proof of irradiation (e.g. for herbal tea)
- Allergens (e.g. gluten)
- Testing of packaging materials and migration
- Microplastic testing of tea bags
Additional services
With extensive experience in the tea sector, we can support you from the very beginning of your product development journey, providing risk-based analysis recommendations dependent on your product type and its origin. Our testing solutions for both organically and conventionally produced goods include:
- Logistics concepts incl. shipping organisation
- National and international labelling checks
- National and international sampling
- Consumer studies
- Internationally aligned inspection services
- Accelerated shelf life tests
Legal framework and guidelines*
- Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (maximum residue levels of pesticides) (consolidated text)
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 (Contaminants-Regulation)
- Regulation (EU) 2018/848 on organic production
- Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Food Information Regulation)
* Regulatory information is provided for general guidance only and may not reflect the most recent regulatory changes. Always consult official sources for up‑to‑date legislation. For market‑specific support, please contact your local Eurofins Food & Feed Testing laboratory. Our specialists offer tailored support through horizon scanning and food safety consultancy services.
Get in touch
For small batches, order our most routine testing from Eurofins Testing Direct.
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