Botanical and natural ingredients
Protect your reputation and your brand
Whether you supply or market botanical ingredients, medicinal herbs, herbal extracts, or natural products, testing to verify raw materials in your supply chain and ensuring your finished products meet their label specifications are important steps to increase customer confidence in your brand. For more than twenty years, the top natural product and consumer health companies have looked to Eurofins Food & Feed Testing as their trusted botanical testing laboratory to ensure their products are authentic and safe.
Our teams are dedicated to solving problems, providing guidance, and developing tailored solutions that extend beyond test selection. We are committed to accessible customer support and transparency, facilitating opening dialogue between our customers and the Eurofins Food & Feed scientists that perform their tests. We designed our services to put your needs first, and deliver accurate results on time. You have spent years building your brand. It’s our job to help you protect and grow it confidently.
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Botanical identity testing
We ensure the authenticity of your herbal ingredients. Product adulteration and mislabeling of natural products and ingredients continues to be a serious issue. First and foremost, you need to be confident of the botanical identification of your ingredients. We use High-Performance Thin Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) as our standard method for botanical identification testing. However, there may be better fit-for-purpose methods depending on the ingredient. We will use the most appropriate scientifically valid method to ensure the accurate botanical identification of your herbal products.
Botanical potency testing
We verify the strength of your active ingredients. Not only do you need to be confident in the identity of your ingredients, you need to be confident your product meets all its label claims through botanical strength testing. As a global leader offering phytochemical testing services, our scientists have access to the latest technologies and techniques, and the expertise to ensure the accurate quantification of the analytes on your product label.
Botanical purity testing
Our testing programs assure your natural products are free from potential contaminants. Botanical purity testing is paramount to ensuring your product is safe for consumers. We can screen for many adulterants and botanical contaminants. The most common are mycotoxins (including Aflatoxins and Ochratoxins), multi-residue pesticides, residual solvents, heavy metals (arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead), and microbiological contamination. Let's work together to ensure your natural products are free from impurities.
Why choose Eurofins Food & Feed Testing?
- ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accredited laboratories
- Customizable programs for the most efficient and quality-focused deliverables
- Scientifically valid fit-for-purpose testing methods based on your specific needs
- More than 800 botanical reference materials available