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In today’s global marketplace, consumers, regulatory officials, and key industry players are demanding assurance of safe, quality products. In response to this increased demand, suppliers, manufacturers, and retailers are adopting advanced certification programs to verify that their products meet customer and regulatory expectations.

We take an active role in pet food safety and are experts in the field. Eurofins Food Assurance companies provide SQF and AFIA certification for the pet food industry.

Eurofins QTA, Inc. combines infrared (IR) technology, advanced modeling techniques, and a simple user interface to provide detailed results—on-site, in real-time. By using Near-IR/IR, regions of the light spectrum, we can help you qualitatively and quantitatively characterize materials by correlating wavelengths to their respective organic compounds.

The analysis is a non-destructive, reagent-free analysis with no technical expertise required. In just a 60-second test cycle, anyone can analyze almost all physical sample forms, including solids, liquids, suspensions, pastes, and more. Our team of experts makes it easy by handling the technical development, configuration, model management, and monitoring for you. By removing the challenges of traditional implementation, you have more freedom in your operations.

Immediately determine whether your products are within specifications, ensure they meet regulatory and quality requirements, and reduce production hold times with rapid on-site analysis.

Special label claims can add value to your products and improve consumer perception of your brand. We can support your pet food label claims with verified analysis for:

• Allergens
• GMO trait identification
• Meat speciation and identification

We can support every segment of the pet food industry through reliable pathogen, indicator organism, and general microbiological assays.

Part of pathogen mitigation also includes a strong environmental monitoring program (EMP). Our team of experts is experienced in assessing production processes in their entirety and is able to assist with EMP development. 

The Eurofins Food & Feed Testing network of laboratories provides robust services in nutritional testing for analyses in pet food. Nutritional testing can be performed through a variety of certified methods depending on the type of nutrient and testing requirements:

• Proximate
• Carbohydrate
• Fatty acid
• Vitamins
• Fats and oils testing
• And more

Several Eurofins Food & Feed Testing laboratories have extensive experience with stability and shelf life studies in pet food.

Using state-of-the-art stability chambers our shelf-life testing protocols ensure that your products are kept at specific temperatures and humidity levels throughout the duration of the study. Each study is tailored to your specific needs and the product type.