Food

Nutri­tional values & ingredients

Using state-of-the-art analyt­ical tech­niques, the labo­ra­tory deter­mines the compo­si­tion, nutri­tional values or selected para­me­ters to char­ac­terize the product quality, or to verify compli­ance with product spec­i­fi­ca­tions as well as legally prescribed limits.

Due to the Food Infor­ma­tion Regu­la­tion (LMIV Regu­la­tion No. 1169/2011), the previ­ously volun­tary indi­ca­tion of nutri­tional values has become manda­tory as of December 13, 2014. We support you in the imple­men­ta­tion of this regu­la­tion, where in the future six nutri­ents must be indi­cated in addi­tion to the calorific value: Fat, satu­rated fatty acids, carbo­hy­drates, sugar, protein and salt.

• Nutri­tional value analyses, e.g. Big 4, Big 7, Big 8, fats, fatty acid spec­trum, protein, sugar, fiber, etc.
• Minerals & trace elements
• Deter­mi­na­tion of vitamin content

We also assess and eval­uate the results and marketability.

Micro­bi­o­log­ical analysis

We perform micro­bi­o­log­ical tests on various food prod­ucts such as meat and sausage prod­ucts, dairy prod­ucts, ice cream, conve­nience prod­ucts, etc. Hereby we can check for different parameters:

• Deter­mi­na­tion of the micro­bi­o­log­ical status of food as well as detec­tion of path­o­genic germs such as Salmo­nella, Listeria mono­cy­to­genes and Campylobacter.
• Sensory testing
• Carrying out of follow-up exam­i­na­tions for the deter­mi­na­tion or control of the adher­ence to the best-before date or the date of consumption
• Perfor­mance of micro­bi­o­log­ical tests required by Regu­la­tion (EC) No. 2073/2005 on micro­bi­o­log­ical criteria for foodstuffs

Unde­sir­able substances

The increasing consumer aware­ness of high quality, uncon­t­a­m­i­nated and nutri­tious food has made our work indis­pens­able. We offer a wide range of analyt­ical and chem­ical testing of food products.

• Drug residues
• Exam­i­na­tion of fresh fruits and vegeta­bles and their processed prod­ucts for nitrate and pesti­cide residues
• Exam­i­na­tion for cont­a­m­i­nants (e.g. myco­toxins, dioxins, furans, acry­lamide, MOSH/MOAH, 3‑MPCD, heavy metals, etc.)

Drinking water

We offer testing of drinking water samples according to the German Drinking Water Ordi­nance (TrinkwV).

• Beer
• Choco­late
• Cocoa
• Coffee
• Cold Brew Coffee
• Edible Oil
• Ener­gy­drinks
• Fish
• Flour
• Fruit Spread
• Honey
• Juices
• Lemonade
• Meat
• Nuts
• Olive Oil
• Pasta
• Rice
• Sauces
• Spices & Mixed Spices
• Spirits
• Tea
• Vinegar
• Wine & Champagne

Our consulting and training services help compa­nies focus on their own areas of exper­tise. Training Courses and Semi­nars in various fields

• Training & seminars
• Sensory testing
• Audits & hygiene testing
• Sampling
• Quality manage­ment (QM)