Honey
Analysis of honey and bee products
Honey and other bee products (such as royal jelly, bee pollen and propolis) are among the best controlled foods in order to comply with high standards regarding its naturalness, purity and authenticity. Consumers expect a genuine product that is naturally pure and only minimally processed to maintain its valuable composition and properties. Eurofins Food & Feed Testing supports you in ensuring the quality of your products.
Key services
Quality
- Compositional analysis according to the EU Honey Directive 2001/110/EC, the Codex Alimentarius Standard of Honey, the USP Food Chemicals Codex Standard of Identity for Honey and other product specific standards
- Sugar composition
- Various analytical parameters for honey matureness, freshness and possible defects (HMF, enzyme activities, proline, humidity, fermentation)
Authenticity
- Botanical and geographical origin verification determination by pollen microscopy, sensory and physico-chemical markers
- Foreign sugar detection by advanced screening technologies (LC-HRMS, 13C EA/LC-IRMS and 1H NMR)
Veterinary drug residues
- Non-authorised and prohibited drugs (cost-effective screening of the relevant veterinary drugs classed by innovative multimethods)
Residues and contaminants
- Pesticides multi residue screening
- Glyphosate / glufosinate and their metabolites, and other herbicides used as glyphosate alternatives
- Chlorate and perchlorate
- Acaricides and bee repellents
- Pyrrolizidine and other toxic alkaloids
- Heavy metals
- GMO
- Allergens
Other services
- Product labelling/legal compliance
- Sampling services
- Scientific opinions
- Expert and advisory services
Your specialist laboratory
Our specialist laboratory for honey and bee product testing, Eurofins Food Integrity Control Services GmbH, offers a comprehensive service portfolio to provide highest available confidence level for honey quality and authenticity assessment by analytical means.
- Officially approved experts according to §43 German Food and Feed Law
- Expertise in advanced authenticity testing methods
- Strong involvement in industry associations, scientific working groups, national and international norming committees
- Constant development of new as well as improvement of existing analytical methods e.g. implementing new parameters and substances of interest to guarantee the best possible analytical coverage of your honey or bee products
- Regular participation in proficiency tests
- True Source Honey qualified laboratory
Get in touch
Would you like to find out more about our testing solutions, or do you need individual analytical support? Contact us today to get in touch with our experts.