Dried fruits
Analysis of dried fruits
Producers and distributors of dried fruit face various challenges with regard to the quality and safety of their products. Through analyses in our accredited laboratories, Eurofins Food & Feed Testing supports you in ensuring the quality, optimal product safety and nutritional composition of these products.
Key services
General food analysis:
- Allergens
- Nutritional value analyses (ash, protein, fat, moisture, carbohydrates, sugar, fibre, salt)
Residues and contaminants:
- Mycotoxins: aflatoxins, ochratoxin A, alternariol, patulin
- Plant protection products, fumigants (pesticides)
- MOSH/MOAH
- Heavy metals (cadmium, lead, mercury, arsenic)
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)
- Dioxins, furans and PCBs
- Solvent residues
Special analyses:
- Sulphurous acid and other preservatives
- Hydrocyanic acid
- H2O2
- Proof of irradiation
- Radioactivity measurements
Microbiological tests:
- Total bacterial count
- Salmonella
- Bacillus cereus
- Coliform bacteria, enterobacteriaceae, E. coli, EHEC
- Yeasts, moulds
- Descriptive tests: detailed sensory descriptions of your products
- Distinctive tests: comparative analyses to identify differences
- expert reports: well-founded assessments of food law issues
Sampling at the place of origin
Our global collaboration with experienced inspectors enables us to carry out supply chain controls, such as representative and independent sampling in the country of origin, loading inspections and supplier audits in all major export markets, as well as at central trading points in Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Turkey and along the Black Sea coast. This enables us to check the use of pesticides and hygiene conditions on site, thereby helping to minimise contamination during harvesting, transport and storage.
Legal bases and guidelines
- Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 (Contaminants Regulation)
- Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (maximum residue levels of pesticides)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2782
- Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on food additives
- DGHM Richt- und Warnwerte für Lebensmittel (DGHM guideline and warning values for food, in German)
Get in touch
Would you like to find out more about our testing solutions, or do you need analytical support? Contact us today to find out more about our testing and consultancy services.