Organic food
Analysis of organic food
From origin to shelf: Eurofins Food & Feed Testing analyses organic products as well as leaves or soil for residues, microbiology and chemicals, ensures legal compliance, and supports with EU Organic Regulation expertise.
Key services
Residues and contaminants:
- Pesticides
- Multi-methods for all common matrices
- Group methods, such as polar group methods (glyphosate, fosetyl / phosphonic acid, chlormequat, mepiquat, ethephon, chlorate, perchlorate, etc.) and acidic herbicides after hydrolysis (phenoxyalkanecarboxylic acids)
- Individual methods, such as ethylene oxide / 2-chloroethanol, diquat / paraquat
- Mycotoxins
- Pyrrolizidine, quinolizidine and tropane alkaloids
- Heavy metals
- Dioxins, PCBs and PAHs
- Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH / MOAH)
- Veterinary drug residues
- Nitrate and nitrite
- Acrylamide, furan
- MCPD esters
- QAC
General parameters:
- Nutritional analysis
- National and international labelling testing
- Assessment of marketability
- Allergens
- Sensory analysis
Genetically modified organisms (GMO):
- GMO screening: identification and quantification
- Advice on the implementation of "non-GMO" labelling
- VLOG GMO packages for feedstuffs
Microbiology:
- Total microbial count
- Yeasts and moulds
- Bacillus cereus, staphylococci, etc.
- Salmonella, STEC / VTEC, etc.
- Multi-resistant germs (ESBL / MRSA)
- Hepatitis A viruses, noroviruses
Additional services
- Examination of packaging materials and migration
- National and international declaration checks
- National and international sampling and inspection
- Organic authenticity: True organic food (TOFoo)
Legal bases and guidelines
- Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products (consolidated text)
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1165 of 15 July 2021 (consolidated text) (authorising certain products and substances for use in organic production)
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