Cargo Inspection Services
Eurofins offers a wide range of inspection, testing, control, calibration and other special
services to the trade of commodities – Oil & Gas and Agriculture & Food Industry.
Eurofins Maritime Services
Maritimes Services
We provide comprehensive fuel testing, inspection, and survey services for petroleum and bunker products in accordance with ISO/ASTM standards and industry specifications.
All services are backed by competitive pricing and detailed, professional reporting, reflecting our strong commitment to technical excellence and ethical business practices.
Our services
Comprehensive Inspection Services
We provide oversight during critical operational phases to ensure your interests are protected at every stage of the supply chain:
- Loading & Discharge: Monitoring during transportation to prevent contamination or loss.
- Custody Transfer: Accurate verification during the handover of goods.
- Storage Operations: Periodic quality checks and inventory monitoring.
Accuracy you can trust
Our surveyors utilize industry-leading sampling techniques to provide independent measurements and objective assurance. We ensure your product meets exact specifications, backed by rigorous adherence to global standards:
- ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials)
- EN (European Standards)
- IP (Energy Institute)
- ISO and other relevant national/international certifications.
Technical Excellence & Laboratory Capabilities
Our laboratories are the backbone of our quality assurance promise. Staffed by master chemists, expert technicians, and seasoned laboratory managers, we bring a wealth of cross-industry knowledge to every analysis.
We leverage advanced analytical instrumentation to provide a full suite of testing for vegetable oils and biofuels, including:
- Methyl Esters (FAME)
- Used Cooking Oils (UCO)
- Oleo Chemicals
- Diverse Feedstock Materials
Comprehensive Testing Services
From routine quality control to complex forensic analysis, we offer scalable solutions tailored to your specific operational requirements. Whether you require a full-scale laboratory program or individual sample testing, our services include:
- Fuel Oil Testing
- Distillate Testing
- Crude Oil & Feedstock Testing
- Vegetable Oil & Biofuel Feedstock
- Environmental Testing
- Consultancy Engagement with our highly trained analytical service manager
Authenticity testing services
Testing to determine the authenticity of wine was the foundation on which the Eurofins network was built. Today, with our Competence Centre for Authenticity Testing, we are the global leader in authenticity and food fraud detection. Our services are designed to protect your brands and consumers from products that are mislabelled, adulterated, or counterfeited.
Authenticity you can trust
Thanks to our ongoing development and commitment to research and development, we are always up to date in the continuous race against adulteration and food fraud. This enables us to provide you with the best support possible.
Key services
- Advanced analytical techniques (e.g., SNIF-NMR®, DNA-based testing, stable isotope analysis, molecular biology)
- Targeted and non-targeted testing to detect non-compliant or fraudulent products
- Consulting to help businesses supplement insights from laboratory results and build robust food integrity strategies
- Expertise across food categories, from wine and juices to spices and dairy, ensuring product origin and composition are verified
With decades of R&D and a vast reference database, Eurofins Food & Feed Testing provides science-backed solutions tailored to the specific needs of each product and industry.
Contaminants and residue testing services
Ensure product quality and safety by leveraging our extensive range of contaminant and residue testing services. Product-specific monitoring enables the early detection of unwanted substances, helping to meet strict safety standards and market demands to maintain brand trust.
Precision that protects your product
With decades of experience and a global network of accredited laboratories, Eurofins Food & Feed Testing offers one of the most extensive portfolios of contaminant and residue testing in the industry. Our product-specific monitoring programmes are tailored to your needs, helping you comply with international safety standards and respond quickly to emerging risks. Whether you're working with complex matrices or dealing with sensitive detection limits, we provide the precision and reliability you need to stay ahead.
Key services
- Acrylamide
- Arsenic
- Bisphenols and plasticisers
- Dioxins, furans and PCBs
- Illegal dyes
- MCPD- and glycidyl esters
- Metals and elements
- Mineral oils (MOSH/MOAH)
- Mycotoxins and plant toxins
- Nitrosamines
- PAH
- Pesticides
- PFAS
- POPs
- Residual solvents
- Veterinary drugs
Partner with Eurofins Food & Feed Testing to proactively manage food safety risks. Contact us today to tailor a testing programme that fits your product and market requirements.
Nutritional analysis services
At Eurofins Food & Feed, we do not just test - we empower your brand with science-backed confidence. As a global leader in nutritional analysis, we offer unmatched expertise, and a comprehensive range of testing services tailored to your product’s specific needs.
Build trust through transparency and testing
Highlight your product’s quality and nutritional integrity with expert analysis from Eurofins Food & Feed Testing. Eurofins Food & Feed offers a comprehensive suite of nutritional testing services to support labelling, formulation, and compliance requirements.
Key services
- Amino Acids, essential and species-specific amino acid testing for protein quality.
- Antinutrients, detection of tannins, phytates, lectins, and more to ensure nutrient bioavailability.
- Carbohydrates, analysis of sugars, fibres, and novel carbohydrates like allulose.
- Elemental analysis, testing for essential minerals and contaminants using ICP-MS, ICP-OES, and more.
- Fatty Acids, such as Omega-3, Omega-6, CLA, ARA, and full-fat profile testing for food and supplements.
- Proximate, rapid analysis of moisture, protein, fat, fibre, and ash content.
- Vitamins, quantification of all essential vitamins using advanced analytical techniques.
Our global laboratory network ensures fast turnaround and testing required to showcase regulatory compliance.
Let your label speak with confidence. Partner with Eurofins Food & Feed Testing today to deliver verified nutrition data your customers can trust.
GMO testing services
Our network of laboratories can help seed producers, farmers, grain handlers, ingredient and food manufacturers, and retailers manage GMO-related compliance and labelling issues in local or global supply chains.
Achieve and maintain regulatory compliance
A carefully designed testing programme ensures that your company meets regulations in a timely and efficient manner. Eurofins Food & Feed Testing specialises in qualitative and quantitative DNA analysis using PCR and offers the most comprehensive portfolio for analysing food, feed, and seed. Our range of testing services, test kits, and consultancy services ensures we can develop the right testing programme for your needs.
Key services
- GMO screening
- GMO identification
- GMO quantification
Contact us today to access the breadth of knowledge maintained by Eurofins Food & Feed Testing, the industry leader for GMO and bioengineered crops testing.
Microbiology testing services
The Eurofins Food & Feed Testing network of laboratories provides an extensive selection of compendial and industry-standard methods for routine and pathogenic food microbiology testing. It can also support your environmental monitoring programmes by testing your environmental swabs and sponges for specific microorganisms.
Comprehensive food microbiology testing services
Our ISO 17025-accredited laboratories provide a full range of microbiology testing services to support your food safety and quality programmes. We offer advanced pathogen detection, analysis of indicator and spoilage organisms, and microbial identification using both traditional and cutting-edge technologies. Whether you require routine testing, environmental monitoring, probiotic analysis, or compliance with compendia for regulated products, our expert team delivers accurate and reliable results.
Key services
- Pathogen detection (e.g., Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli, Campylobacter)
- Indicator and spoilage organism testing (e.g., APC, yeast and mould, coliforms)
- Environmental monitoring (surface swabs, air plates, strain tracking)
- Probiotic testing and enumeration (single strains and blends)
- Microbial identification and strain typing (MALDI-TOF, 16S, WGS)
- Compendia microbiology testing for dietary supplements and non-sterile products
- Virus detection (Norovirus, Hepatitis A) in food and environmental samples
With capabilities in strain typing, genome sequencing, and method validation, we help you stay ahead of microbial risks and regulatory requirements.
Discover how our testing solutions can enhance your food safety programme.
Sensory and consumer research services
Sensory expert analysis provides objective data on taste, texture, aroma, and appearance. Consumer research complements this by revealing preferences, expectations, and purchase drivers. These results can be combined to glean meaningful insights that inform decisions in food product development and quality control.
Turn sensory data and consumer feedback into actionable insights for product success
Eurofins Food & Feed offers a full range of sensory testing services and consumer research capabilities, as well as specialised panels such as the IOC-recognised Hanseatic Olive Oil Panel (HOP). Whether you are launching a new product, refining an existing one, or investigating customer complaints, our tailored research solutions help you benchmark performance and align with consumer expectations across global markets.
Key services
- Sensory and consumer research to support R&D and marketing teams in product development, innovation, and product renovation
- Sensory and accredited laboratory testing to support quality management, investigating sensory complaints from clients, and identifying your product's uniqueness through benchmarking
Contact us today to design a sensory and consumer research program tailored to your market goals.
Consultancy services
In today’s fast-moving food industry, staying compliant and competitive is more challenging than ever. Eurofins Food & Feed Testing’s consultancy services provide you with the clarity, confidence, and control you need to make informed decisions, reduce risks, and ensure compliance.
Expert consultancy tailored to your needs
At Eurofins Food & Feed, we provide comprehensive consultancy services to help you comply with changing regulations, mitigate risks, and grow your business with confidence. Whether you're launching a new product, sourcing new raw materials, entering a new market, or strengthening your supply chain, our experts are here to support you at every step, enabling you to deliver safe and reliable products.
Key services
- Regulatory compliance, risk management, and result interpretation
- Food & non-food labelling compliance and import compliance monitoring
- Food authenticity and fraud prevention
- Food safety risk assessments and risk profiling
- Crisis management and incident support
- Supplier audits and marketability assessments
- Shelf-life validation
- Horizon scanning and emerging risks
- Data insights and analytics
- Interim management, technical and quality support
From daily operations to unexpected challenges, our consultancy team is here to support you. Get in touch today.
Product and process development services
We help turn your product ideas into market-ready realities. We offer science-based product and process development services to ensure safety and quality, and support commercial success. Our collaborative approach, technical expertise, and state-of-the-art pilot plant facilities set us apart, helping you innovate faster, smarter, and with confidence.
We have the expertise and tools to bring your products to life
Our expert teams, comprising specialists in food science, engineering, chemistry, and microbiology, deliver practical, science-based solutions tailored to your specific needs. From early-stage design and feasibility to scale-up and commercialisation, we support every step of the process with flexible, FDA-registered pilot plants and advanced laboratory capabilities. Whether you are optimising formulas, validating processes, or producing samples for testing or launch, we provide the tools, expertise, and partnership to accelerate your innovation.
Key services
- Product and process development, including new formulations and line extensions, cost optimisation and feasibility assessments, ingredient screening and technical validation
- Pilot plant services, such as R&D trials and scale-up testing, sample production for testing and launches, and equipment and process comparisons
- Specification and project management, support with specification writing and compliance review, workflow optimisation and risk mitigation, and expert project oversight and metrics tracking
Partner with us today to bring your product vision to life.