When you contact us, we clarify all open questions, for example, about the purpose of the analysis, the analysis method or the limits of determination. Based on the requirements, an individual offer is prepared. After consultation, we also take care of the professional sampling. All relevant matrices such as soil, waste, building contaminants, air or water are sampled. After the sample has arrived at the laboratory, it will be processed comprehensively and on schedule. Due to the many years of experience of our employees in handling all matrices, the results are competently evaluated and solution-oriented assistance is provided.

Meet us at the Food Safety Kongress 2021, Digital Edition! It will take place on 8th and 9th June. This time under the heading of “EU-Green Deal – Farm to Fork: Lebensmittelwirtschaft im Spannungsfeld von Food Safety, Nachhaltigkeit und Wettbewerb”. The congress will be held in German.

Over the last 6 months, more than 500 food products have been recalled due to elevated levels of EtO contamination. Ethylene oxide and the metabolite 2-chloroethanol are both toxic, but ethylene oxide has furthermore been classified as carcinogenic and genotoxic. The use of EtO is prohibited in the EU and the maximum residue level is 0.05 mg/kg, as stated in the Regulation (EC) No 396/2005. For organic 0,01 mg/kg applies.

Find all the latest information on ethylene oxide in our free whitepaper.

But what needs to be taken into account to ensure food safety?

A good quality management system is essential. This includes, among other things, good hygiene practices and food inspection. Particularly during harvesting and storage, an important part is analysis, with a focus on pesticide residues and contaminants such as mycotoxins (molds).

Today is international tea day! We’re taking this as an opportunity to provide you with some insight into the work we do with tea. Tea is not only one of the most important products in the world consumed for pleasure, but it can also be considered a staple food because of the role it plays in covering the body’s demand for fluid intake. Testing the safety and quality of these products is therefore exceptionally important and poses a major challenge.