Food testing

Eurofins is the world leader in food and feed testing, deploying a comprehensive range of state-of-the-art analytical techniques to support our customers’ increasingly stringent quality and food safety standards.

The Group has built up a global network of laboratories and Competence Centres performing more than 80 million tests per year to establish the safety, composition, authenticity, origin, traceability and purity of food.

This offering of over 25,000 tests includes:

Nutritional testing

  • Additives
  • Fats
  • Labelling
  • Trace elements
  • Vitamins

Residues & contaminants

  • Allergens
  • Heavy metals
  • Illegal dyes
  • Mycotoxins
  • Pesticide residues
  • Veterinary residues

Food microbiology

  • Environmental swabs
  • Indicator organisms
  • Pathogens
  • Shelf life testing
  • Water testing

Food authenticity

  • Authenticity testing
  • GMO

Our customers 

Eurofins UK laboratories provide testing services for customers throughout the food supply chain including:

  • Food producers
  • Food manufacturers & processors
  • Distributors & suppliers
  • Importers & agents
  • Retailers & wholesalers
  • Caterers & food service