Laboratory Testing
Our laboratories in Athens, Thessaloniki, Rethymnon, Larnaca and our collaborations with other international laboratories in Germany, Holland and Italy allow us to cover the whole range of the required laboratory tests on any substrate such as Food & Beverages (Fruits, Vegetables, Legumes , Cereals, nuts, Oil, Olives, Meat, Sausage, Milk, flour, Bread, Pasta, Honey, Confectionery Products etc.), Feed, Water, Waste-Biological Treatment, Soil, Leaves, Plant tissues and Supplements.
*For Pesticide residue testing, the decision rule applies: “a result is non-compliant with the maximum acceptable limit (MRL), when the measured value exceeds the upper limit increased by the uncertainty”.
Indicatively, the following table lists some of the main tests we perform:
Food |
Feed |
Water / Waste |
Food Supplements |
Cosmetics |
| Fruits & Vegetables | Livestock | Mains & Drilling water | Tablets | Eye & Face Makeup |
| Olive oil & Fats | Aquaculture | Industrial | Capsules | Oral Care |
| Herbs, Spices & Nuts | Supplements | Irrigation | Powders | Skin care & Suntan |
| Cereals & Legumes | Additives | Olive mills wastewater | Liquid/oils | Bath & Cleanliness products |
| Coffee & Cocoa | Energy drinks/bars | Fragrance | ||
| Honey & Confectionary | ||||
| Milk & dairy products | ||||
| Meat & Fish | ||||
| Packed Food & Drinks |
Fruits & Vegetables:
- Pesticides (Organophosphates, Dithiocarbamates, Phosphonics, Pyrethrins, Neonicotinoids)
- Sanitizers/disinfectants (Chlorates/Perchlorates, Hydrogens Peroxide, BAC/DDAC, EtO)
- Heavy metals
- Microbiological
Olive Oil & Fats
- Quality SET (Acidity, Peroxides, K232, K270, ΔK, Panel Test)
- FAMEs
- Polyphenols
- Waxes
- Sterols
- Iodine Value
- Mineral Oils (MOSH/POSH/MOAH)
- 3-MCPD & Glycidyl Esters
- Pesticide Residues
- Phthalate Esters
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Solid Fat Content
- Dioxins & dioxins like PCBs
- Organic Solvents (BTX)
- Heavy metals
Herbs, Spices & Nuts
- Allergens detection
- Pyrollizidine Alkaloids
- Pesticide Residues
- Tropane Alkaloids
- Authenticity testing (Coumarin, Curcumin, Morphine, Capsaicin)
- Essential oil concentration
- Essential oils profile
- Cannabonoids profile (THC, CBD)
- Heavy Metals
- Physicochemical tests
- Microbiological
Cereals & Legumes
- Allergens detection (soy, gluten)
- Mycotoxins (Aflatoxins B1,B2,G1,G2, Ochratoxin A, Deoxyvalenol, Zearalenone, T2-HT2)
- Phosphine, EtO, CCl4 & Pesticide Residues
- GMO (35S, NOS, FOV)
- Ergot Alkaloids
- Heavy metals
Coffee & Cocoa
- Acrylamide
- Pesticide residues
- Ochratoxin A
- Alkaloids (Caffeine, Theobromine)
- Organic acids (Chlorogenic)
- Heavy Metals
- Physicochemicals (Moisture, water soluble & volatile compounds, Ash)
- Microbiological
Honey & Confectionary
- Quality SET (pH, Acidity, Electrical Conductivity, HMF, Diastase, Moisture)
- Acarecides (amitraz, bromopropylate, coumaphos, cyfluthrin, deltamethrin, fenvalerate, malathion, permethrin, tebuconazole, t-fluvalinate)
- Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids
- Antibiotics
- Pollen Screening
- Sugars Profile
- Colorings (Caramel / E-150)
- Titanium dioxide
- Heavy Metals
- Microbiological
Milk & dairy products
- Authenticity testing (bovine/goat/sheep species detection)
- Dioxins & dioxins like PCBs
- Veterinary drugs & antibiotics
- Pesticides Residues
- Allergens detection
- Urine, Melamine
- Somatic cells
- Heavy Metals
- Microbiological
Meat & Fish
- Authenticity testing (bovine/goat/sheep species detection)
- Dioxins & dioxins like PCBs
- Veterinary drugs & antibiotics
- Pesticides Residues
- Hormones (Androgens, beta-Agonists, Estrogens, Gestagens)
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Histamine
- Coloring Agents (Red dyes)
- Nitrites & Nitrates
- Microbiological
Packed Food & Drinks
- Nutritional Label
- Custom made Accelerated Shelf – Life Tests
- Allergens declaration (incl. sulphites)
- Additives Testing (Sorbic, Benzoic, Propionic acid)
- Physicochemical Tests
- Microbiology Tests
Feed | Livestock, Aquaculture, Pet Food, Supplements, Additives
- Nutritional Tests (incl. dietary fibers ADF, NDF, Cellulose & Starch)
- Amino acids profile
- Organic acids (incl. urine & melamine test)
- GMO (35S, NOS, FOV)
- Pesticide Residues
- Coccidiostats
- Mycotoxins (Aflatoxins B1,B2,G1,G2, Ochratoxin A, Deoxyvalenol, Zearalenone, FB1, FB2)
- Antibiotics
- Dioxins & dioxins like PCBs
- Vitamins
- Minerals (incl. homogeneity test) & Heavy metals
- Nitrites & Nitrates
- Microbiological
Water / Waste | Mains & Drilling water, Irrigation, Industrial, Olive mills wastewater
- Physicochemicals (Turbidity, Solids, EC, ph, Alkalinity, Hardness, Chlorine & Soluble ions, organic and inorganic toxic substances, radioactivity) microbiological and virus testing
Food Supplements | Tablets, Capsules, Powders, Liquid/oils, Energy drinks/bars
- Allergens Tests
- Nutritional
- Amino acids profile
- Vitamins & Minerals
- Carotenoids
- Stability Study
- Active substances (Aloin, Acetylomannan, Choline, Hypericin, Esperidin, Sylimarin, Caffeic, Cyanidins, Luteolin, Grandiflorenic acid, Apigenin, Quercetin, Myrcene, Safranal, Pulegone, Sennoside, Menthofuran, Safrol, Estragol, Thujone)
Cosmetics | Eye & Face Makeup, Oral & Skin care, Suntan, Bath & Cleanliness, Fragrance
- Extended Allergens Test
- Stability Study
- Organic Residues (Benzene, Caffeine)
- Atranol/Chloratranol
- Microbiological