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Mycotoxins

Mycotoxins are toxic metabolites produced by molds. They can have serious acute and chronic effects on the health of humans as well as animals. Mycotoxin analysis of food and feed is therefore necessary and often required by legislation. Modern test kits allow rapid qualitative and quantitative analysis of mycotoxins.

Cereals are one of the most important sources for mycotoxins in the food and feed chain. Due to their high prevalence and toxicity regulatory maximum levels for the mycotoxin content in food are in place in many countries worldwide. Reliable screening methods are essential for manufacturers in order to comply with regulations and to ensure toxicologically safe products for humans and animals.

Acids, Sugars, Alcohols and Additives

Sugars and acids, such as citric acid, sorbitol or sucrose, are often added to bakery products. Those constituents should be measured in order to give nutritional information on labels, to ensure uniform quality or to comply with legislative requirements. Enzymatic tests are widely used because they are easy to use and give precise results, even in complex matrices.

Vitamins

Test Systems for the Determination of Vitamin Contents in Food

Many foods are fortified with vitamins, for example juices, dairy products, baby food, cereals, sweets, tablets and vitamin mixtures. We offer test kits to measure the exact concentration of vitamins in foods. ELISAs and Immunoaffinity columns are available to enable sample extraction for follow through estimation on HPLC or MS. Nowadays food, feed and pharmaceutical products are being fortified with vitamins on a regular level. Analysis is required to comply with legal regulations; to confirm that the declared vitamin content is indeed available in the product and the marketing claims of the producers are justified.

Allergens

In most countries it is mandatory to label ingredients which can cause allergies or intolerances. However, unintended contamination during storage and production due to carryover is very common. That is why manufacturers should test incoming raw material as well as their final products to ensure correct labeling and to avoid product recalls.

Antibiotics, hormones, anabolic residues, and chemical contaminants

When food producing animals are treated with antibiotics, hormones or anabolics, drug residues remain in the animal’s meat and milk. These residues may bear health risks for consumers. Our product portfolio includes various test systems, such as enzyme immunoassays (ELISAs), lateral flow assays and immunoaffinity columns for the detection of hormones, anabolics, antibiotics and other drug residues in different matrices.