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Food Complaints Investigation
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Our experts can investigate and identify a wide variety of foreign objects commonly reported in food complaints.
Animal tissue
- Bones, teeth and cartilage
- Fingernails, hair and feathers
- Excrement and urine
Insects
- Classification of invertebrates, eggs, larvae, and frass
- Analysis of heat treatment effects
- Inspection of packaging damage, including entry and exit points
Vegetable matter
- Leaves, fibres, and wood
Plastics, rubbers, and packaging materials
- Chemical identification and testing of plastics
- FT-IT spectroscopy on de-plasticised materials
- Identification of paper and synthetic fibres
Miscellaneous
- Stones, dust, dirt
- Charred materials
We investigate a broad range of taints and off-flavours often reported in complaints, including
Taints
- Plastic
- Urine
- Bleach
- Paraffin, petrol
- Medicinal
Off-flavours
- Burnt, charred
- Soapy, detergent-like
- Sour, sweet, sickly
- Acidic, bitter
We specialise in the forensic investigation of food authenticity issues, including
- Identification of counterfeit spirits
- Meat and fish DNA identification and quantification
- Detection of common wheat in pasta
- GMO identification and quantification
- Identification of plant and animal species through next-generation DNA fingerprinting
View our full range of Food Authenticity Testing here.
Our quality investigations cover
- Analysis of sugar and fat bloom in/on chocolate
- Detection of volatile amines from decomposing meat and fish
- Rancidity testing in fats and oils
- Heavy metal contamination testing
- Analysis of dioxins and PAHs from smoke exposure
- Identification and viability analysis of food moulds
- Investigation of haze and sediments in beverages
For more information view our extensive range of Food Microbiological Testing services.
