Organic contaminants are undesirable, harmful substances, which are found at trace level in foodstuffs. They are not present in food due to a deliberate action, but find their way into it through contact with air, water or soil. Or are generated during manufacturing, as process contaminants such as acrylamide or 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD).
Food producers need to ensure that their products are toxicologically safe and in compliance with all legal requirements through the use of analytical testing.
Organic Contaminants Testing
Eurofins companies offer a wide variety of analysis of organic contaminants including:
| 4-methylimidazole (4-MI) |
Furans |
| Acrolein |
Glycidyl esters |
| Acrylamide |
Illegal dyes: sudan dyes and other illegal dyes |
| Chlorate, perchlorate |
Residual solvents (such as BTEX and VCH) |
| Chlorophenols, such as pentachlorophenol (PCP) |
Formaldehyde |
| Dichloropropanols (DCP) |
Nicotine |
| Dicyandiamide (DCD) |
Plasticisers, such as phthalates / adipates |
| Ethyl carbamate |
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) |
| Disinfectants, e.g. quaternary ammonium compounds, such as DDAC and BAC |
| Melamine and other structurally related compounds such as cyanuric acid, and ammelide |
| Mineral Oil Saturated Hydrocarbons (MOSH), Mineral Oil Aromatic Hydrocarbons (MOAH) and Polyolefin Oligomeric Saturated Hydrocarbons (POSH) |
| 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD) and 2- and 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol esters (2- and 3-MCPD esters) |
| Semicarbazide (SEM), photoinitiators (isopropyl thioxanthone: ITX; 2-ethylhexyl 4-dimethylaminobenzoate: EHDAB) |
For more information about Eurofins companies food testing services please contact our sales team on 0845 604 6740 or make an enquiry.
