Food Testing and Certification Labs

Food Quality Testing and Certification

From contaminants to genetically modified organisms, food companies are confronted by a host of food safety and quality challenges in today’s global marketplace. QIMA is committed to helping companies find solutions by assuring high quality testing and certification services in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

Testing at the source allows you to gain time and cost advantages. Set up efficient testing programs and submit your food products for local certified testing by QIMA, avoiding costly and inefficient shipping of samples to your export country.

QIMA offers fast and reliable lab testing services for the following categories of food products:

Food Testing Expertise

With a worldwide network of ISO 17025 accredited food testing and consulting laboratories, QIMA is dedicated to providing clients with a personalized, timely, and error-free service.

QIMA Labs are:

• CMA & CMA-F, CNAS accredited
• Approved by Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine bureau
• Approved by SFDA

QIMA tests cover key analysis required by China and export markets:

• European Pharmacopeia, British Pharma
• AOAC
• FDA/BAM
• GB/T & SN (China)
• ISO
• ASTM, CPSIA, REACH (for food contact items)

Lab Testing Process

Food Pesticide Testing

Heavy usage of pesticide in agriculture may result in toxic chemicals entering the food chain. Using liquid (triple quadrupole UPLC-MS/MS) and gas (GC-MS/MS) chromatography techniques and other modern technologies, we provide expert analytical services for hundreds of pesticides in a full range of matrices, including cereals, fruit and vegetables, fat, dairy, beverages, and meat and fish.

QIMA food pesticide testing service includes:

• Organochlorides
• Organophosphates
• Organonitrogens
• Carbamates
• Additional pesticides and multi-residue screens

With the increasing control on pesticide residue worldwide, you can trust QIMA to stay up to date with the latest regulations food safety measures.

Chemical Hazard Analysis for Foods (regular items and heavy metals)

In recent years, multiple food safety scandals showed that heavy metal contamination remains a persistent threat. Milk and rice, for example, are often found to contain arsenic and cadmium in concentrations beyond permissible limits. Though these metals occur naturally, such man-made factors as industrial sewage, smelters and the use of fertilizers increased their concentration in the soil, from which they can be taken up by plants and enter the food chain. Due to the growing number of regulations and health concerns, all food companies and especially exporters should implement comprehensive testing programs to assure food product safety.

Using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), QIMA helps manufacturers detect even extremely low levels of such metals as Arsenic, Cadmium, Lead and Mercury in food. The detection limit is 1 ppb for liquids and 5 ppb for solids.

Food Microbiology Testing (pathogens and spoilage indicators)

Our extensive range of microbiological tests will assess the safety of fresh food and food products, helping you eliminate food-borne pathogens from your merchandise and avoid safety recalls.

QIMA offers microbiological tests on all commonly found pathogens and spoilage indicator organisms:

We provide a complete range of microbiology services, from total plate counts to emerging pathogens detection.

Other Lab Testing Services

• Contaminants testing for Mycotoxins, allergens, genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
• Species identification analysis
• Drug residue testing
• Food quality testing for additives, fats and oils, proximate, sugars and others
• Nutritional testing and labeling review
• Sensory testing services
• Dioxins testing
• Multi-vitamin analysis
• Physical and extraneous matter analysis
• Flavor and fragrance analysis
• Environmental testing

Food Testing and Research Services

• BAX system for tests on pathogens
• Microbial challenge study for food
• Validation studies for new formulas