Food analysis at WESSLING

The efficient and reliable analysis of WESSLING supports food manufacturers and suppliers of raw materials in complying with legal requirements and ensures the highest standards in the field of food safety.

The long-term market success of food and the associated product brands depends to a large extent on their quality and safety, because consumers perceive and remember the quality or quality flaws of food in a very sensitive way.

We protect your brand for you as a food manufacturer or retailer and support you in meeting legal requirements by testing the quality and safety of your products in our accredited laboratories. Therefore we provide all methods of modern food analysis: from chemical-physical analysis to sensory tests to microbiological and molecular biological analyses and the identification of foreign bodies. Our competent experts will advise you comprehensively in the planning of sampling and analysis.

Your contact for food analysis

„Our highly specialised laboratory experts provide you with reliable, independent food analyses. Together with our customers we create the conditions ensuring that your food is safe, healthy and genuine - and thus successful in the market.“

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Analytical and consulting services - tailored to your individual needs

Reliable checks and qualified training courses

Food hygiene

The experts at WESSLING record the hygiene status of your production in all details - and train your management and employees in accordance with the food hygiene regulations.

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Management consulting

Certification standards in the food industry

IFS, BRC or rather FSSC 22000? Very few companies are still able to manage without proof of their food safety measures. But what standards are there today? And which standards make sense and when should they be employed? We tell you!

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Herbicides

Analysis and evaluation of pesticide residues

At WESSLING our competent team of experts is at your disposal for this highly sensitive analysis - using state-of-the-art measuring instruments and methods we provide you with reliable results.

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Food analysis

Chlorate residues in food

WESSLING analyses chlorate residues in plant and animal food products for food producing companies. By using water that has previously been treated with chlorinated substances in the various stages of food production, chlorate can enter either fruit or vegetables.

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Safety through laboratory analysis

Materials with food contact

The across-the-board expertise at WESSLING ensures that your materials for food contact are produced to excellent standards and marketable - so that consumers can consume safe, good quality food.

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WESSLING – Precise laboratory analysis

Determination and assessment of mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOH) in food products

EFSA, the European Food Safety Authority, is expected to publish an updated toxicological risk assessment on mineral oil hydrocarbons in food later this year.

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Assessment of contaminants in foods: New version of the European Contaminants Regulation in force

The Contaminants Regulation (EU) 2093/915 regulates exactly how many residues and what maximum amounts may be contained in a food. The new version brings with it a large number of changes. We tell you which ones.

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From Westphalia to an international course

Our family business is marking its 40th anniversary - a reason to celebrate!

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