Prepared meals

Physical tests

• Appearance + smell
• net weight
• gas composition headspace (oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen)

Microbiology

• aerobic mesophilic germ count at 30°C
• fungi and yeasts
• lactobacilli
• enterobacteriaceae at 37°C
• coliforms
• ß-glucuronidase positive E. coli
• coagulase positive staphylococci
• Bacillus cereus at 30°C
• Listeria monocytogenes (in 25g)
• Salmonella (in 25 g)

Nutritional value

• fluids, dry matter
• ash
• protein
• fat after acid hydrolysis (Weibull)
• reducing sugars after inversion (as glucose)
• dietary fibre (Asp)
• fatty acids (C4 to C24)
• total carbohydrates (calculated)
• energetic value (kcal and kJ)
• salt (Na*2.5)

Vitamins

Minerals and metals

• cadmium (Cd)
• lead (Pb)
• mercury (Hg)
• arsenic (As)
• tin (Sn)

Additives and sweeteners

• synthetic water-soluble colouring agents qualitative (E102,104,110,122,123,124,127,131,132,133,142,151)
• synthetic water-soluble colouring agents quantitative (E102,104,110,122,123,124,127,131,132,133,142,151)
• sorbic acid and benzoic acid
• glutamic acid
• ascorbic acid
• sulphite (as SO2)

Unwanted substances, contaminants, pesticides

• pesticides screening GC/LC
• histamine
• volatile bases (as N)

Toxins

• ochratoxin A
• aflatoxins (B1,B2,G1,G2)
• deoxynivalenol (DON)
• HT2 and T2 toxins
• zearalenone (ZEA)
• fumonisin

PCR

• DNA derived from GMO
• DNA of horse

Various

• gluten
• soya protein
• milk proteins (whey protein and casein)