Taking food analysis a step further

In today's market, absolute safety and quality of food is of utmost importance. Standards in the food industry are very strict and end consumers are also increasingly aware of what they eat. A reliable partner like LOVAP is essential to meet these quality requirements as a food manufacturer or distribution centre.

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Our activities focus on various fields, ranging from food for human consumption to food for animal consumption. Analyses take place in the context of supplier inspections, preparation of product sheets, labelling, product development or conformity testing, quality controls and legal and technical advice.

Meat and fish
Fruit and vegetables
Herbs and spices
Koffie en thee
Prepared meals
Chocolate
Cereals and nuts
Supermarkets
Animal feed
Beverages
Pastries/biscuits
Dairy products

 

  • Aflatoxins (B1,B2,G1,G2)
  • Aflatoxin M1
  • Ochratoxin A
  • Deoxynivalenol (DON)
  • 3-Acetyl deoxynivalenol (3-acetyl DON)
  • Fuminosine (B1,B2)
  • Toxin T-2/HT
  • Diacetoxyscirpenol (DAS)
  • Zearalenone (ZEA)
  • Citrinin
  • Alternaria toxins
  • Patulin
  • Gluten-containing cereals
  • Eggs
  • Vis
  • Peanut
  • Nuts, such as almonds, hazelnuts,
  • walnuts, cashews, pecans
  • Brazil nuts, pistachios and macadamia nuts
  • Soy
  • Milk, including lactose
  • Crustaceans
  • Molluscs
  • Celery
  • Mustard
  • Sesame seeds
  • Sulphite
  • Lupin
  • Animal species: (pig, beef, horse, chicken, turkey, sheep, goat, duck, rabbit)
  • Fish species: cod, salmon
  • CMO: triple screening
  • Nitrite and nitrate
  • Sweeteners (cyclamate, aspartame, steviol, sucralose...)
  • Polyols (sorbitol...)
  • Dyes
  • Preservatives (sorbic acid, benzoic acid...)
  • Phosphate
  • Glutamic acid
  • Organic acids
  • Antioxidants

Multiscreening (QueChers) (GC/MSMS, LC/MSMS)

Polar multi-method (Quppe)

Dithiocarbamates (CS2)

Ethephon

Fosethyl-Al and phosphonic acid

Glyphosate/AMPA

Chlormequat/mepiquat

Quaternary ammonium compounds

Paraquat/diquat

Bromide

Ethylene oxide and 2-chloroethanol

  • Decay flora and indicator bacteria: total aerobic and anaerobic plate count, lactobacilli, enterobacteriaceae, coliforms, faecal coliforms, yeasts and moulds, Pseudomonas
  • Pathogens: Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Eschericia coli, Clostridia, Bacillus cereus, Legionella, STEC, E.coli O157,
  • Campylobacter, Vibrio, Yersinia
  • Functional bacteria: Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Bifidobacteria
  • Shelf life tests
  • Hygiene inspections: surface sampling (rodac, swab...), air sampling
  • Coumarin
  • Caffeine
  • Theobromine
  • Piperine
  • Vanillin/ethyl vanillin
  • Peroxide number
  • Free fatty acids
  • Saponification number
  • Iodine addition number
  • Polar substances
  • Water content (Karl Fisher)
  • Essential oils
  • Ash insoluble in HCl
  • Total acidity
  • Brix
  • TVB-N total volatile bases
  • Starch
  • Histamine
  • Gas composition MAP packaging
  • Beer parameters (alcohol, wort, bitterness, colour)

Contaminants

  • Acrylamide
  • Poly-aromatic hydrocarbons PAH
  • MOSH/MOAH
  • Melamine
  • Residues of solvents, fuels,
  • oil, chemical pollution
  • Heavy metals
  • Nitrite, nitrate in vegetables
  • PCBs and dioxins
  • Furans
  • Phthalates (plasticisers)
  • Bisphenol A
  • Organotin compounds
  • Fatty acid ester of glycidyl, expressed as
  • glycidol and 3-MCPD
  • Pyrrolizidine alkaloids
  • Erucic acid
  • Cyanide

Nutritional value

  • BIG 8
  • Water-soluble vitamins (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6,B12, biotin, C)
  • Fat-soluble vitamins (A,D,E,K)
  • Fatty acid spectrum
  • Cholesterol
  • Minerals and trace elements
  • Amino acids