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Customer Service Group

For further information about our services, quotations, sample submission forms and invoicing queries, please contact our Customer Service Group

Food analysis and testing

Fera's food analytical testing services are underpinned by scientific expertise, detailed knowledge of current and emerging regulations, and internationally recognised quality standards.

All of our food analysis work is carried out in modern laboratories by highly trained scientific staff, using state-of-the-art analytical equipment.

In addition to the food testing services mentioned below we have accredited analytical capabilities to test foodstuffs for the presence and quantity of other contaminant substances, for example artificial sweeteners and preservatives. We are the National Reference Laboratory for many areas.

Food analysis services
Environmental contaminants
Food contaminant analysis
Pesticide residue analysis
GM & Food authenticity
Phthalates analysis
Detection of horse meat and phenylbutazone in the food chain

We are accredited to the internationally recognised ISO9001 quality standard and over 90 of our analytical methods are accredited to ISO17025.

Our food analysis team go beyond simply issuing you with a test result. We can help you interpret your results and provide advice on meeting European food safety regulations. Naturally, our food analytical testing services are fully confidential.

Sustainable working

Fera are always looking at more sustainable ways to work, and we would like you to help us reduce waste and energy consumption by only sending us as much sample as we need for our analyses. We have published information on minimum sample sizes for reference.

If you require more information about our food analysis work or would like to discuss any of the food analytical testing services mentioned above, please contact us using

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Information wheels

We have produced two information wheels that link to different areas of the Fera website to answer your questions:

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