Food Testing

Quality of food plays an important role in a individual life. Food quality gets seriously affected by microbial, physical, chemical factors. Hence food products must be tested for there quality to ensure that they are safe for the consumption by the consumers. Food products reaches us through various manufacturers, hence it is very necessary to test food quality parameters so that food products quality is ensured which makes it safe for consumption. OHM undertakes the complete testing of the food products as per relevant standards. Some of the food items tested here are:

Food Packaging

Packaging testing provides assurances that your packaging will protect your product from damage or degradation during the transportation and distribution process Food packaging analysis and testing of food contact materials, supporting food contact notifications through experienced laboratory services Testing food packaging materials can help safeguard human health, protect the food product, and support successful food contact notifications enabling the launch of well-performing packaged products or food processing appliances. Encompassing the circular lifecycle of a food contact article from materials development, notification to recycling or biodegradability, our scientists help you to ensure safe, compliant, sustainable, and well-performing products.

Testing Support

OHM Laboratory Private Limited Provides food contact regulations, including the European Regulations, overall migration compliance testing (OML), we use a broad range of analytical techniques. We are also experts in method development and analysis for substances of concern including primary aromatic amines, metals, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol A, the release of microplastics and phthalates.

Sustainability and Food Packaging

We support the circular lifecycle of a food contact article through Circular Assure, our risk-based quality assurance programs and recycled material content certification to help you to advance recycled plastic food packaging applications. Whether your interest is the recycling process or the packaging product, our expertise helps you to demonstrate your commitment to sustainability and accelerate innovation of well-performing, safe, and compliant products and processes. Services include biodegradability, insight-enabling analytical technologies for recycling processes, packaging and packaging waste directive 94/62/EC services, and evaluation of the processability of materials with post-consumer recycled content (PCR).

Food Packaging Materials Testing

We provide physical and chemical testing services to include all types of materials and products such as plastics, ceramics, paper, board, rubber and silicone, kitchen utensils and appliances, food processing surfaces, and equipment. Performance testing services include sensory analysis for organoleptic testing , physical characterization, colour fastness (per simulant) EN646, optical brighteners/fluorescent whitening agents .

Food Shelf life Testing

Food manufacturers need to accurately determine the "use by" or "best before" dates for their products in order to meet strict regulations and to keep their brand and consumers safe. Shelf life testing of products claims must be backed by reliable data in order to meet the requirements of FSSAI. Eurofins provides accurate and reliable shelf life testing, the protocols and summaries provided by Eurofins can help to back your shelf-life claims with the data required by FSSAI and help to reduce the risk of product recalls, and manage inventory in the warehouse and sales channels.

Important Components to Shelf-life Testing:

Organoleptic and Appearance

Organoleptic testing includes color, texture, aroma, packaging, separation, stratification, and taste which are of high importance to a consumer when selecting a product.

Rancidity (Degradation of fats & oils)

Rancidity testing determines the level of oxidation in a sample. When a lipid goes rancid, its value as a foodstuff is compromised and it will take on a foul or stale flavor. Proper rancidity testing is essential in determining the shelf life of the product.