Seafood and Meat Testing

Maintain quality of your seafood and meat products

Industrial and environmental pollutants may be present in seafood and meat. These pollutants can cause health hazards such as food poisoning when consumed. Evaluation for microbial contaminants, chemical contaminants and antibiotic residues is necessary and must be carried out on each shipment of frozen seafood and meat

Backed by state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and skilled microbiologists/ professionals, TÜV SÜD provides a comprehensive range of testing services such as microbiological analysis, chemical analysis and species identification, for the seafood and meat industries.

Our services

Antibiotics residues

• Chloramphenicol by LCMSMS & enzyme immunoassay techniques
• Fluoroquinolones by LC fluorescence detector and/or LCMSMS
• Nitrofuran metabolites by LCMSMS
• Nitrofurans by HPLC
• Tetracyclines by LCMSMS

Chemical contaminants

• Formaldehyde
• Methyl mercury
• Toxic metals

Freshness indicators

• Histamines
• Indoles

Microbiological analysis

• Detection of bacteria and bacterial pathogens including total aerobic plate count, Escherichia coli, coliforms, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, Vibrio parahaemolyticus
• Evaluation of seafood and meat hygiene levels

Species identification

• Fish species identification