Sciensano conducts various chemical analyses including analyses on plant toxins, mycotoxins, marine toxins, bacterial toxins, pesticides, environment and process contaminants, Trace elements, additives, Food Contact Materials and antibiotics.
Plant toxins
Tropane alkaloids in food
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food
Mycotoxins
Food of plant origin
Multi-mycotoxinanalysis in food and feed (DON, aflatoxins, HT2 & T2 toxin, OTA, ZEN and fumonisins)
Marine toxins
Cyanotoxins (microcystins and nodularin) in drinking water
Cyanotoxins (microcystins and nodularin) in fruits and vegetables
Cyanotoxins (microcystins and nodularin) in food supplements
Cyanotoxins (microcystins and nodularin) in fish
Bacterial toxins
Pesticides
Food of plant origin
Multi-residu pesticides
Single-residu or single-class pesticides
Amitraz and its degradation products
Bromide
Chlormequat and mepiquat
Dithiocarbamate
Ethefon
Glyphosate and AMPA
Maleïque hydrazide
Nitrate
Organotins pesticides
Acidic pesticides
Environment and process contaminants
Food
As, Al, Cd, Cu, Cr, F, Fe, Hg, I, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn, Ti, Tl, Zn and others on demand
As-species (Asi, DMA, arsenobetain and others on demand)
Se-species (selenite, selenomethionin, and others on demand
Moisture content
Additives
Screening for the presence ofTiO2
Additives
Food
Steviol glycosides in liquid and solid food products
Sweeteners in food products
Multi-method for food additives (colors, hydroxybenzoates, caffeine, propyl gallate) in food products
Propylene glycol in non-alcoholic beverages
Organic acids in beverages
Nitrites and nitrates in meat, fish, and cheeses
Food contact materials
organic contaminants
BADGE and degradation products in metal food contact materials
CyclodiBADGE in metal food contact materials
Epoxidized soybean oil (ESBO) in baby food, sauces, and vegetables in oil
Phthalates in baby food, milk, sauces, vegetables in oil, oils, and dry foods
Phthalates in baby bottles
Bisphenols in baby food
Styrene in dairy products, meat, fish, and prepared foods
Bisphenol A and photoinitiators in dry foods
Bisphenols and alkylphenols in food contact materials
Formaldehyde in food contact materials
Melamine in food contact materials
Primary aromatic amines in food contact materials
Anorganic contaminants
Al, Ag, As, Ba, Be, Cd, Cu, Co, Cr, Eu, Fe, Gd, La, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Sn, Sb, Tb, Tl, V, Zn, and other on demand.
Julien Masquelier or Els Van Hoeck for more info and prices of planten toxin-, mycotoxin-, marine toxin-, bacterial toxin.
Mélanie Di Mario or Els Van Hoeck for more info and prices of organic contaminant analysis in food contact materials.
Laure Joly or Els Van Hoeck for more info and prices of pesticide-, environment and process contaminant analysis
Koen Oosterlinck or Karlien Cheyns for more info and prices of trace element analysis.
Séverine Goscinny or Els Van Hoeck for more info and prices of additive analysis.
Heidi Demaegdt or Karlien Cheyns for more info and prices of anorganic contaminant analysis in food contact materials.