Peru Food and Agriculture Laboratory

Peru food and agricultural product testing and inspection.

The Intertek Peru food laboratory tests and inspects fishmeal, fishoil, grains, food, milk and other agricultural products. The Peru food lab is ISO/IEC 17025 accredited for fishmeal and fish oil. Intertek Peru offers modern laboratories for the analysis with state-of-the-art equipment and a world-class quality management system. The Peru lab services include chemical and microbiological analysis for dairy products, bread and fish meal. The laboratories are fitted to carry out tests in conformance with international standards, such as AOAC, ICMSF, NTP, etc.

Food products physical, chemical analysis in Peru:

Fishmeal testing:  

• Fishmeal tests include Protein, Fat, Moisture, Ash, Sand, Pepsin digestibility, Salt, TVN, Free fatty acids, Phosphorus, Antioxidant

Fish oil testing:  

• Peroxide, Acid value, Insoluble impurities, Moisture, Volatile matter content, Mineral Oil

Canned fish testing: 

• Physical analysis, Organoleptic Analysis

Meats and meat products: 

• Protein, Fat, Moisture, Ash, Fiber

Environmental control testing:  

• Air sampling, Surfaces sampling, Personnel evaluation

HACCP auditing:  

• Certified HACCP Auditors

Grains testing:  

• Protein, Fat, Moisture, Quality, Ash, Acid value, Fiber

Juice and milk products:  

• Acidity, Brix grade

Milk testing:  

• Protein, Fat, Total solids, Ash, Acidity, Casein, Lactose, pH, Microscopy impurities, Phosphorous, Heavy Metals

Water testing:  

• Total hardness, pH, Metals (Sodium and Potassium)

Flour and baking products:  

• Moisture, Acidity, Bromates detection

Microbiological analysis:  

• Microbiology Food Testing, Mould, yeast, Aerobic plate count, Salmonella, Shigellosis, Total coliform, Fecal coliform, Escherichia coli, Staphylococous aureus

Microbiology fishmeal Testing:  

• Salmonella, Shigellosis, - Enterobacteriaceae

Water microbiology analysis:  

• Heterotrofic plate count (HPC),-Total coliform, Fecal coliform