Food Contact Materials Testing & Food Packaging Analysis

Excellence in food contact material testing or food packaging analysis through experienced laboratory services to support development and compliance of materials or articles for food contact applications

Ensuring food contact materials safety through testing and analysis is key to safeguarding human health, protecting the food product, and supporting the successful launch of compliant and well-performing packaged products or 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. 

With a 30-year history providing food contact regulatory consulting and testing, we deliver excellence in flexible testing laboratory services and accurate test data packages to support all stakeholders from developers, converters, to brands and retailers. 

Food Contact Materials and Applications
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 DIN 10955:2004, physical characterization, colour fastness (per simulant) EN646, optical brighteners/fluorescent whitening agents (per simulant) EN648.

Accelerating your Innovation 
We know that innovation is critical to a successful product launch and that protecting human health and aspiring to a clean circular economy will be your key considerations. Multimaterial and multi-layer systems, coatings, nanotechnology, and novel materials are being explored to improve functional aspects of the packaging material including antimicrobial properties, barrier properties, active or intelligent packaging functions or mechanical properties of polymer plastic materials. We are experts in the design of the analytical studies which drive understanding of the composition, nature, performance, and chemical safety of these novel materials. Our expertise can enable decision making and accelerate your innovation. 

Your Food Packaging Testing Partner 
Bringing quality, safety, and sustainability to life, we apply our experience to support your food contact packaging development from early-stage R&D to recycling and beyond. Our innovation-led, end-to-end Total Quality Assurance proposition help organisations operate safely, effectively and with complete peace of mind in an increasingly complex, fast-changing world.