Industrial and environmental pollutants may be present in seafood. 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.
Backed by state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and skilled microbiologists/ professionals, TÜV SÜD PSB provides a comprehensive range of testing services such as microbiological analysis, chemical analysis and species identification, for the seafood industry.
Our services
The seafood testing services include:
Microbiological analysis
- Evaluation of seafood hygiene levels
- Detection of bacteria and bacterial pathogens including total aerobic plate count, Escherichia coli, coliforms, Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella, Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Chemical analysis
- Fungicide residues
- Malachite Green by LC and/or LCMSMS
- Antibiotics residues
- Chloramphenicol by LCMSMS & enzyme immunoassay techniques
- Nitrofurans by HPLC
- Nitrofuran metabolites by LCMSMS
- Fluoroquinolones by LC fluorescence detector and/or LCMSMS
- Tetracyclines by LCMSMS
- Chemical contaminants
- Toxic metals
- Formaldehyde
- Methyl mercury
- Freshness indicators
- Histamines
- Indoles
Species identification
- Fish species identification
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Your advantages:
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- Protect your company from costly and image damaging scandals and recalls.
- Reduce your business risks by meeting regulatory requirements and standards.
- Increase quality and safety of your products and processes.
- Save time and costs as we provide you with a one-stop testing and certification service.
- Leverage on our global accreditations.
- Leverage on our state of the art laboratories with comprehensive testing equipment and professional expertise.
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