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The beverage industry is incredibly diverse and fast moving, pivoting constantly as new consumer trends emerge. That's why partnering with a third-party beverage testing laboratory that provides fast, accurate, and comprehensive solutions is key. Our teams of beverage experts can support you through the entire product life cycle from concept to commercialization.

Eurofins' network of laboratories understands your unique needs and that all beverages are not the same. Let us tailor our solutions to meet your goals. Whether your need is product development, product and ingredient testing, shelf-life studies, challenge studies, or consulting we are here to guide and support you with industry-leading technologies, state-of-the-art laboratories, and easy access to experts when challenging situations occur. You have spent years building your brand. It’s our job to help you protect it.

 

Industries We Support

Eurofins' network of laboratories supports manufacturers, processors, retailers, distributors, packers, grocers, sellers, importers, and exporters of many types of beverages. Click below to learn more about how we support each group. Don't see your beverage category? Reach out to us to learn more about our additional capabilities.

 

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Product Development

Have an idea for a beverage but would like help formulating and bringing to market? The National Food Lab has a comprehensive team of formulators, sensory scientists, chefs, food scientists, market researchers, and others to help you develop a successful product and beat out the competition.

Click here to find out more about their services and how they can support you needs.

Ingredient Verification

Verifying the ingredients in your formulas is key to producing a safe and high quality product. Eurofins network of laboratories has you covered with both compendial (ex. USP) and non-compendial microbiological and analytical methods suitable for your raw materials. Below are just some of the types of ingredients we actively verify for either safety, quality, authenticity, potency, purity, and/or identification.

  • Vitamins
  • Minerals and Elementals
  • Dietary Supplements Ingredients
  • Phytonutrients
  • Flavor Compounds
  • Concentrates
  • Proteins
  • Fats, Oils, and Lipids
  • Botanical Extracts
  • Sugars and No Calorie Sweeteners
  • Fibers 
  • Preservatives
  • Probiotic bacteria

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Finished Product Testing

Our scientific teams collaborate with yours to develop innovative, customizable testing solutions to ensure that you deliver the safest, highest quality finished products to market. Solutions may include:

  • Proximate and Nutritional Testing Including Label Generation
  • Vitamins and Minerals
  • Protein, Amino Acids, and PDCAAS
  • Fat Content and Full Fatty Acid Profiles (including Omegas)
  • Shelf Life and Stability Studies
  • Microbiology for Safety and Quality Including Pathogens, Indicators, and Spoilage Organisms
  • Contaminant Screening Including Heavy Metals, Pesticide Screens, Aflatoxins, and Many Others
  • Allergens and GMOs

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Special Project Services

For more challenging needs, our teams are confident in developing tailored solutions that fit your goals.

  • Process Validations and Verifications
  • Challenge Testing
  • Sensory Evaluation
  • Product and Ingredient Investigations 
  • Foreign or Unknown Material Identification
  • Off-Flavor / Off-Odor Issues and Spoilage Studies
  • Product Recall and FDA Detention
  • Litigation Support

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On-Site Solutions

Having access to solutions you can use on-site and in real time can provide great value for decision making during processing. We have a specialized team to develop and implement on-site, rapid analysis based on our more than 20 years of expertise of NIR/IR implementation .

  • In-line systems for real-time, in-process tracking of critical specifications
  • Benchtop solutions for testing throughout your process from raw material to finished product
  • No sample prep, non-destructive, no solvents or reagents needed for sample analysis 
  • Custom Model Development; on-going model maintenance and validation
  • Total solution services without capital investment
  • For applications such as: Whole fruits, fruit puree, hops, grains, blending mixes, fermentation, and adulteration analysis

Click here to learn more about our on-site real-time analysis!

 

Consulting, Auditing & Certification Support

Eurofins Food Assurance companies is here to provide auditing and consulting for critical steps in the supply chain: warehouse/distribution center audits, Costco Addendums & Supplier audits, GMP audits, HACCP verification audits, pre-assessments, GFSI audit schemes, risk assessments, etc. 

For more information on these services, click here or reach out to us.

 

 

 

 

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Functional Beverages

The network of Eurofins laboratories is your partner and we understand the unique challenges and diversity associated with functional beverages. If you are producing or selling beverages with added functional ingredients, it will be important that you verify levels of actives and match your nutritional or dietary supplement facts panel. Our teams of scientists have the expertise to analyze your raw ingredients for purity, identity, and contaminants, and then confirm their content in a beverage post processing and through shelf life.

Our national network of ISO 17025 accredited laboratories can support you throughout the entire product lifecycle by verifying your label claims, to shelf life and stability testing, ingredient and product testing, as well as consulting on regulatory and product development needs. In addition, we offer our real-time results platform to simplify ordering testing and obtaining results.

Need a service that you don't see below? Contact us about our additional capabilities.

Functional Beverage Types

  • Sports & Energy Drinks
  • Protein Drinks
  • Health & Wellness Drinks
  • Hydration Drinks
  • Liquid Dietary Supplement Drinks with vitamins, minerals, and botanical extracts
  • CBD/Hemp Drinks
  • Powdered Drink Blends and Pre-Mixes
  • New & Novel

Support You Need

  • Product Development
  • Label Claim & Ingredient Verification
  • Challenge Studies and Stress Testing
  • Nutritional Testing & Label
  • Chemical and Elemental Contaminant Screening
  • Microbiology Testing 
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Allergen & GMO Testing
  • Product Investigations and Litigation Support

 

Probiotics & Fermented Beverages

Kombuchas, Kefirs, and other probiotic and fermented beverages require special attention as these types of matrices contain complex microbiological environments requiring special testing methods. Eurofins is proud to be a leading testing laboratory for probiotic testing, partnering with many probiotic suppliers to run strain-specific enumeration procedures.

Need something that you don't see below? Contact us about our additional capabilities. You can also learn more about our probiotic-specific services here!

  • Microbiological Testing
  • Spoilage Investigations
  • Competing Organisms Investigations
  • Microbiome Studies
  • Contaminant Screenings 
  • Shelf Life Studies
  • Ingredient Verification
  • Off Flavor or Off Odor Investigations
  • Process Validations
  • Product Development
  • Nutritional Profiling & Labeling
  • Allergens & GMO
  • Environmental Monitoring

 

Juices & Soft Drinks

Juices, juice-based drinks, and soft drinks pose unique challenges compared to other beverages. With the use of a variety of processes such as cold fill, pasteurization, aseptic, and high pressure processing (HPP) combined with varying levels of natural juices, sugars/sweeteners, and acidulants a lot of problems can arise. Seeking assistance from a third-party juice testing laboratory can boost both safety and quality of your finished products in order to protect your brand. 

Our scientists have been supporting the industry for over 30 years with a variety of services. Check out some of our most requested services below and reach out to us to see how we can help! Need something that you don't see below? Contact us about our additional capabilities.

  • Juice Authenticity
  • Microbiological Testing (Including Alicyclobacillus testing and Heat Resistant Mold detection)
  • Challenge Testing
  • Spoilage Investigations
  • Contaminant Screenings (ex. Pesticides, Heavy Metals, Patulin, Sulfites)
  • Shelf Life Studies
  • Ingredient Verification
  • Off Flavor or Off Odor Investigations
  • Process Validations
  • Product Development
  • Nutritional Profiling & Labeling
  • Allergens and GMOs
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Process Authority

 

Milks & Creamers

Animal-Based

Eurofins' network of dairy laboratories boasts 70 years of experience testing animal-based milks and creamers utilizing the most advanced and efficient wet chemistry techniques at our ISO 17025 accredited laboratories. Click here to learn more about our solutions for dairy customers. 

Plant-Based

Plant-based beverages are still on the rise and you will want to make sure you have a robust food safety and quality plan to protect your brand. With a large portfolio of validated methods, our teams of scientists are ready to provide you fast, accurate, and convenient solutions that fit your needs.

Check out some of our most asked for services below! Need a service that you don't see? Contact us about our additional capabilities.

  • Protein, Amino Acids, and PDCAAS
  • Omegas and Full Fatty Acid Profiles
  • Sugar Profiles
  • Vitamins and Minerals
  • Anti-nutrients
  • Nutritional Labeling
  • Contaminants such as Heavy Metals, Pesticides, and Aflatoxins
  • Product Development
  • Allergens and GMOs
  • Routine Microbiology and Special Studies
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Shelf Life and Stability

 

Coffee & Tea

Today, coffee and tea are not only simply brewed. Advances in technology have lead to various others forms we can enjoy these beverages with aseptic, high pressure processing (HPP), cold-brew, spray-dried, ready-to-drink, among others. However, newer technologies mean testing is necessary to ensure consumers enjoy safe products that meet your regulatory and quality standards.

Eurofins network of laboratories has developed numerous analytical methods for providing reliable and highly sensitive detection and quantification of contaminants such as acrylamide, pesticides, mycotoxins, and heavy metals. Our methods and personnel are certified, approved, or accredited by expert organizations, including A2LA, AOCS, FOSFAL, and GAFTA, which enables us to provide the most consistent results for your coffee and tea products. In addition, our US Tea Association membership ensures Eurofins stays at the forefront of the specific testing needs of the industry.

Check out some of our most asked for services below! Need a service that you don't see? Contact us about our additional capabilities.

  • Ingredient Verification
  • Shelf Life and Stability Testing
  • Routine Microbiology (ex. Salmonella, Yeast and Mold)
  • Special Microbial Studies 
  • Environmental Monitoring 
  • Contaminants Such as Heavy Metals, Pesticides, Acrylamide
  • Product Development
  • Allergens
  • GMO Screening
  • Nutritional Panel and Label Generation

 

Alcoholic Beverages

Eurofins' network of laboratories offers unique services to support beer, wine, and spirits. Check out these scenarios below in which we were able to support our customers with alcoholic beverage testing.

  • "I am based in the wine region of California. I would like to test for smoke residue on my grape to verify their quality as the recent fires have affected my region."
  • "I would like to do a quick test of proximates as I'm formulating."
  • "I would like to verify my raw materials and produce before producing my batch."
  • "I need to test for contaminants like heavy metals."
  • "Something tastes really off. I would like to find out what is causing that."

Need a service that you don't see here? Contact us about additional capabilities.

 

 

 

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