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Food and Beverage Safety Analysis
15 Oct 2026In this guide, explore Thermo Fisher Scientific’s end-to-end food and beverage safety testing portfolio, designed to help laboratories protect product quality, meet evolving regulations, and reduce recall risk. It covers workflows and technologies for food authenticity and fraud, packaging-contact materials, pesticides, veterinary-drug residues, mycotoxins, dioxins and other persistent pollutants, as well as beverage quality testing. Discover how the solutions combine sample preparation, chromatography, mass spectrometry, spectroscopy, automated analyzers, software, cloud-connected instrument management, and laboratory support to improve throughput, reproducibility, data management, and regulatory compliance.
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- Resource type: Guide
- Page count: 28 pages
- Read time: 22 mins
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Food and Drink TestingFood SafetyFood safety describes the prevention of food-borne illnesses. Contamination with a variety of pathogens can be prevented with adequate temperature control, hygiene and labeling. Food samples can be tested using GC/MS, HPLC, SPE, and qPCR to ensure their adherence to regulations.Beverage AnalysisBeverage analysis involves testing and evaluating the composition, quality, and safety of drinks, from alcoholic beverages to soft drinks. Techniques like chromatography and spectroscopy are commonly used to analyze flavors, nutrients, contaminants, and additives. Browse our peer-reviewed product directory to find the best beverage analysis tools, compare products, check reviews, and get pricing directly from manufacturers.Food AuthenticationFood authentication ensures that food products are accurately labeled and free from adulteration or misrepresentation. This is important for consumer safety, quality control, and regulatory compliance. Explore food authentication tools in our peer-reviewed product directory; compare products, check reviews, and get pricing directly from manufacturers.Food FraudFood adulteration refers to food when it has been has been altered unlawfully with the addition of another lower commodity food product to increase quantity. The 2013 European horsemeat scandal saw the adulteration of beef products with the addition of horse meat.PesticidesPesticides are used to protect crops from diseases, pests and unwanted plants. They are classed as persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and can be harmful to humans. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) currently regulates the use of pesticides in the USA.
