Dietary supplement analysis package

Analysis package for dietary supplements. All supplement products must comply with maximum levels for heavy metals lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg), as specified in Commission Regulation (EU) No 2023/915. Microbiological quality should also be assessed to ensure high-risk pathogens do not end up in the product.

The displayed price includes the following analyses:

• Heavy metals (As, Cd, Hg, and Pb)

• Aerobic plate count

• Yeasts and moulds

• Escherichia coli

• Coagulase-positive staphylococci

• Salmonella in 25 g

• Listeria monocytogenes in 25 g

Upon request, additional parameters can be added to the package at an additional cost. Commission Regulation (EU) No 2023/915 sets maximum levels for the following contaminants in certain supplement products:

• Citrinin in food supplements based on rice fermented with red yeast Monascus purpureus

• Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in food supplements containing botanical preparations, including extracts and pollen based food supplements

• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH 4) in food supplements containing botanicals and their preparations, or propolius, royal jelly, spirulina, and their preparations

Other available analyses that can be relevant depending on product composition include:

• Additional microbiological parameters, such as presumptive Bacillus cereus

• Mycotoxins, such as aflatoxins

• Other plant alkaloids, such as tropane alkaloids and opium alkaloids

• Pesticide residues, especially in supplements containing plant-based ingredients

• Mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH/POSH and MOAH)

• Dioxins and PCBs, especially in supplements containing marine oils

• Verification of the amount of active ingredients, such as vitamins, fatty acids and amino acids

Contact the expert for more information.