SPIFAN Stakeholder Panel (September 23, 2017)

Fields of testing

1. Food Quality

• Food ingredient • Vitamins, amino acids… 2. Food Additives 3. Heavy Metals and Minerals 4. Chemical residues • Pesticide residues • Vet drug residues 5. Toxicants and contaminants

• Natural toxins, mycotoxins… • Environmental contaminants

6. Toxicology

• Acute toxicity tests on animals

7. Microbiology 8. GMO

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Testing for infant formulae, milk and dairy products

• Composition: G, L, P, GOS (Beta-galactooligo saccharides), Imunoglobulin G, fatty acid, amino acid… • Vitamins: A, D, E, K, B groups … • Minerals: Na, Ca, K, Mg, Fe, Cu, Zn, Se, P, I … • Probiotics and prebiotics • Vet drug residues, pesticide residues • Other contaminants and toxins: aflatoxin M1, melamine, bisphenol A…

National Institute for Food Control

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