Testing specialist Eurofins has launched a Webinar service geared towards the food and feed industry. The service will leverage Eurofins’ worldwide strength in laboratory analysis, and draw on the expertise of the group’s scientists and external experts across a wide range of competencies in the food and feed industry.

The first two in the planned series of Webinars were held on March 23 and April 25, the first on “New allergen action levels, Vital 2.0 and the required changes in risk management.” The webinar addressed issues regarding the use of analytical methodology for quality assurance and enforcement in the context of emerging action levels. The second Webinar dealt with “Gluten-free claims: reliability and liability.” The topic has gained importance following the recent publication of an article by Bert Popping and Carmen Diaz Amigo in the special section of the Journal of AOAC International, discussing deficiencies of some of the current analytical approaches.

Eurofins’ Webinar services seek to gather and condense information on the most important issues relevant to the industry from various channels, to ensure that regulatory affairs specialists, quality control and production managers stay well-informed, which is key to succeeding in the business environment. Information is aimed to be delivered in a concise and effective manner and to offer relevant insight from leading specialists and industry players.

The Webinars are specifically tailored to benefit upper-management levels in the industry, by synthesising the most significant issues that affect their businesses, maximising efficiency by reducing the amount of time required to stay on top of all relevant information, and eliminating the need to travel. The sessions will be conducted initially in English and German, with plans to be rolled-out in other languages in the future.

As the world leader in food analytical testing, Eurofins has developed the widest portfolio of testing methods, covering the broadest range of analytical concerns within the industry. The group is also the world leader in pharmaceutical products testing and in environmental laboratory services, and is one of the global market leaders in agroscience, genomics and central laboratory services. Eurofins’ employees actively engage in roundtables and other discussions with both industry and regulatory bodies to develop methodologies and frameworks, and as such, it is well-positioned to offer meaningful contribution to discussions on issues that are most relevant to the industry.

With over 10,000 staff in more than 150 laboratories across 30 countries, Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 100,000 reliable analytical methods for evaluating the authenticity, origin, safety, identity, composition and purity of biological substances and products. The group is committed to providing its customers with high quality services, accurate results in time and, if requested, expert advice by its highly qualified staff.