Foodstuffs consist of a variety of components. Some of these are the nutrients, diverse natural ingredients or additives and foreign substances.
Some ingredients may be present in foodstuffs only in harmless quantities. Corresponding limit and tolerance values are defined in the Swiss Legislature in the Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs over Foreign Substances and Ingredients in Food Products (Fremd- und Inhaltsstoffverordnung, FIV) from 26th of June 1995 (updated 7th May 2012).
Additional legal requirements for the ingredients and quality of foodstuffs are defined in these Ordinances, among others:
- Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs over the Labelling and Advertising of Foodstuffs (LKV)
- Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs over Special Foodstuffs
- Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs over Cereals, Legumes, Plant Proteins and their Products
- Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs over Foodstuffs of Animal Origin
- Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs over Cooking Oil, Cooking Fat and Products Produced from them.
- Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Department of Home Affairs over Soups, Spices and Vinegar.
Are you looking for an accredited Swiss contract laboratory for the testing of ingredients in foodstuffs?
We will test for you in accordance with the Swiss Book of Foodstuffs (Schweizer Lebensmittelbuch, SLMB) using the latest methods.
Would you like to know which investigations are necessary to ensure the harmlessness and the marketability of your products? We would be happy to advise you which analyses could provide you with a suitable statement for the classification of quality of your foodstuffs.