Infant Formula

Consider using the Eurofins Vitamin and Amino Acid Competence Centre

We provide high quality The Eurofins Vitamin and Amino Acid Compe- Our quality system is based on DS EN ISO IEC tence Centre are dedicated to analyse vitamins 17025. We use daily control including use of ref- and amino acids. This narrow and highly special- erence materials. We participate in proficiency Infant Formula ized focus enables us to provide a “State of the tests being FAPAS, BIPEA, NIST, company specific art” service for our customers helping them to: trials etc. We are always open to customer visits and audits. We have up-to-date equipment and • Ensure a safe product very good facilities and we use semi-automatic • Improve quality and separate production lines. • Reduce costs • Enhance branding We have highly qualified staff Our Business Manager and Quality Manager are Several reasons why you should use the Vita- highly experienced and we have 5 experienced min and Amino Acid Competence Centre are chemists designated to ensure that the high- listed below. est quality standards are being met. We have 5 persons in customer support to take care of We are number one in Europe customer contact and approximately 35 highly We have the greatest number of vitamin and skilled laboratory technicians. amino acid analysis and they are all performed on one location in Europe. We have huge expe- We use a LIMS-system rience with pet food concerning pre-treatment We are fully integrated on eLIMS, a LIMS-system methods, analytical methods and matrices. Fur- made for Eurofins. The eLIMS corporate with thermore we are serving some of the biggest Eurofins OnLine (EOL), which you can get the pet food manufactures in the world and have access to. With this access you are able to follow [email protected] done for years. the samples you send for analysis.

We have highly competitive pricing We are always willing to make customer spe- Our prices are very much competitive and not cific package to be able to provide you with the upward. For specific offers we recommend you things you need for analysing. For any queries to contact your local Eurofins Laboratory. or questions please contact the customer centre at the Vitamin Competence Centre at vita- We offer low Turn-Around Time [email protected]. We can offer a low turn-around time and we can also negotiate customer specific turn-around times if needed, but it also depends on how many samples and parameters it concerns. For a specific turn-around time we recommend you to contact your local Eurofins Laboratory. Eurofins Vitamin Competence Centre

Eurofins Steins Laboratorium A/S • Vitamin Competence Centre Ladelundvej 85 • DK-6600 Vejen Tel. +45 70 22 42 35 • www.eurofins.dk/vitamins

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