CFIA 2026: let’s meet to discuss food safety challenges
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What are meat and meat products?
Meat and meat products occupy a central place in our eating habits. This category includes the flesh of livestock, poultry or game animals, as well as all processed preparations (cold meats, ready meals, etc.).
Beyond taste enjoyment, these products offer major nutritional benefits for the body:
- Zinc and Selenium: Valuable trace elements for protecting cell membranes.
- High-quality proteins: Essential for building and renewing cell tissue.
- Haem iron: Essential for oxygen transport and proper functioning of the nervous system.
Managing health risk and authenticity
Marked by several major crises since the 1990s, the meat sector is now subject to increased monitoring. There are three key issues: ensuring microbiological quality, verifying species authenticity (combating fraud) and checking for the absence of chemical contaminants.
In this context of heightened vigilance, controls have become a pillar of consumer confidence.
Innovation & Methods
Our expertise
We offer analyses designed to check the regulatory compliance of your foodstuffs.
Veterinary drug residues
(including chloramphenicol)
Authenticity
meat species identification by NGS (5,000 species).
Additives
sulphites
Heavy metals
lead, cadmium, mercury…
Nutritional values
carbohydrates, sugar profile, total fat, protein, ash, alcoholic strength, density, dry extract.
Dioxins, PFAS, nitrates, nitrites, perchlorates, microbiology, PAHs
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Regulation
Our regulatory team supports you in assessing the compliance of your products, providing daily monitoring of applicable regulations and directives, draft texts and standards.
Our experts Céline and Aurélie are here to help.
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Audit
Carry out an auditA comprehensive quality audit to assess your production practices and ensure the compliance of your products. Our experts will provide tailored recommendations to optimise your processes and reduce risks.
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Traceability
Discover our toolWe help you set up effective traceability systems to ensure transparency throughout the cereal production chain. You will be able to track each batch from cultivation to final use.
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A challenge to face?
We have the solution!
Whether you are a producer, buyer or project manager,
we help you ensure the quality, safety and compliance of your products at every stage.
In the meat sector, freshness and microbiological safety are absolute requirements. Being able to rely on ultra-responsive analytical expertise allows me to release my batches quickly while guaranteeing the absence of contaminants and the authenticity of my raw materials.
+1,000 satisfied customers
Research and expertise
A research centre at your service
We drive your projects forward with tailor-made solutions and close support. Technical expertise, total traceability and rigorous compliance: we turn your constraints into performance levers.
Our experts are committed to supporting you in:
- Securing your production with high-precision analyses.
- Managing your traceability, from raw material to finished product.
- Anticipating regulatory developments to ensure your compliance.
ACCREDITATIONS
Our accreditations
Phytocontrol is accredited by COFRAC and has one of the most comprehensive and detailed accreditation scopes for analysing the quality of your products.
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