CFIA 2026: let’s meet to discuss food safety challenges
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What is a processed food?
A processed food is a food that has undergone one or more technological processes altering its original characteristics.
Food processing covers many processes used by the food industry, including cooking, fermentation, concentration, salting, smoking, canning and refining.
A composite food is a foodstuff made up of several different ingredients. It results from combining several food components (of plant, animal or mixed origin) to form a single product. Ready meals, pizzas, sandwiches, biscuits and fruit yoghurts are examples of composite foods.
Managing risks and compliance
The growing number of ingredients within a single recipe increases the complexity of controls. Guaranteeing the authenticity of raw materials and the absence of fraud has become a major issue for protecting consumers and brand image.
To meet these challenges with unmatched precision, Phytocontrol offers an innovative and unquestionable technology: NGS (Next Generation Sequencing).
- Certified identification: Next-generation DNA sequencing makes it possible to verify with certainty the origin and nature of every ingredient in your recipes.
- Fighting fraud: Detection of any undeclared substitution or blending, even in the most complex products.
- Total safety: Rigorous authenticity checks to ensure the compliance of your labelling and the transparency of your manufacturing processes.
Innovation & Methods
Our expertise
We offer analyses to check the regulatory compliance of your foodstuffs.
Pesticides
dithiocarbamates and their families, glyphosate, chlorates, ethephon, fosetyl-aluminium, maleic hydrazide…
Mycotoxins
ochratoxin, aflatoxins…
Heavy metals
lead, cadmium, arsenic, mercury…
GMOs
Potato, beet, maize, soya, rapeseed.
Authenticity
identification of plant species by NGS (5,000 species).
Nutritional values
carbohydrates, sugar profile, total fat, protein, ash, alcohol content, density, dry extract.
Other contaminants
perchlorates, nitrates.
Microbiology
Additives
sulphites
Dioxins, MOSH MOAH, authorised and banned food colourings, acrylamide, allergens, PAHs, 3-MCPD, 3-MCPD esters and glycidyl fatty acid esters, nanoparticles.
Regulations
Our regulatory team supports you in assessing the compliance of your products through 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 guarantee 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 implement effective traceability systems to ensure transparency throughout the cereal production chain. You can track each batch from cultivation to final use.
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A challenge to overcome?
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.
Managing multi-ingredient recipes is complex and requires full control of allergen risk. Phytocontrol supports us with surface testing on our production line.
+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, full traceability and rigorous compliance: we turn your constraints into performance levers.
Our experts are committed to helping you:
- Secure your production with high-precision analyses.
- Control your traceability, from raw material to finished product.
- Anticipate regulatory changes to guarantee your compliance.
ACCREDITATIONS
Our accreditations
Phytocontrol is accredited by COFRAC and has one of the most extensive and comprehensive accreditation scopes for analysing the quality of your products.
Our recognitions and listings
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