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Normec Foodcare

Normec Foodcare helps organizations in the food sector with research, audits and inspections to meet increasingly stringent food safety and quality requirements as well as gain insight into their performance.

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Certainty in food safety and quality

In the food sector, everything has to be right. From raw material to finished product. At the same time, requirements around food safety, quality and legislation are becoming increasingly stringent.

Normec Foodcare helps organizations keep a grip on that reality. With laboratory research, audits, inspections and advice, we ensure that you meet the requirements and understand where you stand.

Sectors we operate in

Normec Foodcare supports organizations in diverse sectors within the food chain. Find out in which sectors we operate and how we can strengthen your organization.

Agro

Fresh Produce Sector

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Food

Import, Transport & Logistics

Packaging

Feed

Non-food

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Retail & Hospitality

Reference projects

How Brabant Plant partners with Normec Green Agro Control to ensure consistently high quality

Brabant Plant

55% time savings with E-learning for Group of Butchers

Group of Butchers

Lekkerkerker Group about Normec Label & Specifications

Lekkerkerker Group
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— Roos Sorgdrager, Managing Director Normec Foodcare

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Laying hens are kept in a poultry house where eggs are produced and collected.
25 Aug 2026

Salmonella in eggs: recent outbreak highlights the importance of targeted testing

A Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs from a Belgian poultry farm has now made at least 300 people ill. The incident once again shows the importance of systematic monitoring and timely laboratory testing throughout the egg supply chain.

Een persoon overhandigt verpakte monsters aan een andere persoon voor verwerking of beoordeling.
14 Aug 2026

Normec Sensory Opens New Sensory Testing Center in Liège

LIÈGE – Normec Sensory is further expanding its presence in Belgium with the opening of a new sensory testing center in Liège. With this expansion, Normec Sensory now has its own testing infrastructure in both Flanders and Wallonia. This enables organizations to rely on in-depth consumer insights from across Belgium, supported by local expertise and a broad network of respondents.

Various food packaging materials, suitable for quality and sustainability testing.
12 Aug 2026

The PPWR now applies: what does this mean for your packaging?

The PPWR has been in effect since August 12, 2026. Learn what this means for your packaging and how Normec Foodcare can help your organization achieve compliance.

A liquid sample is added to a petri dish with a pipette for laboratory analysis.
27 Jul 2026

Normec Informs Customers About Regulations Regarding Animal By-Products When Submitting Samples

WIERINGERWERF – Normec Foodcare is reminding customers of the applicable European regulations for animal by-products (ABP) and derived products. This is in response to increased scrutiny by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) regarding the correct application of this legislation within the chain of sample submission, analysis, and processing. The regulations are set forth in Regulation (EC) No. 1069/2009 and the accompanying implementing provisions in Regulation (EU) No. 142/2011. The purpose of these regulations is to protect public health, animal health, and the safety of the food and feed chains.

An analog temperature gauge displays the temperature of a system or process environment.
23 Jun 2026

Summer Stress in the Agri-Food Industry: What Are the Main Risks to Food Safety?

For many companies in the food industry, summer is a challenging time. Vacation periods lead to staff turnover, supply chains are put to the test, and rising temperatures increase the risk of deviations in production, storage, and distribution. At the same time, consumer behavior changes: products are consumed more often outside the home, remain out of refrigeration for longer periods, and are stored differently than originally planned.

Employees perform visual inspections of food products in a production environment.
23 Jun 2026

Why You Can’t Blindly Trust Supplier Declarations

Supplier declarations remain indispensable, but they are essentially dependent on information provided further down the supply chain. Every link in that chain introduces variation, and changes in raw materials, processes, or suppliers can have an impact without this being immediately apparent in the documentation that is ultimately passed on. This creates a tension between administrative compliance and actual product consistency. A declaration may appear correct and complete, while in practice, even minor changes can still impact composition or risks.

Close-up photo of packaged beef chipolata with product information and nutrition label.
23 Jun 2026

Errors in Label Verification: Where the Risk Lies

In the food industry, label verification is much more than a final administrative step in the quality process. It is a critical control measure within food safety and QA, with a direct impact on consumer safety, compliance, and the risk of recalls. Yet in practice, it turns out that label checking and verification remain a structural weak point within many organizations.

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