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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.
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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.
"Our goal is to support the food industry in ensuring the highest standards of safety and quality."
— Roos Sorgdrager, Managing Director Normec Foodcare
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23 Jun 2026
Summer Stress in the Food Industry: Where Are the Biggest Food Safety Risks?
For many food companies, summer is a challenging time. Vacations lead to staff turnover, supply chains come under pressure, and higher temperatures increase the risk of deviations in production, storage, and distribution. At the same time, consumer behavior changes: products are consumed outdoors more often, remain unrefrigerated for longer periods, and are stored differently than originally intended.
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.
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.
23 Jun 2026
TFA: Why This PFAS Compound Is Showing Up More and More Often
PFAS have been a major focus in the food industry for several years now. Recently, however, a specific substance has been cropping up more and more frequently in discussions about food safety, the environment, and regulations: TFA, or trifluoroacetic acid.
23 Jun 2026
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Allergen management and cross-contamination remain among the most sensitive topics in food safety and QA within the food industry. Not only because the impact on consumers can be significant, but also because the rationale behind Precautionary Allergen Labeling (PAL) is often more complex than it appears at first glance.
23 Jun 2026
Microbiological Trends in Recalls: What Can We Learn from Recent Incidents?
Microbiological food safety remains one of the leading causes of recalls in the European food industry. Despite stricter controls, improved process control, and comprehensive HACCP systems, recent incidents show that microbiological risks still pose a real and evolving challenge.
23 Jun 2026
PFAS in Packaging: Why Analytical Evidence Is Becoming Increasingly Important
PFAS have been high on the European agenda for several years now. While attention used to be focused primarily on drinking water, soil contamination, and industrial emissions, the focus is increasingly shifting to packaging materials that come into contact with food.
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