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Meat and meat products testing

Sensory, physico-chemical, microbiological and contaminant testing of raw meat, meat preparations and meat products, including RENAR-accredited tests.

50 RENAR-accredited testsAnnex no. 1 of 24.04.2026See the table

Meat and meat products are among the most closely controlled foods: composition, freshness, additives and microbiological safety are checked by producers and processors as well as by the authorities. ICA R&D tests raw meat, minced meat, meat preparations and meat products (cooked and cured meats, semi-preserves, canned products), from sensory examination through to complex authenticity and contaminant testing.

What we test

To verify composition we determine moisture, protein, fat, ash and sodium chloride, and from these we calculate the indicators used to assess a recipe, such as the collagen/protein ratio, apparent meat content and added water. Freshness and spoilage are followed through easily hydrolysable nitrogen, total volatile basic nitrogen, the Kreis test for fat oxidation and the hydrogen sulphide test.

We measure nitrites and nitrates, the additives used in curing, as well as total phosphorus. Microbiological testing covers hygiene indicators and the main pathogens (Salmonella, Listeria monocytogenes, Campylobacter, coagulase-positive staphylococci). On request we analyse metals, pesticide residues and veterinary drug residues, and molecular biology methods allow us to identify the animal species in a product.

Regulatory framework

  • Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 – general principles of food law
  • Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 – microbiological criteria for foodstuffs
  • Regulation (EU) 2023/915 – maximum levels for contaminants
  • Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 – food additives
  • Regulation (EU) No 37/2010 – pharmacologically active substances and maximum residue limits
  • Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 – maximum residue levels of pesticides
  • Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 – food information to consumers (nutrition declaration)

How we work

Samples are delivered to our laboratory in Bucharest in closed packaging, with the cold chain maintained. Before you send them, we can recommend the right set of tests for your product and purpose (internal control, customer specification, compliance check). Results are issued in a test report; accredited tests are marked as such in the report and are listed in the annex to RENAR accreditation certificate LI 871.

Parameters and determinations

Sensory examination

  • Appearance authorised, not accredited
  • Colour authorised, not accredited
  • Texture authorised, not accredited
  • Odour and taste authorised, not accredited

Composition and physico-chemical parameters

Freshness and spoilage

Additives

Microbiology

Contaminants and residues

Authenticity

  • Species identification (DNA) authorised, not accreditedsubcontracted
  • Allergens authorised, not accredited

"RENAR accredited" links to the matching row of the accredited-tests table below (RENAR annex no. 1/24.04.2026); "authorised, not accredited" means authorised by ANSVSA (authorisation no. 95/24.09.2025) but outside the accreditation; "subcontracted" means performed by a partner laboratory. An analysis with two labels is accredited only for the matrices and methods in the table. "Not accredited" (non-food products, which need no authorisation) means performed in the ICA laboratory or by a partner laboratory, outside the accreditation.

This list is not exhaustive and not all determinations are accredited. For anything not listed here, please contact our sales team.

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Samples received after 13:00 are registered and start testing on the next working day.

RENAR-accredited tests

Source: Annex no. 1 to RENAR accreditation certificate LI 871, issued 24/04/2026. Annex (PDF)

RENAR-accredited tests – Meat and meat products testing. Source: Annex no. 1 to RENAR accreditation certificate LI 871, issued 24/04/2026.
TestMatrixReference documentAnnex no.
Determination of trace elements: zinc, copper, iron, manganese (FAAS) Foodstuffs (except oils, fats and very fatty products) SR EN 14084:2003; STAS 1807/1-83; SR EN 13804:2013; SR EN 13805:2015; PS-CH-01 1
Determination of tin (FAAS) Foodstuffs SR EN 13804:2013; SR EN 13805:2015; SR EN 15764:2010; PS-CH-62 1
Determination of calcium, sodium, potassium and magnesium (FAAS) Foodstuffs SR EN 15505:2008; SR ISO 8070:2008; SR EN ISO 7980:2002; ISO 9964-1:1993; ISO 9964-2:1993; SR EN 13804:2013; SR EN 13805:2015; SR 6182-30:2009; SR 6182-33:1993; SR 6182-32:1993; PS-CH-40 1
Determination of trace elements: lead, cadmium (GFAAS) Foodstuffs (except oils, fats and very fatty products) SR EN 14083:2003; SR EN 14084:2003; STAS 1807/1-83; SR EN 13804:2013; SR EN 13805:2015; PS-CH-01 2
Determination of chromium (GFAAS) Foodstuffs SR EN 14083:2003; SR EN 13804:2013; SR EN 13805:2015; PS-CH-62 2
Determination of trace elements: arsenic (HGAAS) Foodstuffs (except oils, fats and very fatty products) STAS 1807/1-83; SR EN 13804:2013; SR EN 13805:2015; SR EN 14627:2005; PS-CH-01, Ediție 10.07.2025 3
Determination of trace elements: mercury (CVAAS) Foodstuffs (except oils, fats and very fatty products) STAS 1807/1-83; SR EN 13804:2013; SR EN 13805:2015; SR EN 13806-1:2025; PS-CH-01 4
Determination of nitrite content Meat and meat products SR EN 12014-3:2005; PS-CH-29 6
Determination of nitrite content Meat and meat products Metoda spectrofotometrica Enzytec Liquid Nitrate R-Biopharm (E8370); SR EN ISO 14673-2:2004; SR 13175:1993; PS-CH-29, Ediție 10.07.2025 6
Determination of hydroxyproline and calculation of collagen content Meat and meat products SR ISO 3496:1997; SR ISO 3496:1997/A1:1999; PS-CH-54 11
Determination of nitrate content Meat and meat products Metoda spectrofotometrica Enzytec Liquid Nitrate R-Biopharm (E8370); PS-CH-123, Ediția din 10.10.2024 12
Determination of fatty acid content by gas chromatography Foodstuffs SR EN ISO 12966-2:2017; SR EN ISO 661:2006; SR EN ISO 661:2006/AC:2007; SR EN ISO 12966-4:2015; SR ISO 15885:2008; ISO 14156:2025; PS-CH-30 Ediţia din 10.01.2026 16
Pesticide residues by GC (QuEChERS) Foods of animal origin (meat and seafood, milk and dairy products, eggs) ISO 14181:2000; ISO 3890-1:2009 (IDF 75-1:2009); ISO 3890-2:2009 (IDF 75-2:2009); PS-CH-121 Ediția din 10.02.2026 17
Pesticide residues by LC (QuEChERS) Foods of animal origin (meat and seafood, milk and dairy products, eggs) ISO 3890-1:2009 (IDF 75-1:2009); ISO 3890-2:2009 (IDF 75-2:2009); PS-CH-122 Ediția din 10.02.2026 20
Determination of sugars by LC-IR (xylose, fructose, glucose, galactose, sucrose, turanose, maltose, trehalose, lactose, melezitose, maltotriose, raffinose) Foodstuffs and food supplements PS-CH-128, Ediţia din 10.05.2025 23
Determination of acrylamide by LC-MS after acetonitrile extraction/partitioning and dispersive SPE clean-up (modular QuEChERS method) Heat-treated foodstuffs PS-CH-132, Ediţia din 10.02.2023 24
Determination of pH Meat and meat products SR 110-12:1998; SR 2213-9:2009; SR ISO 2917:2007; SR ISO 1842:2008; SR EN ISO 10523:2012; PS-CH-27 29
Determination of total nitrogen and calculation of protein content Meat and meat preparations SR ISO 937:2023; SR EN ISO 8968-1:2014; SR EN ISO 20483:2014; SR 13013-3:1994; SR 2213-17:2009; SR 8613-6:2009; SR EN ISO 5983-1:2006; SR EN ISO 5983-1:2006/ AC:2009; PS-CH-38 Ediţia din 10.07.2025 32
Determination of protein content by the Dumas method Foodstuffs PS-CH-126, Ediţia din 10.02.2023 33
Determination of chloride content Meat and meat products SR ISO 9297:2001; SR 91:2007, cap. 15; SR 8613-3:2009; SR ISO 1841-1:2000; SR ISO 3634:2009; PS-CH-36 Ediţia din 10.02.2023 36
Determination of easily hydrolysable nitrogen and total volatile basic nitrogen Meat and meat preparations SR 9065-7:2007; SR 9065-7:2007/C91:2009; Regulamentul (CE) Nr. 2074/2005; PS-CH-45 37
Determination of peroxide value Foodstuffs; animal and vegetable fats and oils SR 13531:2008; PS-CH-100 Ediţia din 10.01.2022 40
Determination of total ash and hydrochloric acid-insoluble ash Meat and meat products SR ISO 763:2008; SR 91:2007, cap.16; SR 90:2007, cap. 21; SR ISO 928:2009; ISO 930:1997; SR ISO 936:2009; SR 2213-6:2009; SR EN ISO 2171:2023; SR ISO 1577:1999; SR ISO 1575:1999; SR ISO 7514:1999; STAS 756/3-85, cap.10; PS-CH-28 Ediţia din 10.07.2025 44
Determination of moisture and dry matter Meat and meat products ISO 6731:2023; SR EN ISO 5534:2004; SR ISO 3728:2009; SR EN ISO 3727-1:2002; SR ISO 6673:2009; SR 6124-1:1999; SR 90:2007, cap 11; SR 91:2007, cap.10; SR EN ISO 712-1:2024; SR 2213-4:2007; SR 110-3:1995; ICUMSA Method GS 2/1/3/9-15 (2007); SR ISO 1442:2023; SR 8613-1:2009; SR ISO 11294:1998; SR ISO 11294:1998/C91:2009; STAS 756/3-85, cap. 7; STAS 1227/3-90, cap. 8; PS-CH-44 Ediţia din 15.05.2025 45
Determination of moisture and ash (thermogravimetry) Foodstuffs, except oils and sugar PS-CH-125, Ediţia din 10.11.2023 46
Determination of fat content, gravimetric method Meat and meat products SR EN ISO 1736:2009; SR EN ISO 7328:2009; SR EN ISO 2450:2009; SR EN ISO 17189:2005; SR ISO 1444:2008; SR 8613-5:2009; SR 2213-11:2007; SR EN ISO 659:2009; SR 91:2007, cap.14.4; STAS 1227/3-90, cap.12; PS-CH-34 Ediţia din 10.01.2022 47
Determination of lipid content by microwave-assisted extraction Foodstuffs PS-CH-127, Ediţia din 10.02.2023 48
Determination of phosphorus content (as P2O5) Meat and meat products SR ISO 936:2009; PS-CH-59 Ediție din 10.02.2023 51
Determination of total, insoluble and soluble dietary fibre Foodstuffs; cereals Metoda AOAC 991.42; Metoda AOAC 985.29; PS-CH-58 52
Mass determinations (net weight, drained weight, mass proportions of components, mass grading) Foodstuffs and feed SR 2213-3:2009; STAS 6516-90; STAS 5951-83; Metoda AOAC 968.30; PS-CH-11 Ediţia din 10.01.2022 53
Determination of fat oxidation status, Kreis test Meat and meat preparations SR 9065-10:2007; PS-CH-20 57
Identification test for hydrogen sulphide Meat and meat preparations SR 9065-11:2007; PS-CH-39 58
Determination of volume in the package Liquid foodstuffs PS-CH-10, Ediţia din 10.02.2023 61
Determination of density Foodstuffs PS-CH-07, Ediţia din 10.02.2023 62
Qualitative determination of genetically modified DNA using the SureFood GMO SCREEN 35S/NOS/FMV + IAC kit Foodstuffs Manual kit SureFood GMO SCREEN 35S/NOS/FMV + IAC (R-Biopharm, cod: S2126): Version : December 2016, CONGEN Biotechnologie GmbH, BERLIN, Germany.; PS-MB-117 Ediţia din 20.02.2023 63
Enumeration of microorganisms, colony count at 30 °C Foodstuffs SR EN ISO 4833-1:2014; SR EN ISO 4833-1:2014/A1:2022; SR EN ISO 4833-2:2014; SR EN ISO 4833-2:2014/A1:2022; SR EN ISO 4833-2:2014/AC:2014; PS-MB-01 64
Enumeration of coliforms Foodstuffs SR ISO 4832:2009; PS-MB-02 65
Enumeration of β-glucuronidase-positive Escherichia coli – colony count at 44 °C Foodstuffs SR ISO 16649-2:2007; PS-MB-03 66
Detection of Salmonella Foodstuffs SR EN ISO 6579-1:2017; SR EN ISO 6579-1:2017/A1:2020; PS-MB-04 67
Enumeration of coagulase-positive staphylococci Foodstuffs SR EN ISO 6888-1:2021; SR EN ISO 6888-1:2021/ A1:2023; PS-MB-05 68
Enumeration of presumptive Bacillus cereus – colony count at 30 °C Foodstuffs SR EN ISO 7932:2005; SR EN ISO 7932:2005/ A1:2020; PS-MB-06 69
Enumeration of yeasts and moulds Foodstuffs SR ISO 21527-1:2009; SR ISO 21527-2:2009; PS-MB-07 70
Enumeration of Enterobacteriaceae Foodstuffs PS-MB-21 Ediţia din 10.07.2025 72
Detection of Listeria monocytogenes Foodstuffs SR EN ISO 11290-1:2017; PS-MB-22 73
Enumeration of Listeria monocytogenes Foodstuffs SR EN ISO 11290-2:2017; PS-MB-34 74
Enumeration of mesophilic lactic acid bacteria – colony count at 30 °C Foodstuffs SR ISO 15214:2001; PS-MB-33 75
Enumeration of sulphite-reducing bacteria growing under anaerobic conditions Foodstuffs SR ISO 15213-1:2023; PS-MB-24 76
Detection and enumeration of Campylobacter spp. – colony-count technique Foodstuffs SR EN ISO 10272-2:2017; SR EN ISO 10272-2:2017/A1:2023; PS-MB-32 Ediţia din 10.07.2025 82
Detection of Salmonella spp. by VIDAS UP (SPT) – ELFA Foodstuffs Metoda Biomerieux – VIDAS UP Salmonella (SPT); PS-MB-37 Ediţia din 10.07.2025 83
Calculation of total carbohydrate, available carbohydrate and energy value of food products Foodstuffs Regulamentul (UE) nr. 1169/2011, anexa XIV. FAO Food and Nutrition Paper- Food energy –Methods of analysis and conversion factors; PS-CH-63 Ediţia din 10.01.2024 84
Calculated values: collagen/protein ratio, meat protein, apparent meat content, water/meat protein ratio, fat/meat protein ratio, added water Meat and meat products; meat and meat preparations PS-CH-63, Ediţia din 10.01.2024 85

Accreditation covers only the test – matrix – method combinations in the table. The accreditation status of each result is stated on the test report.

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