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September 3, 2026

A Souvenir With Standards: What Is Really Inside High-Quality Olive Oil?

The holidays are ending, school will soon start again in Bavaria, and out of many suitcases the summer has made its way home in the form […]
August 27, 2026

More Than Reference Substances: Custom Services for Your Laboratory Analysis

Custom reference substances, contract isolation & substance characterization. Efficient analysis without standard limits. Many of our customers know us above all for one thing: high-quality reference […]
August 4, 2026

Hops (Humulus lupulus) – Bitter Compounds and Prenylflavonoids as Key Markers for Quality Control

Hops are far more than just the classic flavouring agent in beer. Characteristic hop bitter compounds such as lupulone and colupulone, along with bioactive prenylflavonoids like […]
August 3, 2026

Food Analysis at PhytoLab: 5 Working Days as the New Standard

Whether pesticides, pyrrolizidine alkaloids or mycotoxins: PhytoLab now offers a standard turnaround time of 5 working days for a broad portfolio in food analysis. Why turnaround […]
August 2, 2026

Water Activity (aw Value): Key Parameter for Product Safety and Shelf Life

Water activity (aw value) is a central parameter for assessing the shelf life, product safety and microbiological stability of products in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical […]
July 8, 2026

Ph. Eur. chapter 2.8.13: What is changing in pesticide testing for herbal drugs

After a “Request for Revision” for chapter 2.8.13 “Pesticide residues” of the Ph. Eur. was submitted to the EDQM in 2023, the revision has now been […]