Good morning!
I hope all is well.
I am looking for advice, at our company, we currently purchase organic honey and receive a COA with the following tests:
- Organoleptic analysis.
- Nitroimidazoles by LC-MS/MS.
- Fructose/glucose ratio by HPLC-RI.
- Chloramphenicol by LC-MS/MS.
- Tetracyclines by LC-MS/MS.
- Streptomycin by LC-MS/MS.
- Nitrofurane metabolites by LC-MS/MS.
- Sulfonamides and trimethoprim by LC-MS/MS.
- Pesticides by GC and LC-MS.
FDA considers "Drug Residue" and "Pesticides" as potential hazards within their Draft Guidance for Hazard Analysis, so I was wondering if someone could let me know if any of the previous tests wouldn't be actually necessary to comply with regulations, and if there's any additional testing we should request, according to your experience and knowledge.
Besides drug residue tests and pesticides, we will continue to request sensory analysis and authenticity tests.
In addition, can you recommend any certified labs based in the US to send samples for testing?
Looking forward to your feedback or any comments!
Best regards,
Pablo.