Analytical laboratories with liquid chromatographers with several detectors, including mass spectrometer (LCMS/ MS-PAD-FLR) for protein and vitamin characterisation in fish matrices; ICP-MS and ICP-OES for elemental trace

and ultra-trace elemental analysis of nutritional, toxic and potentially toxic elements; chemical-physical properties - Fat, Fatty acids, Carbohydrates, Proteins, amino acids, water content, and soluble and insoluble dietary fibres; Digestion model for bioaccessibility of the different nutrients; Microbiological laboratories for the bacterial and fungal identification; LC-MS/MS, GC-FID and ICP-MS to access mycotoxins, biogenic amines, acrylamide, heavy metals, and environmental contaminants such as arsenic, lead, cadmium and PFAS; characterisation of food contact materials and food packaging global migration tests; dedicated cell culture laboratory for toxicity analysis of compounds in several cell models is also available.

INSA offers ISO 17025-accredited analytical services dedicated to the evaluation of food quality based on food composition analysis, nutrients, and elemental and organic profiles and for microbiological, heavy metals and environmental contaminants and food packaging global migration tests. IMSA will give a complete service on food characterisation, either raw or after processing, understanding processing impact on nutrient retention and calculating its impact on dietary intake. FST infrastructure provides a complete idea of security across the food chain. In this infrastructure, we will evaluate the security of raw materials and the security of fish as consumed, including the development of secure and sustainable packages for fish products.