Meat and Meat Products Testing
Protecting Public Health, Ensuring Quality, and Maintaining Authenticity
Meat and meat products are highly nutritious but also biologically sensitive and prone to contamination, spoilage, and adulteration. At Middle East Testing Services LLC (METS Lab), we offer specialized meat testing services that ensure your meat-based products are safe, authentic, and compliant with regulatory standards across the UAE and global markets.
✅ Why Meat Testing is Critical
- Prevents microbial contamination and foodborne illness
- Verifies species authenticity and detects substitution (e.g., pork in beef)
- Assesses nutritional and chemical composition
- Detects harmful residues, toxins, and additives
- Complies with GSO, Halal, Codex, and export standards
🌍 Applicable Meat Products
- Fresh meat (beef, lamb, poultry, goat, camel)
- Processed meats (sausages, patties, kebabs, salami)
- Cured meats and cold cuts
- Minced meat, frozen meat, canned meat
- Organ meats and meat-based pet foods
Testing Standards Followed
- GSO 1694, GSO 1016, GSO 1173 – GCC standards for meat and poultry
- Codex Alimentarius, ISO 17604, AOAC methods
- USFDA 21 CFR – For imported meat testing
- UAE.S Halal standards (UAE.S 2055:1)
- European Union Regulations (EC No. 2073/2005) – Microbiological criteria
📋 Deliverables You Receive
- Comprehensive test certificate with compositional and microbial results
- Halal authenticity screening (if requested)
- Safety compliance for retail, processing, or export
- Shelf-life and risk assessment reports
Key Testing Parameters:
- Microbiological Analysis
- Proximate Analysis
- pH Value
- Water Activity (Aw)
- Salt Content
- Nitrite and Nitrate
- Total Volatile Basic Nitrogen (TVBN)
- Antibiotic Residues
- Pesticide Residues
- Food Additives
- Mycotoxins
- Histamine
- Melamine
- Phosphates
- Sulphur Dioxide or Sulphites
Bakery Product Testing
