Testing labs in Altavilla Vicentina

AGROLAB Alimentalia S.r.l. is a specialist food and feed analytical laboratory based in Altavilla Vicentina (Vicenza), Italy, and the Italian food-and-feed pillar of the pan-European AGROLAB GROUP. Established as an autonomous legal entity on 1 January 2023 following the deliberate separation of food-and-feed activities from environmental activities (which continue under sister company AGROLAB Ambiente S.r.l.), the laboratory brings together approximately 50 dedicated scientists, technicians, and customer-service professionals focused exclusively on food and feed analytics. Its heritage stretches back to 1990, when its predecessor laboratory R&C Scientifica was founded in the Veneto region; the business was acquired by AGROLAB GROUP in May 2014, operated as AGROLAB Italia S.r.l. through January 2023, and was then rebranded upon structural separation to allow each specialisation to grow with full focus and agility. AGROLAB GROUP itself operates roughly 2,600 employees across more than 30 locations in multiple European countries, positioning itself as the continent's leading price-to-performance testing network in agri-food, environmental, water, and feed analytics. Membership in this group gives AGROLAB Alimentalia access to shared methodological know-how, advanced IT infrastructure, consolidated purchasing for instrumentation and reference standards, and a trans-national peer network that continuously benchmarks methods and expands analytical scopes. Clients in Italy benefit from a locally present, Italian-speaking laboratory with the depth and stability of a major European testing group standing behind it. The laboratory's operational core is organised around four principal departments: microbiology, molecular biology, bromatology (compositional and nutritional chemistry), and residues analysis. These four pillars collectively address the full analytical needs of food producers, importers, retailers, food-service operators, feed manufacturers, and regulatory bodies. The microbiology department runs traditional culture-based enumeration and detection methods alongside rapid screening technologies for bacterial pathogens and hygiene indicators. The molecular biology department applies PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and related nucleic-acid techniques for pathogen detection, species identification, and allergen screening at the genetic level. In the domain of chemical contaminants and residue analysis, AGROLAB Alimentalia offers multi-residue pesticide screening covering hundreds of active substances across diverse food and feed matrices, using validated chromatographic methods including GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS. Heavy-metal testing encompasses lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic, and other regulated elements in accordance with current EU maximum-level regulations. Mycotoxin testing covers aflatoxins (B1, B2, G1, G2, M1), ochratoxin A, deoxynivalenol (DON), zearalenone, fumonisins, patulin, and additional regulated compounds in cereals, dried fruits, spices, nuts, processed foods, and feed raw materials. The residues portfolio also extends to dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in relevant matrices, reflecting the comprehensive scope expected of an official-control-capable laboratory. Allergen testing is a central service, with the laboratory deploying both ELISA-based immunoassays and PCR-based molecular methods to detect and quantify the 14 major allergens regulated under EU food-labelling legislation — including gluten, milk, egg, soy, tree nuts, fish, crustaceans, celery, mustard, sesame, lupin, molluscs, and sulphites. AGROLAB Alimentalia holds specific recognition from the AIC (Associazione Italiana Celiachia — the Italian Celiac Association) for its gluten analysis service, an independent designation confirming analytical competence in this tightly regulated area relevant to coeliac disease management and labelling compliance. Bromatological analysis encompasses the full suite of nutritional parameters required for EU Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 food-label compliance, including moisture, protein (Kjeldahl and Dumas), fat (Soxhlet and Röse-Gottlieb), carbohydrates by difference, dietary fibre (AOAC enzymatic-gravimetric methods), ash, sodium, and energy calculation. Micronutrient work covers vitamins and minerals in foods and food supplements. The laboratory tests an extensive range of sample types: raw agricultural commodities, processed and packaged foods, beverages, infant foods, ready-to-eat meals, novel foods (including algae- and insect-derived ingredients under EU Novel Food Regulation), food supplements, and all categories of compound and straight animal feed. For the feed sector, AGROLAB Alimentalia provides validated analytical methods for antimicrobial substance residues in feed in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2024/1229, which came into force in May 2025, as well as detection of processed animal proteins (PAP) subject to strict official controls under EU feed law. The laboratory is formally approved for participation in Italy's National Salmonella Control Plans (Piani Nazionali di Controllo per la Salmonella), an official designation that confirms its capacity to support government-mandated surveillance and confirms a level of regulatory recognition beyond standard commercial accreditation. All analytical results issued by AGROLAB Alimentalia are underpinned by its accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (UNI CEI EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 in Italian transposition), granted by ACCREDIA, the Italian national accreditation body. The entire AGROLAB GROUP transitioned to the 2017 edition of the standard by 15 January 2021. Combined with its regulatory approvals, group-level knowledge exchange, and approximately 35 years of analytical heritage in the Italian agri-food sector, AGROLAB Alimentalia represents a credible, cost-competitive, and technically rigorous partner for any organisation seeking accredited food or feed testing in Italy.

AGROLAB Italia is part of the AGROLAB GROUP, a Europe-wide laboratory group providing analytical services for the agriculture, environment, water, food, feed and mineral-oil sectors, recognised as a European price-performance leader for reliable, rapid analyses.

ISO/IEC 17025 accredited by ACCREDIA (No. 00153) testing laboratory (accreditation status: active). Accredited test areas include: Chemical Elemental Analysis. Located at 36077, Altavilla Vicentina, Italy.