Testing labs in Forlì

TecnoLab Alimentare S.r.l. (since 1999) is an ACCREDIA-accredited (no. 00637) Italian testing laboratory providing analytical services for the food, cosmetic and environmental sectors, including HACCP food-safety verification and analysis of food and water.

Protex Italia Srl is the principal operating subsidiary of Protex Group, a specialist Italian company founded in Forlì in 1978 with over 45 years of continuous activity in the nuclear sector. The company serves industrial clients, energy utilities, research institutions, public bodies, and healthcare organizations requiring expert management of radioactive materials, radiological risk assessment, and accredited laboratory analysis. Over nearly five decades Protex Italia has evolved from a radioactive waste management firm into a multidisciplinary group integrating nuclear safety, environmental services, QHSE consulting, occupational health, and accredited testing. The Group collaborates with leading international partners to develop new client solutions and maintains offices in Forlì (headquarters), Milan, and Bari. The nuclear sector remains Protex Italia's foundational and most distinctive area of expertise. The company manages the full lifecycle of radioactive waste — from collection, characterization, and temporary storage in its three ISIN-authorized warehouses in Forlì, through treatment, conditioning, and coordinated disposal — in full compliance with Italian nuclear safety legislation. Protex Italia also handles the transport of radioactive materials and sealed sources under applicable national and international regulations, providing logistics, shielding, documentation, and radiation protection support. Decommissioning projects at nuclear power plants, industrial facilities, and research centers form another core service, encompassing the safe removal and disposal of contaminated equipment, structures, and materials. Management of radiological emergencies and special interventions involving NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) and TENORM (Technologically Enhanced NORM) materials further extend the company's operational scope. At the heart of Protex Italia's analytical capability is the 'Antonio Corberi' Laboratory of Physics and Radiochemistry (Laboratorio di Fisica e Radiochimica), established as a direct consequence of the company's radioactive waste characterization needs and subsequently opened to the external market. This laboratory performs comprehensive radioactivity analyses across a wide range of matrices, characterizing every measurable radionuclide — natural and artificial — using advanced nuclear measurement techniques. Analytical methods include alpha spectrometry, beta spectrometry, and gamma spectrometry on food, waste, aggregates, and all environmental matrices. Liquid scintillation counting is applied for total alpha, total beta, and radon determination, particularly for the radiological characterization of water intended for human consumption. The laboratory additionally offers RADON CR-39 passive monitoring for indoor and occupational environments, determination of Carbon-14 (C-14), and is supported by a mobile laboratory for on-site field measurements. A Laboratory of Clinical Chemistry operates in parallel, extending the Group's analytical services into the occupational health and medical domains. Protex Italia's laboratory is accredited in accordance with UNI CEI EN ISO 17025, the international standard for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, and is recognized as an official dosimetry laboratory and measurement body pursuant to Italian Legislative Decree 101/2020 (transposing Euratom Directive 2013/59). Under Legislative Decree 28/2016 and its implementing Ministerial Decree of 2017, Protex Italia serves as a reference laboratory for the analysis of radioactivity in water intended for human consumption, covering Gross Alpha, Gross Beta, Tritium, and Radon in drinking water. This legally designated status underscores the laboratory's standing in national public health and environmental compliance frameworks. The laboratory's radioactivity testing services span multiple sample types and client sectors. Environmental radioactivity analyses are performed on air, soil, sediment, surface water, groundwater, and biological samples to support site characterization, routine environmental monitoring, and remediation verification. In the food and agrifood sector, the laboratory measures radioactivity — including alpha, beta, and gamma spectrometry — in foodstuffs and agricultural products to verify conformity with European and Italian regulations governing radionuclide contamination limits. Aggregates, construction materials, and industrial by-products are characterized for NORM and TENORM content in compliance with Italian radiation protection legislation, supporting both regulatory submissions and occupational safety assessments. Waste and process streams from nuclear operations are routinely characterized ahead of storage, transport, or disposal. Beyond its nuclear and radiological core, Protex Group has over the last 30 years expanded into complementary disciplines. Asbestos (amianto friabile) remediation services apply the Group's hazardous-material expertise to the removal and decontamination of friable asbestos in industrial and civil settings. QHSE consulting supports companies and public bodies in risk assessment, regulatory compliance, and management system implementation across health, safety, and environmental domains. An occupational medicine (medicina del lavoro) division provides health surveillance for workers exposed to chemical, physical, and radiological hazards, supported by the clinical chemistry laboratory. Training programs and courses in radiation protection, including active participation in ANPEQ (Associazione Nazionale Professionale Esperti Qualificati) and AIFM (Associazione Italiana di Fisica Medica) schools, reinforce the Group's role as a knowledge center within the Italian radiation protection community. Protex Italia is a credible and long-established testing partner for any organization requiring accredited radioactivity analysis or nuclear-sector support in Italy and internationally. Its ISO 17025-accredited 'Antonio Corberi' laboratory, combined with its unique regulatory recognition as a designated dosimetry body and national reference laboratory for drinking-water radioactivity, ensures results that satisfy the strictest scientific and regulatory standards. Decades of active involvement with ANPEQ — including sponsoring the 'Sara Cucchi' scholarship in physical radiation protection surveillance — and continuous hosting of professional training events demonstrate a sustained commitment to scientific rigor, community leadership, and qualified expertise that gives clients confidence in the reliability and independence of every analysis performed.