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Eurofins Scientific joins trade group UNPA
With a portfolio of more than 150,000 analytical methods, Eurofins is a source for laboratory services and a full-service food-safety provider.
Growers, manufacturers, suppliers, retailers, distributors and processors alike recognize the Eurofins Food Safety Systems division for its efforts and capabilities in food-safety training, consulting, auditing and certification services.
“Eurofins is one of the world’s leading lab organizations,” said Loren Israelsen, UNPA president. “The company brings national and international capabilities and a wide range of services of real value to UNPA members and the industry, including around food safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act, DNA testing and GMO testing and certification. The Eurofins membership strengthens our already very strong Science & Technology Services member roster, which represents best-in-class analytics and science. We are honored to have the company and its team join the UNPA family.”
“UNPA has helped define the rules of the game in governing dietary supplements,” said Jason Mulligan, business unit manager for Eurofins Supplement Analysis Center. “By addressing key regulatory, economic and political issues impacting the dietary supplements industry, including analytical method development in support of DSHEA, UNPA stands out as a premiere trade association for natural health product companies. As an analytical laboratory, we are thrilled to join UNPA’s forward-leaning membership and have an opportunity to help advance the quality, safety and responsible growth of our industry.”