Environmental conditions have a significant influence on plants and animals. This influence can be made visible using isotope chemistry, which thus constitutes an important tool in tracing the origin of foodstuffs, plant and animal materials or even mineral products. The ‘isotope fingerprint’ makes it possible, for example, to verify the geographical origin of foodstuffs and non-food products such as wood or salt, or the authenticity of pharmaceutical products. This is done by analyzing the stable isotopes of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, nitrogen and sulphur. If required, the scope of analysis may also include the isotope composition and/or concentration of other elements.

Our decades of experience as an accredited (ISO 17025) laboratory allow us to provide high-quality analysis and sophisticated solutions to complex challenges in isotope chemistry:

• Verifying geographical origin of high-quality foodstuffs in terms of place of
       production/producer, country of origin, protection of trademarks and
       quality labels
• Verifying geographical origin of wines
• Verifying geographical origin of Siberian larch and other wood species
• Analysis of food quality, e.g. illegal addition of water, sugar and/or aroma
       (adulteration),authenticity of foodstuffs (e.g. honey, aromas).
• Origin and quality of beverages

Reference projects:

• TRACE Project (EU)
• Meat map (BMLFUW)
• Origin of larch wood
• Control of origin of Tyrolean foodstuffs (Agrarmarketing Tirol)