Seafood Testing
Antibiotic-residue (nitrofurans, chloramphenicol), histamine, heavy-metal and microbiological testing for prawn and seafood.
About Prawn & Prawn Products Testing
Prawn and seafood exports turn on two things — banned-antibiotic residues and microbiological safety — because a single nitrofuran or chloramphenicol detection can shut a consignment out of the EU or US. CVR Labs screens prawn, shrimp, fish and processed fishery products for nitrofuran metabolites (AOZ, AMOZ, AHD, SEM), chloramphenicol, malachite green and other banned substances by LC-MS/MS at the trace levels importing authorities enforce.
We add histamine (the scombrotoxin risk in fish), heavy metals, sulphite and the Vibrio, Salmonella and Listeria panels that buyer and pre-harvest protocols require. Reporting is mapped to EIC/MPEDA and importing-country requirements, giving aquaculture exporters the residue and pathogen evidence needed for certification and shipment.
Signature tests under Prawn & Prawn Products Testing
The checks clients most often ask for with this service — we build the right sub-panel around your product and standard.
What we analyse under Prawn & Prawn Products Testing
The parameter groups below are drawn from this service's own accredited scope; the full searchable list follows.
Banned antibiotics end exports
Nitrofurans and chloramphenicol are zero-tolerance for the EU/US; trace LC-MS/MS confirmation is the gatekeeper for every prawn shipment.
Histamine is a fish-specific hazard
Poorly chilled scombroid fish develop histamine that cooking will not destroy; quantification protects against scombrotoxin illness.
Vibrio and Listeria drive rejections
Seafood-specific pathogens must be confirmed absent to meet buyer and importing-country microbiological criteria.
Toxic heavy metals
Copper compounds & trace metals
Prawn & Prawn Products Testing — parameters & methods
| Parameter / Test | Method / Standard |
|---|---|
| Arsenic as As | CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/003IS 3025 (PART 65)CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/001 |
| Cadmium as Cd | CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/003IS 3025 (PART 65)CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/005 |
| Copper as Cu | CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/003IS 3025 (PART 65)CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/005 |
| Copper Hydroxide (Copper determined as elemental Copper) | CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/003CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/004 |
| Copper Oxychloride (Copper determined as elemental Copper) | CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/003CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/004 |
| Copper Sulphate (Copper determined as elemental Copper) | CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/003CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/004 |
| Cuprous Oxide (Copper determined as elemental Copper) | CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/003CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/004 |
| Lead as Pb | CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/003IS 3025 (PART 65)CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/001 |
| Mercury as Hg | AOAC 22nd Edition : 2015.01EPA 200.8EPA 29 |
| Nickel as Ni | CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/003IS 3025 (PART 65)CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/001 |
| Tin as Sn | CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/003CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/005 |
| Zinc as Zn | CVR/INS/SOP/ICPMS/003IS 3025 (PART 65) |
How Prawn & Prawn Products Testing is tested
Reference methods applied
Where more than one standard applies, the appropriate method is selected for each sample and regulatory requirement. Validated in-house CVR SOPs on GC-MS/MS, LC-MS/MS and ICP-MS are part of the accredited scope.
Accreditations covering Prawn & Prawn Products Testing
See the Accreditations & Scope page for full certificate details.
Samples we accept for Prawn & Prawn Products Testing
From enquiry to accredited report
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Accredited Analysis
Validated NABL-scope methods on advanced instruments.
Test Report
Traceable, accredited report with limit comparison.
Prawn & Prawn Products Testing — frequently asked questions
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