Alcoholic Beverage Testing
Why test alcoholic beverages?
For business and production establishments: Alcoholic beverages such as wine, beer, etc. directly affect human health, so the State restricts production and business. However, if they want to put these products on the market, business establishments must conduct alcohol testing to determine the content of substances in the products. This is a mandatory and necessary requirement if businesses want to start a business and stay afloat.
For consumers: During the production and distillation of beer and wine... some impurities harmful to human health may be generated. These substances, if absorbed a lot and for a long time, will damage the stomach, liver, and brain and even cause death. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct alcohol testing to ensure the quality and safety of alcohol, beer, and alcoholic beverages, thereby protecting the health of yourself and those around you.
Regulations on alcoholic beverages testing
In order to control quality and ensure food hygiene and safety, the Ministry of Health has issued Decree 15/2018/ND-CP on testing alcoholic beverages. Accordingly, wine, beer, and other alcoholic beverages must meet the National Technical Regulations for alcoholic beverages according to QCVN 6-3:2010/BYT before being marketed.
Criteria for testing alcoholic beverages
Sensory criteria for testing alcoholic beverages
No. |
Tittle |
Unit |
Published rate |
1 |
Visual |
Clear, not cloudy, no residue |
|
2 |
Smell |
The characteristic smell of ingredients and fermented products |
|
3 |
Taste |
No strange taste, mellow |
|
4 |
Color |
Colorless or clear white |
Physical and chemical criteria for testing drinks are still available
No. |
Tittle |
Unit |
Published rate |
1 |
The methanol content in 1l of ethanol 1000 is not more than |
% |
0.1 |
2 |
Ethanol content at 200C |
% |
According to the manufacturer's published standards |
3 |
The ester content is not more than |
% |
200 |
4 |
Aldehyde content in 1l of alcohol 10000, not more than |
% |
50 |
Microbiological criteria for testing alcoholic beverages
No. |
Tittle |
Unit |
Maximum levels |
1 | Total aerobic microorganisms |
CFU/ml |
1000 |
3 | Escherichia coli |
MPN/ml |
0 |
4 | Clostridium perfringens |
CFU/ml |
0 |
6 | Total number of mold–yeast spores |
CFU/ml |
102 |
Criteria for testing heavy metal content when testing alcoholic beverages
No. |
Tittle |
Unit |
Maximum levels |
1 |
Lead (Pb) |
mg/l |
0,5 |
2 |
Copper (Cu) |
mg/l |
5,0 |
3 |
Asen |
mg/l |
0,2 |
4 |
Zinc (Zn) |
mg/l |
2,0 |
5 |
Mercury (Hg) |
mg/l |
0,05 |
6 |
Cami (Cd) |
mg/l |
1 |
In addition to the above-mentioned criteria for testing alcoholic beverages, testing for unwanted chemical content such as veterinary drug residues, pesticide residues, and other compounds must be carried out in accordance with Decision No. 46/2007/QD-BYT dated January 19, 2007, of the Ministry of Health and current regulations to ensure that products meet standards in accordance with regulations on food hygiene and safety.
Why choose Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang for Alcoholic Beverage Testing?
Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang is an independent testing laboratory with more than 10 certificates from the BOA and the governmental competent authorities such as the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Natures Resources and Environment.
Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang (formerly known as Sac Ky Hai Dang) with more than 12 years of experience in testing service, we have:
- High-level experts and technicians
- State-of-the-art equipment and machinery
- Focus on research and development
- Apply information systems exclusively developed for Eurofins - LIMs (Laboratory Information Management Systems) through all stages in the Lab.
- Service quality is our top priority and is always improved relentlessly under the supervision of European experts.
Moreover, Eurofins Sac Ky Hai Dang is a member of Eurofins Scientific, a network of more than 900 laboratories in 62 countries worldwide. Our experts always update the rules and regulations to advise the suitable analytical methods. We coordinate with the world’s leading contaminant analysis to provide optimal solutions to our customers. We offer to examine a large number of organic contaminants of anthropogenic origin, process contaminants, and migration residues, in a great variety of food and feed matrices with:
- Accurate and reliable results.
- Quality is the top concern.
- Best service with flexible TAT (normal test, quick test, emergency test).
- Diverse samples matrices.
- Accurate and reliable results
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