Heavy Metals Testing Laboratories
Heavy metals testing quantifies regulated and toxic elements in a product or matrix, typically by plasma spectrometry after digestion or extraction.
What does it measure?
- Lead, cadmium, mercury, arsenic and other regulated elements
- Total versus extractable or migratable content
- Elemental impurities in drug products
When is it used?
- Consumer product and toy safety compliance
- Packaging and food contact requirements
- Pharmaceutical elemental impurity assessment
- Environmental and water quality programmes
Sample considerations
- State whether total content or extractable/migratable content is required — they are different tests.
- Provide a representative portion including coatings or printed areas if those are in scope.
Laboratories with relevant capabilities
- Anresco Laboratories (San Francisco, CA) — Food Testing, Microbiology, Chemical Analysis
- BA Sciences (Salem, NH) — Microbiology, Sterility Testing, Chemical Analysis
Frequently asked questions
- Total or extractable heavy metals?
- Regulations differ: some limit total element content, others limit what can migrate or be extracted under defined conditions. The requirement determines the method.
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