PARIS, FRANCE: Eurofins Scientific, the global leader in food testing and a global scientific leader in bioanalytical testing, announced the signing of an agreement to acquire a majority stake in QSAI Analysis and Research Center Co.,Ltd. (“QARC”).
QARC was founded in 2013 as a spin-off from QSAI’s R&D center and has been consistently developing pesticide screening and other food testing capabilities for 20 years, serving an extensive customer base in the food, wholesale and retail industries as well as institutions and governments.
QARC is recognised as one of the leading private pesticide testing laboratories in Japan, offering the largest portfolio of over 800 pesticide screening tests covering a variety of complex food matrices. QARC employs 80 people in its laboratories in Fukuoka and Nagoya and is accredited against ISO/IEC 17025 and The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW).
The acquisition of QARC will complement the Eurofins network’s extensive food testing capabilities with pesticide, veterinary drug, foreign object and sensory testing services.
The acquisition will further strengthen Eurofins’ presence in Japan and the Eurofins network’s offering to customers importing and exporting food products.