
Heavy Metal Testing – Ensuring Product Safety & Regulatory Compliance
Overview:
Heavy Metal Testing detects and quantifies the presence of toxic metals such as lead (Pb), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), and others in pharmaceutical products, raw materials, cosmetics, food packaging, and more. These elements, even in trace amounts, pose significant health risks and are subject to strict regulatory limits.
Test Description:
Samples are digested or treated with appropriate acids/solvents and analyzed using advanced instrumentation to determine heavy metal concentrations with high sensitivity and accuracy.
Purpose & Benefits:
- Ensure consumer safety by limiting toxic metal exposure
- Verify compliance with international pharmacopoeial and regulatory standards
- Detect contamination in raw materials, finished products, water, excipients, and packaging
- Essential for pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, cosmetics, food-contact materials, and medical devices
Industries Served:
- Pharmaceuticals
- Cosmetics & Personal Care
- Food & Beverage Packaging
- Nutritional Supplements
- Environmental & Chemical Testing
- Dissolution Testing – Drug Release Profiling
- Shelf-Life Testing – Stability & Expiry Determination
- Assay of Residual Solvents – Volatile Impurity Analysis
- Sterility Testing – Assurance of Microbial Purity
- Potency Testing – Verifying Therapeutic Efficacy
- Disintegration Testing – Ensuring Effective Drug Release
- Fungal and Bacterial Contamination Testing
- pH Testing – Ensuring Product Stability, Safety, and Compliance
- Stability Testing of Biological Products
- Moisture Content Testing – Ensuring Stability, Efficacy, and Shelf-Life of Drug Products