NQAC Labs – Nestlé Quality Assurance Center

Your trusted laboratory partner

Food and beverage safety is vitally important to human and pet health. The Nestlé Quality Assurance Center (NQAC) and Nestlé Purina Analytical Laboratories (NPAL) provide services to the consumer in the area of food safety and quality management. These organizations are global operational units part of the Nestlé Business with each location designed to provide the highest quality food safety testing.

Our Services

The laboratories perform analyses on raw and packaging materials, intermediate and finished products to support product release and monitoring as well as R&D projects. All laboratories are accredited to ISO 17025 and have systems in place to ensure data confidentially requirements are adhered to.

Industries Served

Whether you’re a food manufacturer, a retailer, restaurant or ingredient supplier, NQAC already serves your industry. Our facilities can test food and beverage samples in all of the categories listed below, and each lab is staffed with experts in chemistry, microbiology, food science and quality.

Baby Foods

Bakery, Cereals & Grains

Chocolate & Confections

Coffee, Tea, Water

Healthcare Nutrition

Ice Cream

Petcare

Farms & Manufacturers

Packaging Materials

Food Service, Retail & Restaurants

Prepared Foods: Canned, Chilled & Frozen

Raw Materials & Ingredients

Your global source for safety testing

Our regional hubs in Europe, Asia, North America and South America are ready to assist you directly with your query. If they cannot perform the test you require, they will work with another lab in our network that has the right accreditation, taking care of every step in the process to give you seamless service.