Pastries/biscuits

Physical tests

• Appearance + smell
• net weight

Microbiology

• aerobic mesophilic germ count at 30°C
• fungi and yeasts
• enterobacteriaceae at 37°C
• Bacillus cereus at 30°C
• Salmonella (in 25 g)

Nutritional value

Vitamins

Minerals and metals

Additives and sweeteners

• sorbic acid and benzoic acid
• sorbitol, maltitol, xylitol
• acesulfame K, saccharin, aspartame, neohesperidin

Toxins

• patulin
• ochratoxin A
• aflatoxins (B1,B2,G1,G2)
• deoxynivalenol (DON)
• HT2 and T2 toxins
• zearalenone (ZEA)
• fumonisin

Various

• glucose, fructose, sucrose, maltose, lactose
• dry non-fat cocoa solids (based on theobromine)
• vanillin, ethyl vanillin
• gluten
• soya protein
• milk proteins (whey protein and casein)