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About Eurofins Dr. Specht Express Testing & Inspection GmbH

Eurofins Dr. Specht Express Testing & Inspection GmbH (SpETI) is a specialised testing laboratory within the Eurofins Group, focusing on pesticide residue analysis, inspections, and global sampling services. Based in Hamburg, the laboratory combines high-performance analytics (e.g. GC‑MS/MS and LC‑MS/MS) with international supply chain expertise, serving clients across the entire food chain—from producers to retailers.
SpETI is particularly designed for rapid, regulatory-compliant evaluation of complex matrices (e.g. fruits, vegetables, rice, cereals) and integrates laboratory testing with inspections, audits, and sampling in over 150 countries.

Locations

Hamburg

Laboratory

Am Neuländer Gewerbepark 2, 21079 Hamburg, Germany

Laboratory

+49 (0)40 228 969 400

specht-express@ftdach.eurofins.com

Hamburg

Laboratory

Am Neuländer Gewerbepark 2, Am Neuländer Gewerbepark 4, 21079 Hamburg, Germany

Laboratory

+49 (0)40 228 969 400

specht-express@ftdach.eurofins.com

Accreditations

Issuing Body DNV GL (Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd)

Issuing Body Country n.a.

Issuing Body Website https://www.dnvgl.com/

Issuing Body Relana

Issuing Body Country DE - Germany

Issuing Body Website unkown

Recognition art 37

Issuing Body freie Hansestadt Hamburg

Issuing Body Country DE - Germany

Issuing Body Website www.hamburg.de

Recognition art 37

Issuing Body freie Hansestandt Hamburg

Issuing Body Country DE - Germany

Issuing Body Website www.hamburg.de

Recognition art 37, organic control

Issuing Body freie Hansestadt Hamburg

Issuing Body Country DE - Germany

Issuing Body Website ww.hamburg.de

Recognition art 37, organic control

Issuing Body freie Hansestadt Hamburg

Issuing Body Country DE - Germany

Issuing Body Website www.hamburg.de

Issuing Body Tüv Nord

Issuing Body Country DE - Germany

Issuing Body Website https://www.tuev-nord.de/de/

Our business in Food & Feed Testing

Who we are

Eurofins Dr. Specht Express Testing & Inspection GmbH is your one-stop shop for consulting, analysis and inspection services in national and international trade and production.

Within the Global Eurofins Network, we are a Competence Centre for the analysis of pesticide residues.

We offer you comprehensive industry expertise, particularly for the fruit and vegetable, grain and ornamental plant sectors. Thanks to our experience and international network, we can carry out sampling and inspections for you worldwide.

Your needs – our solutions!

Do you want to be sure your product is free from pesticides—and need results the same day?
Our pesticide analyses make it possible.

Do you want to ensure that the goods you plan to purchase abroad are flawless, EU-compliant, and properly loaded?
Our on-site inspection services give you reliable information.

Competence from experience

With over 50 years' experience in detecting plant protection products, we have the knowledge to provide a comprehensive legal assessment of all findings. Our multi-method currently detects over 700 different active substances. We deliver fast and reliable results within 12–48 hours, and can also check compliance with specifications for the food retail trade or BNN, for example.


In international commodity flow control, we provide representative and independent sampling worldwide. Even before goods are transported or imported, you can make informed decisions based on our information and rapid analytical results. We manage the entire logistics process for your samples, including customs clearance for sample shipment. Our well-established processes ensure fast and reliable delivery.


Thanks to our global network of experienced and accredited auditors, we can offer a wide range of audits in different countries worldwide, in line with either international standards or customer specifications.


We are also closely networked with regional, national and international Eurofins laboratories and are happy to assist you with any concerns or analytical questions you may have.

Technical equipment and R&D

State-of-the-art equipment is essential for achieving fast turnaround times and consistently high quality.

We offer you:

  • 33 state-of-the-art measuring instruments with various coupling techniques and automation systems
  • A fully automatic sample preparation robot
  • An in-house R&D team to develop and provide cutting-edge methods

Memberships

Eurofns Dr. Specht Express Testing & Inspection GmbH is a member in the following organisations and associations:

Services & solutions at a glance

Our analytical expertise reaches across all industries and includes raw food and finished products along with a wide range of analytically complex food and feed products such as additives and ingredients, premixes for dietary supplements and infant food as well as feed products and their premixes.

Analytical services

Analysis of pesticide residues

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  • Pesticides within the scope of multi-analysis screenings, e.g. organochlorine pesticides, pyrethroids, organophosphorus insecticides and other substances
  • Pesticide residues within the framework of group methods
    • acidic herbicides (phenoxyalkanecarboxylic acids)
    • polar pesticides (such as ethephon, fosetyl/phosphonic acid, matrin/oxymatrin, glufosinate including its metabolites)
  • Individual methods
    • Dithiocarbamates
    • numerous other active substances (such as bromide, glyphosate)
  • Other active substances on request

Our global services

Inspection, audits and sampling services

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  • Monitoring of your complete flow of goods
  • Representative sampling on site
  • Proven international sample logistics
  • Loading controls and inspections
  • Audits in different countries worldwide according to international standards or customer specifications 

Other services

Consultancy and additional services

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  • Consultancy services (e.g. on regulations, limit values) in the field of residues
    • retail specifications
  • Databases (QS, Fruitmonitoring)
  • Preparation of product-specific monitoring plans and advice on the scope of testing
    • Saturday service
    • daily analysis (12 h)
    • Express Easy

Our team

Analytical service management

Questions regarding running orders and analytical reports

specht-express@ftdach.eurofins.com


Head of customer service department - prokurist

Kai Lenz
Phone: +49 (0)160 549 8015

 Team "Fresh fruits and vegetables/flowers"

Anna Mick
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-411

Ayman Farhod Naeem
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-431

Jeannine Rüdiger
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-410

Team "Plant-based products"

Alina Muscate
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-422

Christin Klauk
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-434

Team "Rice/husk/cereals"

Anna-Karina Paßlick
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-446

Fauziah Fahrudin
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-445

Lynn Bartels
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-453

Marlies Stein
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-404

Team "Consulting"

Johannes Hein
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-450

Lena Determann Neves
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-421

Natalie Kropp
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-436

Sebastian Ring
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-425

Senior consultant (retd managing director)

Dr. Werner Nader
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-441

Sales and Marketing

Quotation requests

sales-specht-express@ftdach.eurofins.com

Amar Guberinic
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-455

Katharina Leuschner
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-414

Christoph Kaiser
Christoph.Kaiser@ftdach.eurofins.com

International inspections

General inspection enquiries

Inspection_Global-Express@ftdach.eurofins.com

Sophia Nowotny
Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-442

Invoicing

Elvira Seferovic

Phone: +49 (0)40 228 969-440
Mobile: +49 (0)173 2029 686
AC-Specht-Express@ftdach.eurofins.com

Sales partner Pakistan

Nadeem Akbar Khan
SCBS Pvt Ltd
Tel: +92 300 8242 683
nadeem@supplychain.pk
www.supplychain.pk

Sales partner Central/South America

Pablo E. Leiva Fernández
TSI Life Science Advance, S.A.
Tel: +506 2231 1440
Mobil: +506 8376-3724
pleiva@tecnosolucionescr.net
www.tecnosolucionescr.net

Sales partner Peru/Ecuador

César Ponce Z.
Agrorum S.A.
Tel: +593 985 282 906
Mobil: +593 426 900 09 Ext.1091
cesar.ponce@agrorum.net

Experts for official counter sample

  • Dr Mathias Hartwig
    expert for official counter samples according to §43 LFGB
  • Anna Mick
    expert for official counter samples according to §43 LFGB
  • Jeannine Ruediger
    expert for official counter samples according to §43 LFGB

Working hours customer service

Mon – Fri 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Please note the changed opening hours on the following days:

24 Dec 2026 Thu closed
25 Dec 2026 Fri closed
31 Dec 2026 Thu closed
01 Dec 2027 Fri closed