FDA — The Foreign Trade Service Corporation

FDA Detention Sampling & Testing

FTS Laboratories is LAAF-accredited to perform laboratory testing on FDA-detained food products. From color and pesticide residue analysis to microbiology and light filth testing, our accredited methods generate the defensible results FDA requires for release decisions.

Testing

We're also LAAF-accredited to perform the sampling itself — collecting detained product on-site with the chain-of-custody and statistical rigor FDA expects, ensuring the samples that reach our lab accurately represent the shipment.

Sampling

Most labs can test, but few are accredited to sample and test under one roof. That means no coordinating between separate providers, no gaps in chain-of-custody, and no delays waiting on a third party. One accredited source handles your shipment from sample collection through final results — helping you respond to FDA faster and get your product moving again.

Why It Matters That We Do Both

Laboratory Testing

Entomology