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Romer Labs

Romer Labs is a dsm-firmenich company providing diagnostic products and analytical services for food and feed safety.

Last updated September 25, 2026

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Overview

Romer Labs is a commercial food- and feed-safety diagnostics company and a company of dsm-firmenich. It describes itself as a global leader in innovative diagnostic solutions, with a focus on mycotoxins, food allergens, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and microbial contaminants. Its stated mission is “Making the World’s Food Safer®.” The company offers diagnostic products and services intended to help customers assess food and feed safety and quality. Its website highlights testing solutions and related resources, including AgraStrip® rapid tests, VITAL resources for food-allergen management, and CytoQuant® for real-time total viable counts. It also features reference materials for LC-MS/MS mycotoxin testing. These examples reflect a portfolio spanning multiple contaminant categories and testing approaches; the available evidence does not establish that they are exhaustive. Alongside products, Romer Labs provides analytical testing services. The company says it operates six analytical services laboratories across three continents and offers technical support and technical sales assistance. It reports more than 40 years of customer service. Its stated emphasis is on innovation, simplifying workflows, and improving test accuracy and reliability. The supplied information identifies dsm-firmenich as its corporate parent but does not specify Romer Labs’ founding year, founder, headquarters, or individual executives.

History

Romer Labs presents its history through a long-running focus on food safety. The company says its commitment to “Making the World’s Food Safer®” has been its abiding passion for more than 40 years. The available sources do not give a founding date, founder, or a detailed sequence of early corporate milestones, so those details cannot be established here. The company’s current identity is that of a global provider of diagnostic solutions for food and feed safety. Its stated areas of focus include mycotoxins, food allergens, GMOs, and microbial contaminants. Romer Labs describes innovation as central to its work, including exploring technologies and adapting existing ones to simplify workflows and improve accuracy and reliability. It also emphasizes customer service, with technical support and technical sales teams intended to help customers find suitable solutions. The company reports operating six analytical services laboratories across three continents. This service network complements its product offering with access to analytical testing. The website’s featured materials show examples of its current portfolio and communications: AgraStrip® Pro WATEX® for high-throughput aflatoxin testing at intake; VITAL resources for food-allergen management; CytoQuant® for real-time total viable counts; and reference materials for LC-MS/MS mycotoxin testing. These examples span several food-safety testing needs, but the supplied evidence does not establish product launch dates. Romer Labs identifies itself as a company of dsm-firmenich. The supplied materials do not detail the date or terms of its relationship with that group, changes in ownership, or a full corporate chronology. Its present public-facing message continues to center on diagnostic solutions, analytical services, and the mission of making the world’s food safer.

  • More than 40 years of customer service

  • Current corporate relationship with dsm-firmenich

Products and positioning

A global food- and feed-safety diagnostics provider focused on innovation, customer service, and tools for detecting key contaminants and allergens.

  • AgraStrip®

    A testing-product family featured in connection with aflatoxin testing; the homepage highlights AgraStrip® Pro WATEX® for high-throughput testing at intake.

  • VITAL

    A food-allergen resource and offering featured in the company’s webinar materials.

  • CytoQuant®

    A solution described in a featured webinar as supporting real-time total viable counts for environmental monitoring programs.

  • Analytical services

    Romer Labs says it operates six analytical services laboratories across three continents.

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