Eurofins Acquires Strasburger & SiegelEurofins Acquires Strasburger & Siegel

HANOVER, Md.Eurofins Scientific, Inc. announced the acquisition of Strasburger & Siegel, Inc., a food testing laboratory founded in 1926 and based in Hanover, Md. The acquisition strengthens Eurofins growing presence in the U.S., especially in the poultry, seafood, juice, spice and cocoa testing markets, as well as providing a base of operations on the East Coast.
Dr. Supat Sirivicha, the Director of Strasburger & Siegel, as well as a partner in the business, says that Eurofins interest in S&S offers the team at S&S a way to provide their clients with the breadth and depth of service being demanded in todays marketplace. We have had discussions with other interested buyers says Dr. Sirivicha, but we judged that we could better service our clients through a relationship with Eurofins. Their emphasis on customer service and on quality matches ours.
The acquisition by Eurofins will allow Dr. Sirivicha and his staff to offer the full range of services available from Eurofins collection of more than 150 laboratories around the world. Immediately, the Eurofins expertise in authenticity, as well as method competence via GC-MS, LC-MS-MS and ICPMS technologies, will expand the range of services available to the Strasburger & Siegel customer base. Eurofins capability to offer food safety audits and GFSI certifications, (BRC, IFS and SQF) likewise will be part of the new and comprehensive service package.