Welcome to ISEGA
We are a modern analytical laboratory as well as an acknowledged certification body for a multitude of issues and areas of daily life.
Chemistry – Physics– Microbiology – Sensory analyses – Ecology
ISEGA – at a glance
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The Institute
ISEGA has been a research institute in the field of paper, board and food packaging for 50 years now.
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Testing Laboratory
Our laboratory provides a wide range of analysis services in the fields of enviroment, materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and materials testing.
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Certification
The good quality of a product can lead to the issuance of a certification in the form of a declaration of compliance after a successful examination.
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Career
We might be able to offer you a prospect for your future.
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News
Messages: Falsified Certificates
Our company name is being used on falsified certificates for advertising Hydroisolyn PapCup cups. ISEGA did not conduct these tests on the advertised product and accepts no responsibility for any false statements about PapCup cups in these certificates.
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News: Method development for the analysis of cationization agents and their reaction products
With the amendment of Recommendation XXXVI, new limit values were included for some additives, especially for the starch ethers, for the cationization reagents 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethyl-ammonium chloride (CAS 3327-22-8) and glycidyltrimethylammonium chloride (CAS 3033-77-0) used for the manufacture as well as the reaction products 2,3-dihydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium chloride (CAS 34004-36-9) and (1E)-3-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propen-1-aminium chloride (CAS 91725-36-9).
Therefore, we have developed a corresponding test method for our customers in the field of conformity analysis of paper and tissue products for Recommendation XXXVI.
If additives are used which require this analysis, we will of course perform this test without additional commissioning by the customers. As alternative, we can of course carry out this test separately upon request.
For further information, please contact our project managers! 
NEWS: ISEGA Cert GmbH
In order to continue our accreditation according to DIN EN ISO 17065, we will transfer the certification body to the company ISEGA Cert GmbH as of 1 January 2026.
Order processing as well as your usual contact persons remain unchanged. Therefore, do not hesitate to contact us if you are interested in a certification for your product!
News: New ion source technology enhances analytical possibilities of ISEGA
Our institute now has a new ion source technology of the type DBDI (Dielectric Barrier Discharge Ionization) for the use in our high-resolution mass spectrometers – specifically the model SICRIT from the successful start-up Plasmion. This technology amplifies the established API-ionization techniques, such as ESI and APCI and significantly enhances the spectrum of detectable substances in the LC-HRMS-analytic.
Additionally, the use of this source enables a clearer identification of the analyts detected and thus offers a more exact analysis of both IAS and NIAS. The improved ionization of less polar or non-ionizable compounds, such as perfluorinated alkanes, functional acrylate monomers and siloxanes, which cannot or only insufficiently be detected with traditional techniques is an important factor.
With this enhancement we continue our aspiration to always provide the most modern analytical methods – for a maximum product security and transparency in the evaluation of materials.
In case of specific questions with regards to the analysis of your products, among others in the sector of food contact materials and consumer goods in general, please get in touch with your ISEGA contact person.
Events: VFV Lecture Event of 6 May 2025
Our lecture event was a great success! Numerous participants came together to follow exciting impulses, gain new perspectives, and network with one another. Our speakers from various industries made the day both informative and inspiring with their presentations.
We sincerely thank all contributors and guests for the successful exchange – we are already looking forward to the next event!VFV Website
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NEWS: Accreditations
Successful re-accreditation according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018. The re-accreditation in the field of medical devices turned out equally positive.
Learn more about our accreditations
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News: Unfair advertising with our certificates
Recently, we have been made aware of a reference to one of our certificates made by the company C&T Matrix regarding the use of the product Speed X for direct contact with food. We demanded of them to desist, but to no avail. We have not performed any corresponding examination for the company C&T Matrix and, thus, neither evaluated nor certified their product with regards to the direct contact with food. We expressly caution you against the use of said product in direct food contact.
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News: Inclusion of sensitizers in our routine testing scope for paper and board
With the upcoming revision of Recommendation XXXVI, additional limitations will be imposed on components in recovered fibres intended to be used as raw material for paper. Among these are the modern colour developers or classic ones such as Bisphenol S. Consequently, we have widened the scope of our analysis method for establishing compliance with Recommendation XXXVI for our clients.
This new analysis scope will be applied automatically; our clients do not have to expressly order the new scope. In the field of the monitoring recycling contaminants, we are also covering the components EDAB and EHDAB, which have been limited in France for some time.
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