An integral part of Institut Mérieux (headquartered in Chicago) and established in 1967, Mérieux NutriSciences as a leading worldwide of standard quality services to the food and nutrition value chain, is dedicated to protecting consumers’ health throughout the world, by delivering a wide range of testing and consulting services to the food & nutrition industries, and to water & environment, agro-chemistry, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics companies. With 50 years of experience in food safety and quality, Mérieux NutriSciences is now present in about 20 countries with 80 laboratories, in addition 6 R&D centers in the US, Canada, Italy, France, Brazil and China, more than 6,200 employees.