The HRIC laboratories are equipped with high resolution instruments covering a wide range of analytical measurements including spectrometric, chromatographic and combined techniques such as ICP-MS, GC-MS/MS, LC-MS/MS, GC-MS/ECD, HPLC and Real Time PCR. The above mentioned equipment is necessary for the analysis of contaminants at the very low limits imposed by the European Union legislation on food. At the same time the activity of laboratories is supported by a series of measuring instruments such as balances, pH meters, refractometers, water activity analyzers and FT-NIR and NMR techniques.