The Oregon Department of Agriculture´s Export Service Center (ESC) assists companies with pre-export analysis and certification of food products. The ESC is a certified customs laboratory for U.S. foods shipped to Japan, Korea and Taiwan. In addition, seventeen other countries accept ESC analytical results in lieu of testing at the destination port.

Specialists at the ESC offer consultative and analytical services under four primary program areas: GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) detection , Pesticide Residue, Food Chemistry and Microbiology.

The Regulatory Program consists of four program areas: Dairy Microbiology, Shellfish, Pesticide Residue Testing and Food Microbiology.