Tests

We offer methods from such recognized sources as FDA - BAM, AOAC, Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Foods (CMMEF) and USP, among others

Pathogens
  • Listeria
  • Salmonella
  • E. coli 0157:H7
  • Shiga-toxigenic non-O157 E. coli (STEC)
  • Campylobacter
  • Cronobacter sakazakii
  • Pathogen Indicators:
    • HQA (Listeria-like)
    • HTEB (Salmonella-like)
Routine Microbiological Analysis
  • Aerobic plate count
  • Staphylococci
  • Coliforms
  • E. coli
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Anaerobic plate count
  • Psychrotrophic plate count
  • Putrefactive anaerobes
  • Lactic acid bacteria
  • B. cereus
  • C. perfringens
  • Pseudomonas
  • Yeast and Mold
  • Osmophilic Yeast and Mold
Next Day Results

Standard next day results

  • Staphylococci
  • E. coli O157:H7
  • Shiga-toxigenic non-O157 E. coli (STEC)
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • C. perfringens
  • Salmonella

Next day results upon request

  • Gluten, Soy, Egg, Milk, Peanut & Almond Allergens.
  • Aerobic plate count
  • Coliforms
  • E. coli
  • Listeria
Environmental Monitoring Programs
  • Pathogen surveillance
  • Allergen verification and validation
  • Quality indicators
  • Pathogen indicators 
  • Equipment and process environmental sponge swabs (available in bags of 25 or boxes of 100)
  • Water potability: heterotrophic plate count, coliforms and E. coli
  • Yeast and mold air settling plates
  • Aerobic plate count air settling plates
  • eBacMap – mapping, tracking and trending software
Intrinsic Factor Testing
  • pH
  • Water activity
  • Moisture
  • Fat
  • Protein
  • Ash
  • Salt
  • Titratable acidity
  • Peroxide value
  • Free fatty acid
Allergens

Standard 2-day turn-around
with 1-day RUSH option available

  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Egg
  • Milk
  • Peanut
  • Almond

Ask about others

Shelf Life and Challenge Studies
  • Study Design & Execution
  • Data Interpretation
  • Accelerated or Real-Time
  • Variable Storage Temperatures
  • Validation Studies
  • Inoculation Studies
  • Stability Testing