Ensuring
microbiological safety and quality is vital for food
processing and packaging companies. The industry is
under pressure from both, the regulatory agencies as
well as the consumers, to eliminate the presence of
pathogens in food products. Microbiological sampling
of the food industry products and environment is a prudent
step and quality assurance.
Arbro
Pharmaceuticals Limited
Analytical division’s
Food and dietary supplements analysis laboratory is
competent in performing advanced tests and analysis
for pathogen testing (Aerobic Plate Count and Anaerobic
Plate Count), routine quality control, shelf life analysis,
minimum inhibitory concentration, water activity and
water phase salt.
Ours
is an accredited full-service analytical testing contract
laboratory for analyzing various food safety and food
microbiology parameters. Our experienced and technically
equipped microbiologists perform analyses applicable
to every major food product.
The tests are performed for:
- Aerobic plate count (to indicate product quality)
- Campylobacter (poultry products)
- Clostridium botulinum (canned vegetables)
- Coliform / E. coli (indicates product quality and safety)
- E. coli O:157 H:7 (ground beef and unpasteurized juice products)
- Lactobacillus (salad dressings and vacuum-packaged products)
- Listeria (meat, vegetables, deli salads, and dairy)
- Pseudomonas (fresh meat, poultry, and fish)
- Salmonella (meat, poultry, vegetables, and dairy products)
- Staphylococcus aureus (deli salads, processed meat, and poultry)
- Vibrio (fish and seafood)
- Yeast and mold (sauces, dressings, beverages, and dairy products)
- Plate count of Shigella and several Bacillus specie
Besides
the above mentioned analyses and testing, you can also
engage our technological expertise for specialized analyses
such as
- Authentication of nutritional labeling of food products and dietary supplements
- Trans-fat analysis
- Sugar profile analysis
- Vitamins and minerals analysis
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- Food allergen detection
- Aflatoxins
- Acrylamide
- Trace metals and organics
- Identification of unknowns (using FTIR SEM-EDS technology)
- HACCP plan validation and verification
- ELISA for Vitamins and Mycotoxins
- Banned Colourants-Sudan Dyes by LC MS/MS
- Residual pesticides & antibiotic residues in food produts
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