Analytical Capabilities

With an unrivaled scope of work that ranges from routine microbiology through FDA defined nutritional labeling, we focus on providing you with accurate analysis in the timeliest manner. Access to all of these capabilities is available on a seamless basis, through our laboratories that are located coast to coast.

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Chemical Analyses

Aflatoxin (B1, B2, G1, G2, M 1)
Alar
Alcohol Content
Alcohol Beverage Analysis
Antibiotics
Antibiotic Residue
Artificial Color
Artificial Sweeteners
Ash
Acid Insoluble Ash
Bostwick Viscosity
Brix
Cadmium
Caffeine
Calcium
Carbohydrate Profile
Cheese Adulteration
Cholesterol
Crude Fiber
Dairy Chemistry
Ethylene Chlorohydrin
Fat Content
Fats & Oils Analysis
Fatty Acid Profile
FCC,USP, & NF Monographs
Fruit Juice Adulteration
Insoluble/Soluble Fiber
Iron
Juice Analysis
Lead
Mercury
Metals
Moisture
Oil Adulteration
Organic Acid Profile
Potassium
pH
Preservatives
Propylene Oxide
Purity of Olive Oil
Protein
Proximate Analysis (Calories)
Residue Analyses
Salt
Sodium
Steviosides
Sudan Dyes
Sulfa Drugs in Dairy Products
Sulfites Titratable Acidity
Titratable Acidity
Total Dietary Fiber
Total Solids
Toxic Metals
Vanillin
Viscosity
Vitamins
Water Analysis

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Spices

American Spice Trade Association Approved Lab
Ash
Acid Insoluble Ash
Bixin Content
Color Value
Curcumin
Ethylene Oxide Residue
Extractable Color
Heat (Organoleptic & HPLC)
Insect Identification
Moisture (Distillation & Vacuum Drying)
Non-Volatile Methylene Chloride Extract
Particle Size (Sieve Analysis)
Piperine
Residue Analysis (Acetone, Ethylene Dichloride,
Hexane, Isopropyl Alcohol)
Sanitation (Macroscopic Heavy Filth, Light Filth)
Starch
Steam Volatile Oil

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Microbiological Analysis

Aerobic Plate Count
Acetophile Plate Count
Anaerobic Plate Count
Coliform
E. coli
Fecal Coliform
Flat Sours
Halophilic Plate Count
Lactic Acid Bacteria
Psychrophiles
Shelf-Life Testing
Staphylococcus aureus
Thermophiles
USP Testing
Water Potability
Yeast & Mold

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Pathogens

Bacillus cereus
Campylobacter spp.
Clostridium Perfringens
E. coli 0157:H7
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria spp.
Pseudomonas
Salmonella spp.
Shiga Toxin Producing E. coli
Shigella
Staphylococcus aureus
Vibrio chlorae
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Vibrio spp.
Yersinia spp.

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Other Organisms

Acidophilus
Aeromonas spp.
Anaerobes
Contaminant Analysis
Enterobacteriaceae
Polycydic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH)
Streptococcus spp.

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Nutritional Analyses

Calories
Cholesterol
Dietary Fiber
Insoluble Fiber
Fatty Acid Profile
Minerals – All
Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Proximate Analyses
Saturated Fats
Simple & Complex Sugars
Soluble Fiber
Unsaturated Fats
Vitamins – All

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Regulatory Agency Expertise

Aflatoxin in Nuts
Borate Analysis in Seafood
Colorants in Foods
Coumarin in Cookies
Decomposition in Seafood
Excessive Mold or Peel in Tomato Products
Histamine Analysis in Seafood
Indole Analysis in Seafood
Lead & Cadmium Analyses
Light Filth in Foods
Listeria in Cheese, Salmon
Melamine in Food
Pesticides in Pasta, Produce
Saccharin & Cyclamates in Foods
Salmonella in Black Pepper
Sulfite Analysis
Veterinary Drugs in Seafood

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Residue Analysis

Amantadine
Antibiotics
Ethylene Chlorohydrin
Ethylene Dibromide
Ethylene Dichloride
Ethylene Oxide
Hexanes
Hexanal
Methyl Bromide
Methyl Sulfide
Perchlorethylene
Propylene Oxide
Solvent Residues
Styrene
Triphenylmethane Dyes
USP467

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Other Procedures

Allergen Studies
Can Micro Evaluation
Can Seam Evaluation
Challenge Studies
Histamine Formation (Scombroid Poisoning)
Inhibitors in Dairy Products
Inoculated Pack Studies
Meat Species Studies
Phosphatase Activity
Preservative Challenge Studies
Shelf Life Studies
Spoilage Problem Resolution
Staph Enterotoxin
Validation Studies

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Pesticide Analysis

Multi-Residue Screen (300 + Pesticides)
N-Methyl Carbamates
NSO Pesticides
Organo Chlorine Scan
Organo-Nitrogen Scan
Organo Phosphorus Scan
Pyrethroid
USP <561>

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Food Forensics

Foreign Matter Identification
Geotrichum Mold Count
Hair Identification
Heavy Filth
Insect Identification
Light Filth
Macroscopic Examination
ROT Fragment Counts

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Flavors & Essential Oils

Acid Value
Alcohols
Aldehydes & Ketones
Essential Oil Association
Specifications & Procedures
Esters
GC Assays – Specific Components
Heavy Metals
IR Spectroscopy
Optical Rotation
Refractive Index
Residue on Ignition
Saponification Value
Solubility
Specific Gravity
UV Absorbance