TESTING SERVICES

Testing Capabilities

We offer a wide array of testing and consulting services to suit the needs of food companies, petfood manufacturers, pharmaceutical corporations, medical devices, natural health product specialists, clinical trials, third-party quality assurance inspections and monitoring programs, environmental testing and clinical testing services. Below are a list of some of the services our group performs, please contact us for any of your testing needs or questions. In the rare case that we do not perform a specific test, we will be happy to recommend one of the many organizations we have an alliance or affiliation with. One of our key strengths is method development and research, if no method exists that is suitable or not scientifically sound, we can develop or troubleshoot

a method to ensure the utmost critical recovery.

Chemistry Testing Services

Microbiological Testing Services

FT-IR/GC/GC-MS/HPLC/UV SPEC/UV/FOSS/LECO/LC-MS/MS
Nutritional Labelling
Food Safety Solutions
Drug Residue Testing
Glycerin and Glycol Components
Antibiotic Testing
Veterinary Drug Residue Testing
Total Organic Carbon (TOC)
Chromatographic Purity
Vitamin/Mineral Testing
Food Contaminant, Pesticide and Residue Analysis
Challenge Studies and Process Validations
Chemical Assays Including GMO
Shelf-Life and Stability Testing (Including accelerated)
Reverse Engineering
Product Comparative Testing
Animal Gene Species Identification (Bovine, Sus scorfa, Avian, Porcine)

Pathogen Testing
PCR/BAX/Real Time PCR/Malthus CU
Mycotoxin Testing
Bioburden Testing
Environmental Testing
Air Quality Testing and Treatment
Shelf Life Testing
Stability Testing
Accelerated/Rapid Shelf Life Examination
Microbial Challenge Testing
Manufacturing Facility Hygiene
Quality Assurance Programs and Consulting
Complaint Investigations and Testing
Microscopic analysis
Water Quality and Purity
Water Activity
Method Development

Petfood Testing and AAFCO

Nutritional Analysis

Information about the nutritional composition and contaminants of petfoods and feed is critical in providing a healthy commercial product.

A leader in nutritional testing, we utilize the most advanced technology to provide high quality nutritional data in a timely manner. We also have capabilities to analyze a wide variety of contaminants such as heavy metals and pesticides as well as naturally occurring toxins such as mycotoxins, glycoalkaloids, and anti-nutrients.

Our validated methods are based on published methodologies to assure accuracy and quality of the analysis to the highest standards. Beyond ISO we have set up and live by a TQM Program which contains rigid method performance and quality aspects to monitor the performances of nutritional methodologies. This allows for daily means of evaluation the validity of results for each batch of a customers sample submissions.

We participate in a variety of PT programs and round robin testing with a group of like minded petfood testing laboratories. Many of our methods are performed in conformance with our ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation including AAFCO Guaranteed Analysis of Pet Food.

At minimum, many state and countries as a whole have regulations requiring pet food and pet treats to guarantee the minimum and maximum percentages of nutritional components such as crude fiber and moisture.

The majority of manufacturers today include guarantees for other nutrients as well. The maximum percentage of ash (the mineral component) is often guaranteed, although not required by most regulations. We have a specialized team of scientists that live by the standards of petfood and can guide customers in order to make the proper decisions when it comes to pet food labeling.

Every pet food company has an obligation to have their formulas analyzed and their products clearly labeled with easy-to-understand information for consumers. If companies choose not to abide by the minimum nutrient guidelines set forth by AAFCO, they have a responsibility to explain their reasoning and more importantly, how they are providing balanced nutrition for pets by ignoring AAFCO standards.

Our trained teams can even help with your formulas in order to provide the maximum nutrition based on your ingredients. New ingredients and additives are being introduced at lightening speed, we can keep you abreast of these changes and discuss how they may or may not be a suitable choice depending on your specifications or design. We have succscesfuly participated in the design, tweaking and product improvement for a wide array of main meal wet, main meal dry and pet snacks and treats. We have a number of resources our at hands in order for your product to succeed. Wherever in the process of development the product is, we can help assist with current goals and let us identify knew goals for your product that may have been overlooked. Another set of skilled eyes on a product should be always welcomed, often it yields positive results one never knew your product may have held.

The Nutrition Facts Label is mandatory on most retail food products. It is recommends that using an accredited lab to conduct the analysis.

Your products depend on how well your products are analyzed and by what methods and equipment are utilized.

Core Nutrition Facts Label – Calories, Protein, Total Fat with Saturates and Trans, Cholesterol, Carbohydrates, Dietary Fiber, Sugars, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Sodium, Calcium, Iron.

U.S. Based Nutrition Facts Label – Calories, Calories from Fat, Protein, Total Fat with Saturates and Trans Fat, Cholesterol, Carbohydrates, Dietary Fiber, Sugars, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin B's, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Sodium, Potassium, Calcium, Iron, Folate, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, Pantothenic acid, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Zinc, Selenium, Copper, Manganese, Chromium, Molybdenum, Chloride, NaCl.

Nutritional Database labeling is also available by means of a proximate analysis followed by a computerized evaluation based on a particular formulation. We utilize our own custom designed software nutritional profiling system based on USDA database. Inclusive to the program is our own

in-depth research of actual ingredients used and real time nutritional results based on ingredients per the actual area of the ingredients production or supply.

Nutritional Analysis Method Reference for Nutrients:

Moisture AOAC 950.46
Protein AOAC 992.15
Fat (ANKOM) AOCS Am 5.04
Fat (Acid Hydrolysis) AOAC 954.02
Ash AOAC 923.03
Calories AOAC 971.10 by Calculation
Calories from Fat AOAC 971.10 by Calculation
Carbohydrates AOAC 971.10 by Calculation
Cholesterol AOAC 994.10
Total Sugars (mono & disaccharides) AOAC 977.20, 982.14 mod
Vitamin A AOAC 992.04
Beta Carotene AOAC 941.15
Vitamin C QFCL-001-01/HPLC
Fatty Acid Profile (including AOAC 969.33-963.22
Polyunsaturates, Saturates, Mono-unsaturates
Omega 3 Polyunsaturated,
Omega 6 Polyunsaturated &
Trans Fatty Acids)
Total Dietary Fibre AOAC 991.43
Insoluble and Soluble Fibre AOAC 991.43
Sodium AOAC 968.08
Iron AOAC 968.08
Calcium AOAC 968.08
Potassium AOAC 968.08