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Raw Materials Testing In The Lab

Raw Material Testing for Material Identity, Purity and Quality

Raw Material Testing for Material Identity, Purity and Quality Are you in need of a raw materials testing partner? Are you in the process of qualifying new material suppliers for your supply chain, and need raw materials testing? Raw Material Testing & Analysis Registered with the FDA for pharmaceutical testing (Reg. #1527260), cGMP/GLP Compliant and

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When Do I Need a Method Verification?

In this age of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) it is increasingly important that the methods you (or your third-party lab) are using are validated by a recognized organization. Methods contained in the FDA Bacteriological Analytical Manual (FDA-BAM), the USDA-FSIS Microbiology Laboratory Guidebook, as well as methods approved by independent, non-governmental bodies such as

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Low Moisture Foods Prove Problematic

While traditionally considered low risk, low moisture foods are susceptible to pathogen contamination as evidenced by recent cases of Salmonella contamination in dairy powder, paprika powder, black pepper, toasted oats cereal, peanut butter, and chia powder. Research has shown that while pathogens do not thrive in low moisture foods, they do survive very well in

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