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In an era of evolving regulations and rapid innovation, trusted science makes all the difference. At Q Laboratories, we draw on decades of expertise to explore the latest developments in microbiology, analytical chemistry, and quality assurance, helping industry leaders make informed, confident decisions and deliver safer, higher-quality products to market.
Validation of Alternative Methods for Larger Test Portion Sizes: The Bigger the Better?
To ensure proper monitoring within a food production chain, sampling and testing is performed on numerous test portions, and various food matrices and environmental surfaces. However, sampling is a stochastic process, and the uncertainty of results is increased by the
Insights from the 2024 AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting
What a week it was at the AOAC INTERNATIONAL Annual Meeting! The annual event, held this year in Baltimore, Maryland, was jam packed with excellent technical sessions and discussions. The theme for this year was “Cultivating Leaders and Connecting Analytical
Insights from the 2024 IAFP Annual Meeting in Long Beach, CA
The 2024 International Association for Food Protection (IAFP) Annual Meeting, held in the vibrant city of Long Beach, CA, was a monumental event that brought together food safety professionals, researchers, and industry leaders from around the globe. This year’s conference…
Understanding The Fundamental Principles of the ST108 Standard
During the second half of 2023, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) published a new Standard called ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023. The Standard, replacing AAMI TIR34:2014/(R)2021 provides guidance to the medical device processing industry to effectively manage and maintain a water quality level…
A Microbiologist’s Guide to Method Verification: Applying the ISO 16140-3 Verification Standard to Food Safety Methods in Your Laboratory
It is quite common to hear the terms “validation” and “verification” used interchangeably amongst those of us who work in Food Safety and, up until the publication of ISO 16140-3, there was no globally accepted standard developed to help labs…
Proposed Compendial Approach to Testing for Burkholderia cepacia Complex (BCC)
United States Pharmacopeia (USP) published a new microbiology test method, USP <60> Tests for Burkholderia cepacia Complex, with an initial effective date of December 1, 2019. This was in response to numerous infections, and subsequent product recalls, linked to BCC species….
