Analytical and Food Chemistry

Source: ABC Research Corporation

ABC Research Corporation's Analytical and Food Chemistry Departments place at your disposal an array of modern analytical equipment and a skilled and dedicated professional staff with extensive experience in the analysis of a broad spectrum of products

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Meat & Poultry

Seafood

Dairy

Produce

Juice & Juice Products

Recipe Ingredients

Herbs, teas, spices and other specialty products

Types of analysis available include, but are not limited to:

Nutritional Analysis and Labeling: protein, carbohydrates, fat, fiber, moisture, minerals, vitamins, caloric content

Miscellaneous Properties: flavor/odor components, pH, water activity, internal temperature

Additives: preservatives, dyes

Toxins: Aflatoxins, Patulin, Ochratoxin, Zearalenone

Pesticide Residues: Over 120 insecticides, herbicides and fungicides

Problem Solving: Unknown contaminants, metals, off-flavors, off-odors

Data Quality and Acceptability are our clients' primary concerns, and for this reason our analyses employ officially validated analytical methods acceptable to regulatory agencies such as FDA and USDA.

Official Methods include those published by:

U.S. Food & Drug Administration

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Association of Official Analytical Chemists

Refereed Journals

Manufacturers' Registrations

Quality Assurance is of primary concern at ABC Research. To this end, the Analytical and Food Chemistry Departments are certified by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation as ISO-25 compliant, which means that we operate under the most stringent international guidelines in existence for the overall operation of analytical laboratories. Sample handling and chain of custody procedures are designed to protect the integrity of the sample from collection through analysis. Routine analytical quality control procedures include the performance of method validations; use of calibration curves; analysis of blank, duplicate and spiked samples; and statistical analysis of data to insure acceptability.

ABC Research Corporation, 3437 SW 24th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32607. Tel: 352-372-0436; Fax: 352-378-6483.

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