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In our laboratory, bacteriological Analysis can be performed. This can, for example, be focused on pathogen, non-pathogen or thermophylic micro-organisms. Also your blended product can be analyzed for optimum shelf- life, or your raw material QC reviewed. For pasteurized and ESL products this analysis can give a good guideline of your shelf-life in the "average" cold chain.
In our laboratory Nutritional Analysis can be performed. This analysis can give a good indication of how far the process is affecting your raw product and how far it should be adjusted to meet the label claim. This test can also be done after a shelf-life test, which gives you a indication how the product behaves in "the field".
Asep Tech can perform product property tests for you. This property test can for example include, PH, Viscosity, sedimentation, acidity, particle size in % and volume, total solids and weight by volume. This test can also be performed in relationship with a shelf-life test.
Asep Tech has specialized teams at your service who can represent the "average American" or target groups in our society. They can evaluate your product for example on taste, color, presentation, after taste and mouth feel. Also, subjects like price to pay for this product can be incorporated in this evaluation. To ensure reliable results for analytical flavor testing, special lightning and over-pressured testing chambers are used to mask the slight differences in product appearance and focus on flavor. The sensory laboratory is compliant with the ASTM: E 18.03.01. Difference/discrimination, Product profiling, Hedonic, Preference, Focus group, New product sensory characteristics, and perceivability are, for example, sensory testing services we offer. Sensory tests can also be used to evaluate the storage stability/shelf-life of a product/package.
We can perform shelf-life studies where the product will be subject to real or accelerated shelf-life tests. This can incorporate shelf-life, for example, in relation to: UV radiation, oxygen, temperature or environmental humidity. Further, long-term sedimentation can be analyzed, as well as other properties of the product. Also a second sensory test or Nutritional Analysis can be part of the shelf-life test. Depending on your final product processing, bacteriological Analysis can also be performed. Also, flavor transfer from the environment to your product through the package or flavor changes due to the package can be examined.
Some of our Laboratory services. All methods used are published methods found in BAM, AOAC Official Methods of Analysis, the Compendium of Methods for the Microbiological Examination of Food or Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products. Non AOAC approved methods can be performed by request. Food Microbiology
Pathogens
Bacillus Cereus E. Coli 0157:H7, H-(25g, 375g)
Listeria Monocytogenes (L. species)
25g, 50g, 100g Product Sample-ELISA 375g Product Sample-ELISA 750g Product Sample-ELISA Environmental Salmonella 25g Sample-ELISA 100g, 200g, 375g, 400g Sample-ELISA 750g Sample-ELISA 1500g Sample-ELISA Up to 400g – BAM Environmental Serotyping
Staphylococcus Aureus Enterotoxin Production
Clostridium Perfringens
Yersenia Enterocolitica
Campylobacter
Indicator Organisms
Coliforms
VRB
MPN
Fecal Coliforms (MPN)
E. Coli MPN Spores Thermophilic Aerobic Thermophilic Anaerobic Mesophilic Yeast and Mold (CRB or PDA)
Aerobic Plate Count
Anaerobic Plate Count
Pseudomonas
Enterobacteriaceae
Psychrotrophic Bacteria
Thermophiles
Proteolytic County
Heterofermentative Lactobacillli Schreiber Method TJ Lipton Method
Lactic Acid Bacteria
Fecal Streptococci
Acetophiles
Media Certification
1 Liter DE Buffer w/100 sponges
Bacterial Identification
DNA Riboprint Identification
Food Chemistry
Fat Mojonnier Babcock Free Fat Acid Hydrolysis
WPN
Bulk Density
Particle Size (per sieve)
pH Acid Degree Value Sediment Scorched Particles Total Sugar
(Lactose/D-Galactose) Total Solids Ash Fines Titratable Acidity Solubility Moisture Vacuum Oven Forced Air Oven Salt As a %-Volhard Procedure As a %-Cheese Titrator As a %-Dehydrated-Titrator Protein % Total Protein, Kjeldahl % Protein as Casein % Casein, Kjeldahl
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