Our FSNS Laboratories are equipped with state-of-the-art instruments provided by the leading manufacturers. Our Microbiological testing equipment includes: GDS, PCR BAX, and traditional thermocyclers all used to detect pathogens using molecular techniques. Our VIDAS and ELISA detect biochemical substrates of target pathogen proteins. Turn-around time is key and our Eddy Jet spiral plating machine allows for multiple serial dilutions to be plated on a single plate for a single sample. Flash and Grow and Petrifilm reader automatically count bacteria present in a sample.
We offer complete testing capabilities for the detection of pathogens, toxins and indicator organisms which may be responsible for food safety and quality issues.
Our capabilities for testing and analyzing include but not limited to:
Quantitative and Qualitative Pathogen Detection
Microbial Toxins
Allergen Testing
Special Microbial Services
- Aerobic/Anaerobic Plate Counts
- Acidophiles
- Bacillus cereus
- Clostridium perfringens
- Coliforms
- Total Coliform Count
- Generic E. coli Count
- E. coli O157:H7
- Enterobacteriaceae Count
- Enterobacteriaceae spp.
- Fecal Coliform count
- Fecal Streptococcus Count
- Lactobacillus spp.
- Lactic Acid Bacteria Count
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Mesophilic Aerobic/Anaerobic Spore Counts
- Mesophilic Aerobic/Anaerobic Bacteria Counts
- Psychrotrophic Plate Count
- Salmonella
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Thermophilic Aerobic/Anaerobic Bacteria Counts
- Thermophilic Aerobic/Anaerobic Spore Counts
- Heterotrophic Plate Count
- Yeast and Mold Counts
- Bacillus cereus
- Campylobacter jejuni
- Campylobacter spp.
- Clostridium perfringens
- Clostridium botulinum
- E. coli 0157:H7
- STEC
- E. sakazaki
- Enterohermorraphic E. coli
- Enteropathogenic E. coli
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Listeria spp.
- Pseudomonas spp.
- Salmonella spp.
- Shigella
- Yersinia enterocolitica
- Yersinia spp.
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Vibrio spp.
- Aflatoxins EIA (Total)
- Ciguatoxin
- Saxitoxin
- Scombroid Toxicity
- Botulinum Toxin
- Okadaic Acid
- Domoic Acid
- Mycotoxins
- Staphylococcal enterotoxins
- Bacillus enterotoxin
- Vomitoxin
- Ochratoxin
- Egg
- Milk
- Wheat (Gliadin/Gluten)
- Shell Fish
- Almond
- Peanut
- Walnut
- Hazelnut
- Soy
- Mustard
- Sesame
- Lupine
- Casein
- B-Lactoglobulin (BLG)
- Bacterial identification
- Central nervous tissue testing
- Challenge studies
- Process and Product valifations
- Thermal Death Time (TDT) studies
- HACCP Validation Testing
- Customer complaint sample analyses
- Environmental monitoring
- Foodborne illness investigation
- Foreign material identification
- HACCP Verification Testing
- Meat Speciation
- Method collaboration
- Microbial serology
- Microscopic evaluations
- Molecular Pathogen Screening
- Process and Product validation
- Spoilage investigations
- USP Testing
