Testing Services for Beverages
Beverage manufacturers need a reliable laboratory testing partner to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and to assess the safety and quality of their products. FSNS offers expert testing services using a wide array of instrumentation and validated methods. Our commitment to delivering accurate and timely results provides the information needed to verify product safety and protect your brand.
All Your Testing Done with One Company
We offer a comprehensive range of microbiology and chemistry assays for numerous matrices with all testing performed by one testing laboratory. We also have a team of scientists dedicated to contract research projects to provide accurate, useful data for verification of product safety and quality. From testing for environmental monitoring programs, to microbial challenge studies, to label claims, FSNS has you covered.
Chemistry Testing for Beverages
Our broad range of chemistry testing services allows for adherence and compliance to food safety programs, such as HAACP, and meeting the requirements of GFSI-benchmarked food safety certification platforms. Results also provide vital information for R&D teams when changing formulations or determining nutritional labeling information or special label claims.
Allergens (including the FDA’s “Big 9”)
Vitamins
Amino acid profiles
Nutritional analysis
Food colorings and other additives
Preservatives
Artificial sweeteners
Brix
Proposition 65
Identification for foreign materials
Microbiology Testing for Beverages
Our North American network of 30+ ISO 17025 accredited laboratories conducts thousands of microbiology tests in support of beverage processors’ environmental monitoring and ingredient programs every day. With flexible courier schedules, vast instrumentation, and 24/7/365 dedication, we provide fast, accurate test results for the verification of product safety and quality, in addition to the efficacy of sanitation processes.
In addition, Lab+, the contract research division of FSNS, designs and conducts scientific studies for beverage companies to help determine shelf-life, the efficacy of new ingredients, the effectiveness of manufacturing processes, and more. In addition to our immense laboratory testing capabilities, we also offer regulatory expertise and consulting services.
Salmonella spp.
Listeria spp.
Listeria monocytogenes
Generic E. coli
E. coli O157:H7
Campylobacter
Yeast & Mold
Lactic Acid Bacteria
Coliform
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus Enterotoxin
Enterobacteriaceae
Shelf-life/stability studies
Challenge studies
Process validations
Product validations
Product Development Support
EAS Consulting Group, A Certified Group Company, offers regulatory expertise, support of new product development and formulation changes through safety studies, and FDA submissions such as Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) and Food Contact Substance applications. Our experts understand the testing requirements to bring new products to market and FDA’s expectations for demonstrations of safety via their stringent submission and review process. We can assist in assessing product safety and meeting regulatory requirements.
Manage Your EMP More Effectively & Efficiently
FSNS offers emma®, our proprietary Environmental Monitoring and Mapping Application, which streamlines and automates plant EMPs. Emma provides real-time data visualization, customizable swabbing plans, and remediation management for failed sites, simplifying EMPs and reducing time and costs.
With emma, all EMP data is gathered in one secure location, which eliminates the use of binders and spreadsheets, helping take your EMP to new heights.
Data To Empower Your Business Decisions
In addition to routine testing, we provide contract research services through FSNS Lab+. Our team of scientists designs and conducts stability studies, shelf-life studies, process validations, microbial strain typing, and other studies that provide the data required to verify product safety and confirm the efficacy of your production processes. We communicate throughout the process and provide results in a concise, understandable format.
Food Safety Certification & Audit Services
FSNS provides audits for the most common GFSI-benchmarked food safety certifications, including BRCGS Food Safety, SQF, and FSSC 22000, as well as GMP audits to support industry food safety programs. Our auditors focus on providing impeccable service and have received a 99% satisfaction rating from our clients.
Food Safety Training & Education
Our certified training courses, which include audit training for GFSI, SQF, BRCGS, and FSSC; HACCP Training; Microbiology & Food Safety Courses; Sanitation Courses; and more, provide ongoing education opportunities for plant personnel. Our courses assist in meeting regulatory requirements, train personnel in food safety, and promote a culture of safety.