Ready to Eat (RTE) Product Testing Capabilities
Our North American network of 30+ ISO 17025 accredited labs works 24/7/365 to provide processors of RTE foods with accurate test results and industry leading turnaround time to support your food safety programs. With decades of experience in microbiology testing, chemical analysis, contract research, and food safety auditing, we have the expertise and full range of services to help you verify the safety of food products and production processes.
Testing to Support Your Environmental Monitoring Program (EMP)
Designing and running your EMP is vital to food safety, but it can pose challenges. Where should your team take swabs? How often should you swab? Which assays should you run?
Our team of laboratory testing and regulatory consulting experts can provide guidance to assist in designing a robust and effective EMP that meets regulatory requirements and maximizes safety. Our laboratories provide accurate results with industry leading turnaround time using validated methods and a wide array of instrumentation to provide a better understanding of facility conditions.
Pathogens
Microbes can enter your facility from anywhere, including raw materials, packaging material, dust, and even employees. They can persist in harborage sites for years, posing a threat to food safety. We use a variety of traditional and rapid-result assays to test for a variety of pathogens to help you verify safety. Molecular strain typing is also a proven, valuable tool in determining a potential harborage or transient isolate.
Salmonella spp.
Generic E. coli
Listeria spp.
E. coli O157:H7
Listeria monocytogenes
Campylobacter
Spoilage Organisms
Testing for spoilage organisms assists in determining the effectiveness of sanitation while establishing a baseline of presence and quantity. These organisms can contribute to reduction in shelf-life and quality issues.
Yeast & Mold
Lactic Acid Bacteria
Indicator Organisms
Testing for indicator organisms provides information about the general hygienic state of food production facilities. Their presence can help you verify process controls and the efficacy of sanitation procedures.
Aerobic Plate Count
Coliform
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus Enterotoxin
Enterobacteriaceae
Food Safety Certification and Audit Services
FSNS Certification & Audit uses experienced auditors to audit your facility against the top food safety certification platforms in the industry, including SQF, BRCGS Food Safety, and FSSC 22000. We also perform GMP audits for a variety of industries. We focus on delivering the best service possible, which is why our clients give our auditors a 99% satisfaction rate.
Ditch the Spreadsheets and Binders for Good!
Our proprietary Environmental Monitoring and Mapping Application, emma®, automates your EMP and provides real-time data visualization, customizable swabbing plans, and remediation management for failed sites, simplifying your EMP and saving you time and money. It also stores all information securely in the cloud so you can lose the binders for good!
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 you need to verify product compliance and confirm the efficacy of your production processes. We communicate with you throughout the process and provide results in terms your team can understand.
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