Restaurants and Retail Food Testing
No restaurant or retail food establishment wants to be the source of a foodborne illness outbreak. Such a scenario can harm your customers and do untold brand damage. While employee food safety training and proper preparation and handling procedures are a must, so are supplier assessments and food safety testing programs that can help identify problems before they become outbreaks.
FSNS offers 24/7/365 laboratory testing to help you verify compliance of your suppliers and support your food safety programs with accurate results and competitive turnaround time. Our three decades of food testing experience helps you protect your customers and your brand.
Broad Portfolio of Food Testing Assays to Meet all Your Needs
We offer a full range of microbiology and chemistry testing assays for several matrices to provide all the testing you need from one company. Having all your testing performed by one company reduces hassle and simplifies business.
Microbiological Pathogen and Indicator Organism Testing
We know the restaurant and retail food industry operates at a fast pace. Thus, we use a variety of traditional and rapid-result methods to test for pathogens and indicator organisms so that you can have quick and reliable assurance that your suppliers are providing you with items that meet your specifications.
Salmonella spp.
Listeria spp.
Listeria monocytogenes
E. coli O157:H7
Campylobacter
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacillus cereus
Clostridium perfringens
Aerobic Plate Count
Coliforms
Yeast and Mold
Generic E. coli
Lactic Acid Bacteria
Supplier Sampling
While suppliers must abide by their own food safety testing programs, supply chain protocols dictate that you are ultimately responsible for the foods served to your customers. FSNS can verify the integrity of your supply chain with supplier testing and monitoring.
Menu Labeling
Certain restaurants publish nutrition and allergen information on their menus. FSNS conducts nutritional and allergen assessments using validated methods so you can be confident in what you tell your customers about your menu items.
Food Safety Training & Education
We offer a wide range of food safety courses designed to enhance your knowledge and execution of the latest food safety practices.
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 challenge 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 have helped the restaurant and retail food industry with validation of preparation and handling practices, validation of cooking instructions, and development of ingredient supplier specification databases. We also provide foreign material identification services when a customer finds something unexpected in their food products and you need to have it identified. We communicate with you throughout the process and provide results in terms your team can understand.
Why Test with FSNS?
Our food testing labs offer a broad range of services to support your safety and quality goals.
We Are Where You Are – 30+ North American ISO 17025-Accredited Labs
Food Safety Training – Maximize Quality & Safety
Validated Methods – Results You Can Trust
Flexible Courier Service – We Pick Up Your Samples
Direct Access to Lab Manager – Help When You Need It
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