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Food Safety/R&D Laboratories

 

 

ABC Research Corporation

3437 SW 24th Avenue

Gainesville, FL 32607

Tel: (352) 372-0436

Fax: (352) 378-6483

 

Full service laboratory providing analytical, research and consulting services for chemical and microbiological safety and quality. Isolation of pathogens and spoilage organisms; shelf-life evaluations; challenge studies; nutritional analyses; process validations, HAACP training and plant audits.

 

 

AIB International Department of Food Safety

1213 Baker's Way

P.O. Box 3999

Manhattan, KS 66505-3999

Tel: (785) 537-4750

Fax: (785) 537-1493

www.aibonline.org

 

AIB provides food safety and hygiene training audits to food and food-related manufacturing facilities around the world.

 

Analytical Food Laboratories

865 Greenview Drive

Grand Prairie, TX 75050-2439

Tel: (800)-242-6494

(972) 336-0336

Fax: (972) 623-0055

e-mail: afl@flash.net

 

The fresh fruit and vegetable processors' best for analytical capabilities, pesticide residues, microbiological analyses, technical support, and shelf-life evaluations. AFL provides on-site bilingual training programs for food quality and safety, QA/QC, sanitation, and HAACP.

 

Audits International

1899 Second Street

Highland Park, IL 60035

Tel: (847) 433-0900

Fax: (847) 433-7873

 

Audits International leads the food industry in custom designed and rapidly reported, comprehensive retail product evaluation. A.I. identifies the frequency and characteristics of issues such as package and product damage, weights/volume, age & rotation and sensory defects for traditional needs as well as pre-acquisition analysis, crisis resolution and recall validation.

 

California Microbiological Consulting

c/o Del Monte

205 N. Wiget Lane

Walnut Creek, CA 94598

Tel: (925) 944-7360

Fax: (925) 945-7453

 

Microbiological, analytical, packaging contract research and consulting.

Ecolab

World Headquarters - Ecolab Center

370 N. Wabasha

Saint Paul, MN 55102-1390

U.S.A.

Telephone: 1-651-293-2233

Fax: 1-651-293-2092

http://www.ecolab.com/foodsafety/

 

The Ecolab Multiple Interventions approach to food safety and brand protection includes a comprehensive program from farm to fork. Our expertise and integrated solutions help to greatly reduce the risk of contamination in your operation. Together with IBA Food Safety Division, our strategic partner for food irradiation technologies, we can provide the most reliable and efficient methods for maximizing food safety and quality.  

 

 

EPL Technologies, Inc.

2 International Plaza, #245

Philadelphia, PA 19113

Tel: (610) 521-4400

Fax: (610) 521-5985

 

EPL Technologies, Inc., is a family of companies dedicated to providing value-added technologies to the produce industry. Companies include: ANC/Respire, Pure Produce, Inc. and Integrated Produce Systems, Inc.

 

Food Science Australia

Food Science Australia

16 Julius Avenue

Riverside Corporate Park

North Ryde 2113

Sydney

Tel: 61-02-9490-8431

Fax: 61-02-9490-8499

www.foodscience.afisc.csiro.au/tis/supplychaininnov.htm

 

Food Science Australia is a joint venture between Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) former Division of Food Science and Technology and the Australian Food Industry Science Centre (AFISC). Food Science Australia undertakes both strategic and applied research, helping commercial partners develop, package, preserve or transport food products. Services are offered at every stage of the food processing business system, from concept through formulation and processing, pilot production, packaging, shelf-life assessment, and scale-up to full production.

 

Industrial Food Design

460-1 Squires Road

Lexington, KY 40515

Tel: (606) 263-2285

Fax: (606) 263-2898

 

Outsource quality assurance for the food service industry. Our services include: vendor audits, product specification write-up, random sampling collection and revision of production data and quarterly review.

 

Institute for Horticultural Development, Department of Agriculture - Victoria

Private Bag 15, South Eastern Mail Centre

Victoria 3176 AUSTRALIA

Tel: 61-03-9210-9222

Fax: 61-03-9800-3521

 

Leader of a research and development team at IHD, Knoxfield, Australia. All aspects of production, postharvest handling, processing, packaging, storage and distribution of fresh and fresh-cut horticultural crops.

 

National Food Laboratory, Inc.

6363 Clark Avenue

Dublin, CA 94568

Tel: (925) 551-4247

Fax: (925) 833-9239

www.thenfl.com

 

The National Food Laboratory, Inc. is an integrated, consulting laboratory providing services in analytical chemistry, microbiology, process and product development, and sensory evaluation and marketing research.

 

Primus Laboratories

2810 Industrial Parkway

Santa Maria, CA 93455

Tel: (805) 922-0055

Fax: (805) 922-2462

www.primuslabs.com

 

Primus provides the food industry with technical support. By offering analysis, consultation and education, the firm strives to keep its clients alert to concerns and solutions involving pesticide, microbial and food safety issues. Analytical services include: pesticide residue, microbial filth and mold, soil, plant tissue and water analysis. Other services: customized HACCP and quality assurance programs, bilingual education, field and processing auditing, shelf-life studies and consultation.

 

 

Pure Produce, Inc.

Three Biotech, One Innovation Drive

Worcester, MA 01605

Tel: (508) 799-4373

Fax: (508) 799-4316

 

Pure Produce provides HACCP-based food safety planning and implementation and ongoing microbiological analysis to the produce industry. Our services include HAACP plan development, site assessments, product and process assessments and contract research. We specialize in the microbiology of fresh-cut produce with a particular emphasis on microbial ecology issues. Member of the EPL Technologies family.

 

Scalime USA

4401 Foxdale Avenue

Irwindale, CA 91706

239 Rue Caponiere

BP, 6219 FRANCE

Tel: (818) 856-8686

Fax: (818) 856-8816

 

Technological transfer on fresh-cut fruits and vegetables under modified atmosphere and cooked vegetables.

 

Scientific Certification Systems

1939 Harrison Street, Suite 400

Oakland, CA 94612

Tel: (510) 832-1415

Fax: (510) 832-0359

www.scs1.com

 

Food Safety management consultation and third-party certification for growers, processors, retailers. A HACCP-based food safety plan, independent sanitation certification. Also pesticide residue testing for retailers, importers and growers.

 

Silliker Laboratories Group, Inc.

900 Maple Road

Homewood, IL 60430

Tel: (708) 957-7878

Fax: (708) 957-1483

www.silliker.com

 

Silliker Laboratories is a leading independent food testing and consulting organization. Silliker is renowned for its technical excellence in microbiology, food safety, analytical chemistry, technical consulting, research auditing and education services, including short courses and videos. Micro biological testing, environmental sampling, HACCP plans, shelf-life testing and employee training. 15 labs nationwide.

 

Warren Analytical Laboratory

650 O St.

P.O. Box G

Greeley, CO 80632

Tel: (800) 945-6669

Fax: (970) 351-6648

 

Analytical laboratory specializing in chemistry (food, feed, water/wastewater, pesticides, trace metals, antibiotics, hormones), microbiology (HACCP, food safety, pathogens, shelf life studies), and nutritional (vitamins, minerals, labeling, compositional analysis) testing.

 

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