Our testing services include:
Industry has an obligation to comply to Legislation and to supply safe products for public consumption. The highest standards of safety, hygiene and waste management must be always maintained. FoodFacts, as a testing laboratory assist companies to reach these goals.
As an accredited testing facility our core service is microbial analysis of the below matrix's specifically:
- Food (general)
- Beverages (general)
- Meat and meat products
- Poultry and poultry products
- Dairy and dairy products
- Egg and egg products
- Baked goods
- Fresh produce
- Ready to eat
- Dry goods
- Food ingredients
- Water (potable, drinking, borehole, tap, bottled)
- Environmental samples
- Swabs (cotton, pre-wetted, contact, sponge, boot)
Testing (enumeration and / or detection), of (amongst other organisms) for:
| Indicator organisms | Specific microbes |
|---|---|
| Total Plate Count (TPC) aka Aerobic Count (AC) | Enterococcus spp. |
| Hetherothrophic Plate Count (HPC) | Listeria spp. |
| Enterobacteriacea | Listeria monocytogenes |
| Coliforms | Lactobacillus spp. |
| Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| Yeast and Mold | Legionella pneumophili |
| Escherisha coli | |
| Salmonella spp | |
| Coagulase positive staphylococcus spp. (S.aureus) Shigella spp. |
In addition we offer:
- Microbial contamination investigation - root cause analysis
- Shelf-life testing for food, beverage, water products and ingredients
- Stability testing for Personal Care, Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical products
- Challenge testing of preservatives
- Cleaning efficacy testing
- Conformity testing
Our partnership program, allows for:
- Chemical testing
- Complete SANS 241 water testing
- Residue testing
- Pesticide testing
- Testing for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO's)
- Mycotoxin testing
- Parasite detection
Our value-added services include:
- Supply of swabs and air plates, delivery and collection
- Supply of ready-made media, delivery and collection
- Sampling as per customer requirement
- Set-up and / or maintenance of in-house testing facilities, in line with a Quality System
- Service level agreements with other service providers e.g auditors, consultants, hygiene specialists
- Collaboration with suppliers in assessing or developing their products eg. preservatives, cleaning and sanitation chemicals
- Managing outsourcing of different tests – one sample, one laboratory, one contact point