Food Testing and Product Analysis

Cawthron Laboratories provide an array of testing services spanning dairy and micronutrients, toxins, food safety and certification, microalgae analysis, natural products and supplements, shelf life and stability trials.

Food Composition

We provide comprehensive food chemistry and microbiological testing services to manufacturing sectors, including food, seafood, dairy and nutraceuticals. We deliver:

• nutritional information panels, proximate, vitamins, rancidity and trace elements testing

• IgG, lactoferrin, sialic acid and nucleotides

• product shelf-life, plant hygiene and environmental testing

Natural Products and Dietary Supplements

We offer extensive chemistry and microbiological testing capabilities for raw materials, intermediates and finished products (complimentary medicines). We deliver:

• full monographed pharmacopoeias (BP, USP, FCC, JP and CP) and customer supplied methods

• herbal identifications

• stability trial testing

• complete microbiological services for product and preservative efficacy, plant hygiene and environmental compliance testing.

Challenge Testing

Challenge testing is a procedure by which a food product is challenged by exposure to specific types of bacteria or fungi to determine the efficacy of the preservative incorporated into the product. This includes regular testing throughout the shelf life or other predetermined time period. Other variables such as increased temperature or humidity can be applied to the testing regime. We can offer:

• Growth inhibition studies to evaluate the ability of a food product to inhibit organisms under certain storage conditions

• Inactivation studies to determine if a food product formulation is capable of reducing the target organism to an appropriate level

• Combination studies to determine if a food product is capable of inactivating pathogenic organisms in addition to inhibiting the growth of other organisms