Microbiological Food Testing
Bacteria are ubiquitous and they exist everywhere. Among them, the pathogens (health hazardous bacteria) are particularly of our prime concern because they are hazardous to the health of human being and they can be present in various important industries; namely food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical, hospital, manufacturing, import & export, water, packaging etc. Even groceries can be infected. Once contaminated by pathogens, humans are exposed to infections, toxins and subsequently, death will ensue if untreated. So prevention is better than cure and early detection is available!
Microbiological testing is a crucial requirement across many industries worldwide where products, processes, and human health are at risk of being negatively affected by the presence and breeding of micro-organisms such as specific pathogens, bacteria, yeast and molds.
The Eurofins network of companies in Malaysia provide microbiological on-site sampling and testing services which experience in handling a wide range of samples. The microbiological testing portfolio includes analytical services to detect pathogenic microbes and their toxins (such as Salmonellae, Listeria, Legionella) or organisms causing decay (such as yeasts, fungi, or molds), to provide hygiene checks (e.g. site inspections but also sterility tests in packaging materials, measurement of airborne microbes) with the aim of making foods and other products such as cosmetics safer for our clients, meeting statutory requirements and protecting the consumer. We offer analytical testing for a large number of matrices on the following matrices:
- Food & beverage product
- Food additives and supplements
- Water & drinking water
- Animal feed
- Cosmetics & toiletries product
- Air samples
- Medicines & pharmaceutical product
- Packaging materials/food contact materials
We are well-armed with competent microbiologists and consultants with years of experience. Thus, our team will be able to provide the microbiological examination based on the matrices at the question which tests/methods can be used reliably and suits the requirement of your industry. Our microbiological testing detects and identifies a large number of pathogenic micro-organisms, such as:
- Listeria monocytogenes
- Salmonella
- Legionella pneumophila
- Escherichia coli O157 (E.coli)
- Vibrio spp.
- Clostridium perfringens
- Bacillus cereus
- Enterobacter sakazakii
- Staphylococcus aureus
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