Laboratory
Food sample testing
Food sample testing to ensure your HACCP plans are working and your shelf-life determination is safe — via UKAS accredited laboratory partners.
Why test?
Food sample testing
Food sample testing helps verify that your HACCP plan is working and that shelf-life determination is safe.
Food manufacturers and packers of POAO (products of animal origin) need a sampling plan to ensure the foods they supply are safe and that any water used is of drinking-water quality. Food sample testing is also a requirement of SALSA and BRCGS approval.
How it works
Food sample plans and lab testing
We devise sampling plans so foods are sampled at the right frequency and tested for the relevant micro-organisms.
- 01 Sampling plans tailored to your products
- 02 Collection and delivery (or courier) to partner lab
- 03 UKAS accredited facilities used by major UK retailers
- 04 Expert interpretation and recommendation reports
On site
Food surface swabbing
Food surface swabbing helps verify that cleaning procedures are adequate and that pathogens are not present in high-care environments.
We can use gluten, protein or ATP indicator swabs on our audits for on-site results that are useful when coaching your teams. We can also swab for organisms such as Listeria and E. coli and arrange lab testing.
Next step
Make an enquiry about Food sample testing
Tell us about your sites and priorities — we’ll recommend the right mix of consultancy, audits or mentoring.