Food manufacturers need to accurately determine the use by or best before dates for their products in order to meet strict regulations and keep both their brand and consumer safe

By identifying the causes of reduced shelf life, you can improve your products and processes. Testing can aloso help increase your profitability, as accurate and reliable shelf life testing reduces the risk of product recalls.

By performing shelf life analyses, you can define accurate dates for your products, ensuring that the quality remains acceptable and safe for consumers.

Our specialists can test for:

* Food-borne micro-organisms like Listeria, Salmonella, Campylobacter, E.Coli, Yeasts and Moulds, Staphylococcus Aureus, Bacillus Cereus and Lactic Acid Bacteria

*  Total viable count

*  Enterobacteriaceae

*  Moisture content

*  Acidity levels

*  pH

*  Water activity

*  Fat rancidity