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ABC Research LaboratoriesCapabilities Presentation
Introduction to ABC
Established in 1967 One of the largest & fully comprehensive
ISO 17025 accredited independent food testing laboratories in the United States
Overview of Capabilities
• Microbiological Testing• Chemical Testing• Product and Appliance Quality Testing and Consulting Services• Sensory Testing• Forensic Testing• Importers - FDA detention services• Prime™ Client Convenience Services• Expert Consultation and Support
Graphic Overview of Capabilities
Prime™ Client Convenience
Services
Chemistry Testing
Microbiological Testing
Quality Testing
Sensory AnalysisForensic Testing
FDA Import Detention Resolution
Expert Support
24/7 Access to Results
Custom Results
Reporting
• Nation-wide Sample Collection • Saturday Sample Receiving• Superior Overnight Shipping Rates
– ABC Sampling Kits
• Client-specific Courier – Available daily to periodically
• Rapid Turn-around Times• In-process sample tracking and test results
– 24/7 via ABC's data management system (Using Internet Explorer)
• Data delivery into your Quality Management Database
ABC-R Prime™ Client Convenience Services
Microbiological Testing
• Pathogens and Microbial Quality Indicators– STEC, Salmonella, E.coliO157:H7, Listeria, Shigella, Campylobacter, Vibrio,
Legionella, Enterobacter
• Environmental Pathogen & Sanitization Monitoring• Custom Research Studies*
– Shelf life, pathogen/inoculation challenge studies– Process validation, antibiotic resistance– Pack comparison (packaging, MAP, antimicrobial additives)– Cooking & cooling validations– In-plant Microbial Intervention Validation– Disinfectant/Sanitizer Efficacy Studies
• Expert Consultation Services*– Process Authority– Microbiological Composition Analysis (MCA) – Microbial Risk Assessment & Pathogen Modeling
• Potable & Non-potable Water Testing (includes irrigation and process water)
*See Appendix for details
Chemical Testing
• Characteristic Tests: Proximate Analysis, pH, Water Activity• Nutrient content
– Database Analysis• Direct data feed of results available with Genesis
nutritional database analysis– Chemical Testing
• Antibiotic Residues• Pesticide Residues• Heavy Metals• Preservatives• Allergens and Toxins• Adulterants/Contaminants
Product and ApplianceQuality Testing and Consulting Services
• Product Specification development– Drafting Specification documents and values– Increasing precision of Specification ranges
• Compliance to Product Specification• On-going Product Quality monitoring• Shelf-life Determination and/or Validation
– Accelerated Shelf Life Studies
• Cooking Method Validation• TruPerform ™
– Appliance testing for advertising claims
• Claim Validation
Sensory Testing
• Sensory Tests Types, with some examples:– Likeability - 5 or 9 point Hedonic scales– Difference - Difference from Control, Triangle, Duo Trio– Preference - Forced Choice– Descriptive Analysis– Product Sensory Mapping
• Panelist– Trained
• QDA and Spectrum trained panels
– Untrained– Wide-range or Focused Demographics– 10 – 200 Panelist per day
• Sensory Testing Facilities– 5 private bays – Color-masking lighting
Forensic Testing
• Foreign material identification– Including animals filth, insects, and amphibians
• Unknown identification• Product defect examination• Species identification
– DNA testing for seafood
• FDA – light and heavy filth analysis• Economic Adulterants• Contaminants:
– Foreign Objects– Hydraulic Fluids– Sanitizers
FDA Import Detention Resolution Testing and Services
• An Exclusive Team dedicated to the FDA detention process– 1st goal – get your product to market• DWPE – testing for all Import Alerts• RED LIST – increased cost & delays• GREEN LIST – ultimate goal
• Expedited sampling throughout the U.S.• With the Compliance Officers and FDA Review Labs
Nationwide– Established/recognized/accepted– Respected for our science and packet submission
details
• Services & guidelines for removal from DWPE• Highly regarded by FDA attorney’s and Customs
Brokers Nationwide• Free consultation for removal from DWPE
Expert Support
• Chief Scientific Officer– Our “go to” expert for all food safety assessments– Supported by PhDs, food scientists, chemists, and many other
scientific specialists
• ABC has a dedicated team for each of the following market segments:– Restaurant/Foodservice– Meat and Poultry– Fresh Produce– Seafood– Nutritionally-enhanced Products– Import/Export
Capabilities via Partners
• HACCP Plan Development and Validation
• Reverse Formulation Determination• Many others…just ask us!