Food

Agriculture Bacteriology Beverages Dairy Food Food Additives Food Calories Fruit Fungus Labeling Listeria monocytogenes Meat Microbiology Microbiology Analysis and Testing Milk and Dairy Salmonella Seafood Virus 

National Nutrition Month

September 26, 2022December 17, 2018 contractlab1 Food, food safety, food testing and analysis, national nutrition month, nutrition

Did you know March is National Nutrition Month? The intent of National Nutrition Month is to educate and inform consumers

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Food Microbiology Microbiology Analysis and Testing Product Safety Recalls and Safety Alerts 

Food Recalls

September 24, 2022December 17, 2018 contractlab1 Food, food recalls, food safety, food testing

The FDA has issued more than 13 food recalls in the last 7 days. The recalls were related to undeclared

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Food Import / Export Product Safety Quality Control Research and Development Testing | Scientific Research 

USA Olive Oil Authenticity Testing

September 24, 2022December 17, 2018 contractlab1 Food, olive oil, purity

In April of 2017, the House Agriculture Committee decided to take steps to address the increased occurrence of adulterated or

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Food 

FDA Food Contact Substances Testing | Packaging, Containers Tests

September 22, 2022July 10, 2019 contractlab1 FDA, Food, food contact surfaces, packaging

With product safety being so important and major recalls frequently making news headlines, food contact substances testing is important for the

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Food Food Calories 

FDA Restaurant Food Menu Labeling Guidance Testing

September 22, 2022December 17, 2018 contractlab1 Calorie, FDA, Food, Menu

On September 11, 2015, US Food and Drug Administration’s Director of the  Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition released

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Consumer Products Food Food Additives Industries Science Testing | Scientific Research 

Food Products | Dessert Decorations Safety

September 21, 2022March 7, 2019 contractlab1 baking, Consumer Products, Food, food contact surfaces

Are those bakery cupcake glittery frosting and cake topper dessert decorations safe?   With shows like The Great American Baking

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Food 

Calories in Holiday Treats

September 20, 2022December 17, 2018 contractlab1 calories, Food, nutritional analysis

The holidays are full of cookies, fudge, pies, egg nog, and other fun, seasonal treats! Do you know the calorie

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Beverages Dairy Food Testing | Scientific Research 

Food Analysis and Deformulation

September 17, 2022December 17, 2018 contractlab1 deformulation, Food, food analysis and deformulation, food testing and analysis

Deformulation, also known as reverse engineering, is the process of breaking down and separating the food product into individual pieces

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Testing | Scientific Research 

Listeria Food Contamination Results in Many Food Safety Recalls

September 14, 2022June 20, 2019 contractlab1 Dairy, Food, listeria, microbial contamination, microbiology, recalls

Food contamination with the food pathogen Listeria has caused numerous food recalls for the food safety of finished products.  It is a

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Beverages Food 

How do Laboratories Measure a Food’s Glycemic Index (GI) or GI Value?

September 13, 2022December 17, 2018 contractlab1 carbohydrates, diabetes, Food, glycemic index, insulin, lab techniques, science

Glycemic Index (GI) Testing | GI Value Measurements The glycemic index is a scale for ranking carbohydrates (0-100) based on

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