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Quality control measures in raw milk testing with Symbio Laboratories – via Food Processing
Food Solutions
Consumers are always asking:
What is in my food? Does it contain additives or preservatives? Does it contain any harmful chemicals? Does it require food testing? Is it safe for my family to eat?
We recognise that individual organisations need reliable, cost-effective analytical services to support their food safety and quality programs. Symbio Laboratories has developed an extensive range of food testing solutions to assist the food industry in meeting their regulatory requirements and consumer expectations.
Our approach to customer service is to assist you in assessing and achieving compliance with the increasing number and demanding requirements of regulators, the consuming public, and your customers. We strive to provide you with the confidence that your products and processes meet the requirements for food safety, quality and the environment.
Our experienced expert team of senior staff are also available to assist with technical issues in Microbiology, Residue Testing and Chemistry to provide a unique one-stop-shop for the food industry.
In need for a food testing solution?
Our team is ready to help.
Bakery
Bread, cake mixes, and cereals to oats, grain and flour, the Symbio labs can test it all. Read more about our Nutrition Panel and see below for some of the testing capabilities for your bakery goods.
- Allergenic proteins
- Antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, other additives
- Elements
- Mycotoxins
- Hydrocarbons
- Vitamins
- Yeasts and Moulds
- Quality parameters (e.g. peroxide value, acid value, free fatty acids)
- Nutritional profiles (e.g. protein, fat, fibre, fatty acid profile, vitamins,
Dairy Products
From smooth iced-coffees to decadent blue cheese varieties, Australia is at the forefront of creating exceptional dairy products throughout the world. Ensuring that your quality control and testing procedures are at the highest standard is critical to guarantee the quality of your products. Symbio Laboratories has years of experience assisting the dairy industry with their various analytical testing requirements and, unlike warm milk, we’re only getting better with age.
- Symbio Laboratories is the leading provider of analytical services to the food and agriculture sector in Australia and we have
enhanced our dairy testing capabilities in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth with the new CombiFossTM 7. Seamlessly
integrating with our existing MilkoScanTM (FTIR), and FossomaticTM 7 (flow cytometry) instruments to create one analysis unit, the
addition of the CombiFossTM 7 means Symbio Laboratories can now analyse: - Milk composition
- Fat
- Protein
- Lactose
- Solids non-fat (SNF)
- Mastitis PCR
- Thermoduric count
- Urea N
- Total solids (TS)
- Freezing point
- Antibacterial substances by DELVO
- Somatic cell count (SCC)
- Individual bacterial count (IBC)
In addition to the latest MNIR capability, Symbio offers a wide range of
microbiology, chemistry and residue testing with a full compliment of dairy
specific tests available including:
- Mastitis PCR
- Thermoduric count
- Urea N
- Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2
- Direct microscopic count
- Oleic acidity
With our continued focus on the development of novel and customised IT solutions, Symbio leads the industry in innovative
reporting and KPI tracking for raw milk testing.
Beverages and Brewery
The Australian beverage market is booming, and we are growing right alongside.
Our suite of Microbiological, Residue and Chemical testing, we aid a diverse range of beverage clients, from beer, and non-alcoholic drinks, to soft drinks and tea. Get in contact with our friendly Customer Service team to tailor a testing suite to your needs.
- Yeasts and moulds
- Staphylococcus
- Salmonella
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Lactobacillus
- E. coli
- Campylobacter
- Allergens
- Antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, other additives
- Elements
- Vitamins
- Pesticides
- Quality parameters (e.g. peroxide value, acid value, free fatty acids)
- Nutritional profiles (e.g. protein, fat, fibre, fatty acid profile, vitamins, elements)
Fruits, Vegetables and Nuts
Symbio Laboratories has built a strong reputation as an independent provider of Fruit, Vegetable and Nut testing to producers and processors, and meet all your testing needs for residue, chemical, microbiological, nutritional and environmental analyses. We can complete all of the testing required for the Freshcare program, and the major supermarkets’ quality assurance program requirements.
- Total viable counts
- Coliforms, Faecal coliforms
- E. coli
- Salmonella
- Listeria species and/or L. monocytogenes
- Staphylococci
- Insecticides
- Acaricides
- Fungicides
- Herbicides
- Carbamates
- Dithiocarbamates
- Fruit dip wash
- Aflatoxins
- Heavy metals
- Nitrates
- Quality parameters (e.g. peroxide value, acid value, free fatty acids)
- Nutritional profiles (e.g. protein, fat, fibre, fatty acid profile, vitamins, elements)
Meat, Poultry and Eggs
Meat processors are continually having to meet the demands of regulators and/or the quality specifications of key markets and clients resulting in an increased reliance on analytical test results to both validate and verify their processes. Symbio Laboratories has built a strong reputation as an independent provider of analytical test services to meat processors.
For fast, reliable results let Symbio Laboratories assist you with any aspect of your quality assurance and product specification. Our laboratories are:
- NATA accredited
- Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) approved
- Contracted to the National Residue Survey
- APVMA licensed
- Quarantine Approved Premise
- Total viable counts
- Coliforms
- Faecal coliforms
- E. coli
- Salmonella
- Listeria species and/or L. monocytogenes
- Staphylococci
- Allergens
- Antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, other additives
- Heavy metals
- Nitrates
- Pesticides and herbicides
- Quality parameters (e.g. peroxide value, acid value, free fatty acids)
- Nutritional profiles (e.g. protein, fat, fibre, fatty acid profile, vitamins, elements)
Ready Meals
- Allergens
- Analysis for antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, other additives
- Quality parameters (e.g. peroxide value, acid value, free fatty acids)
- Nutritional profiles (e.g. protein, fat, fibre, fatty acid profile, vitamins, elements)
Pet Food
Our history of working alongside farmers and producers to ensure their animals’ nutrition has paved the way for us to be perfect for testing pet foods too!
See below for some of the offerings we have for our friends in the Pet Food industry.
- Clostridium
- Listeria
- Salmonella
- Staphylococcus
- E. Coli
- Salmonella
- Campylobacter
- Hydrocarbons
- Phthalates,
- Industrial chemicals
- Elements
- Analysis for antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, other additives
- Quality parameters (e.g. peroxide value, acid value, free fatty acids)
- Nutritional profiles (e.g. protein, fat, fibre, fatty acid profile, vitamins, elements)
Seafood
Symbio Laboratories has built a strong reputation as an independent provider of analytical test services to seafood producers and processors. We can meet all your seafood testing needs for residue, chemical, microbiological, nutritional and environmental analyses.
For fast, reliable results in seafood testing, let Symbio Laboratories assist you with any aspect of your quality assurance and product specification. Over 2000 different tests are conducted through our laboratory, and the following capabilities are of relevance to the seafood and aquaculture industries:
- Total viable counts (SPC)
- Coliforms, E. coli
- Salmonella
- Listeria species and/or L. monocytogenes
- Staphylococci
- White Spot & Yellow-head Virus
- Biotoxins
- Pesticides
- Antibiotics and Antimicrobials
- Heavy Metals
- Histamine
- Sulphur Dioxide
- Nutritional profiles (e.g. protein, fat, fibre, fatty acid profile, vitamins, metals and other elements)
- Analysis of biotoxin residues and contaminants