Food, Beverage & Dairy SOLUTIONS
Food, Beverage & Dairy Testing Solutions
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 its 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.
Bakery
From bread and cake mixes to cereals, oats, grains and flour, Symbio Laboratories can provide comprehensive testing for all your bakery needs. Learn more about our bakery food testing services and capabilities.
Relevant capabilities
Residue Testing
Allergenic proteins
Antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, other additives
Elements
Mycotoxins
Hydrocarbons
Vitamins
Yeasts and Moulds
Chemistry Testing
Quality parameters (e.g. peroxide value, acid value, free fatty acids)
Nutritional profiles (e.g. protein, fat, fibre, fatty acid profile, vitamins, elements)
Beverages & Brewery
The Australian beverage market is thriving and we’re growing with it. Our suite of microbiological, residue and chemical testing helps a diverse range of beverage clients, including beer, non-alcoholic drinks, soft drinks and tea. Learn more about how our beverage and brewery testing services can help you meet your goals.
Relevant capabilities
Microbiology Testing
Yeasts and moulds
Staphylococcus
Salmonella
Enterobacteriaceae
Lactobacillus
E. coli
Campylobacter
Residue Testing
Allergens
Antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, other additives
Elements
Vitamins
Pesticides
Chemistry Testing
Quality parameters (e.g. peroxide value, acid value, free fatty acids)
Nutritional profiles (e.g. protein, fat, fibre, fatty acid profile, vitamins, elements)
Dairy Products
Symbio Laboratories has years of experience assisting the dairy industry with their various analytical testing requirements.
Recently, we enhanced our dairy testing capabilities in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth with the new CombiFossTM 7, which seamlessly integrates with our existing MilkoScanTM (FTIR) and FossomaticTM 7 (flow cytometry) instruments to create one analysis unit. Read more about our dairy product testing services.Â
Relevant capabilities
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 complement 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.
Fruit, Vegetables and Nuts
At Symbio Laboratories, we are known for being an independent provider of fruit, vegetable and nut testing to producers and processors. We can meet all your testing needs for residue, chemical, microbiological, nutritional and environmental analyses.
Our agricultural commodities testing services also include completing all of the testing required for the Freshcare program and meeting the quality assurance program requirements of major supermarkets.
Relevant capabilities
Microbiology Testing
Total viable counts
Coliforms, Faecal coliforms
E. coli
Salmonella
Listeria species and/or L. monocytogenes
Staphylococci
Residue Testing
Insecticides
Acaricides
Fungicides
Herbicides
Carbamates
Dithiocarbamates
Fruit dip wash
Aflatoxins
Heavy metals
Nitrates
Chemistry Testing
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 & Eggs
Meat processors must continually meet the demands of regulators and quality specifications of key markets and clients, resulting in an increased reliance on analytical test results to validate and verify their processes. As an independent provider of analytical test services, Symbio Laboratories has built a strong reputation among meat processors.
Let Symbio Laboratories assist you with any aspect of your quality assurance and product specification for fast and reliable results. Our laboratories offer meat testing for:
NATA accredited, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) approved, Contracted to the National Residue Survey, APVMA licensed, Quarantine Approved Premise.
Relevant capabilities
Microbiology Testing
Total viable counts
Coliforms
Faecal coliforms
E. coli
Salmonella
Listeria species and/or L.
monocytogenes
Staphylococci
Residue Testing
Allergens
Antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, other additives
Heavy metals
Nitrates
Pesticides and herbicides
Chemistry Testing
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
Food safety is important in all aspects of the consumable market, including the ready meals sector. Symbio Laboratories has extensive experience in testing ready meals for harmful residue and chemistry to ensure the safety of your clients and customers.
Relevant capabilities
Residue Testing
Allergens
Analysis for antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, and other additives
Chemistry Testing
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 experience working alongside farmers and producers to ensure their animals’ nutrition has positioned us as the perfect choice for pet food testing. See below for some of the testing capabilities we offer for the pet food industry.
Relevant capabilities
Microbiology Testing
Clostridium
Listeria
Salmonella
Staphylococcus
E. Coli
Salmonella
Campylobacter
Residue Testing
Hydrocarbons
Phthalates,
Industrial chemicals
Elements
Analysis for antioxidants, colourants, preservatives, and other additives
Chemistry Testing
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 is an independent provider of analytical testing services to seafood producers and processors. We can meet all your seafood testing needs for residue, chemical, microbiological, nutritional and environmental analyses.
Let us assist you with any aspect of your quality assurance and product specification for fast and reliable results in seafood testing. Our laboratory conducts over 2000 different tests and the following capabilities are relevant to the seafood and aquaculture industries:
Relevant capabilities
Microbiology Testing
Total viable counts (SPC)
Coliforms, E. coli
Salmonella
Listeria species and/or L. monocytogenes
Staphylococci
White Spot & Yellow-head Virus
Residue Testing
Biotoxins
Pesticides
Antibiotics and Antimicrobials
Heavy Metals
Histamine
Sulphur Dioxide
Chemistry Testing
Nutritional profiles (e.g. protein, fat, fibre, fatty acid profile, vitamins, metals and other elements)
Analysis of biotoxin residues and contaminants
OTHER INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
Because food, water and consumable safety is at the heart of what we do, Symbio Labs has clients from across the industrial spectrum including restaurants, big Pharma and others.
- Industry
Pharmaceutical & Personal Care
- Industry
Environmental
- Industry
