I went all the way to Singapore to send samples for testing and just got back. They have the most comprehensive centre and equipment, and recognized widely by other health authorities.
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Tests;
Food Components/Properties:- Antioxidant (BHA, BHT, Gallates, TBHQ)
- Ash (total/water-soluble/acid-insoluble)
- Brix
- Caffeine
- Cholesterol
- Cocoa butter fat/ Non-cocoa butter vegetable fat
- Colour
- Crude fibre
- Ethanol
- Fat content
- Free glutamate acid/Monosodium glutamate
- Free invert sugar
- Melting point
- Moisture
- Nitrogen content/Protein
- Non volatile ether extract
- Original and specific gravity
- pH
- Reducing sugar
- Salt
- Starch
- Sucrose
- Theanine (in green tea)
- Total solids
- Trans fatty acids
- Volatile acidity
Food Contaminants:
- 3-monochloropropane-1,2-diol (3-MCPD)
- Acetaldehyde
- Acrylamide
- Benzene
- Benzo[a]pyrene
- Biphenyl
- Cyanide
- Ethyl carbamate
- Formaldehyde
- Malachite green & Leucomalachite green dyes in fish
- Metals (Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Si, Sn, Sr, V, Zn)
- Microcystins (RR, LR, LA, YR)
- Mineral hydrocarbon
- Nitrosamine
- Perchlorate
- Pesticides (organo-chlorine and organo-phosphorus)
- Polychlorinated biphenyls
- Semicarbazide
Mycotoxins:
- Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, G2, M1 and M2
- Citrinin
- Deoxynivalenol (DON)
- Fumonisin B1 and B2
- Moniliformin
- Ochratoxin A
- Patulin
- Trichothecenes
- Zearalenone
Veterinary Drugs:
- Chloramphenicol
- Nitrofuran and metabolites
- Oxytetracycline
- Streptomycin
- Thiamphenicol
Food Additives:
- Artificial sweeteners (Acesulfame K, Alitame, Aspartame, Cyclamate, Neohesperidine, Saccharin, Stevioside and Rebaudioside, Sucralose)
- Coumarin
- Isosafrole and safrole
- Non-permitted colours
- Para Red and Sudan I, II, III, IV
- Potassium bromate
- Preservatives (Methyl, Ethyl, Propyl, Butyl parabens, Benzoic acid, Sorbic acid, Sulphur dioxide, Salicyclic acid, Sodium nitrate and nitrite, Propionic acid, Dehydroacetic acid)
- Synthetic organic colour
Oil Analysis:
- Acid value
- Anisidine value
- Cloud point
- Cold test
- Colour
- Epoxidised oil
- Erucic acid
- Free fatty acid
- Halphen test
- Insoluble impurities
- Iodine value
- Kerosene and diesel
- Kirschner value
- Peroxide value
- Polar compounds
- Polenske value
- Rancidity
- Refractive index
- Reichert value
- Saponification value
- Slip point
- Titre
- Trans fatty acid
- Unsaponifiable matter
Plastics/Foodware/Packaging:
- Base Material
- Bisphenol A
- Epoxidised Soya Bean Oil (ESBO)
- Leachable metals
- Migration of styrene
- Nonyl phenol
- Overall migration
- Plasticisers (Adipates, Phthalates, Dibutyl sebacate and Acetyl tributyl citrate)
- Styrene Monomer
- Vinyl chloride monomer
Alcohol:
- Alcoholic strength
- Butanol
- Chloroform
- Diethyl phthalate
- Ethyl acetate
- Iso-butanol
- Iso-propanol
- Methanol
- Propanol
- Tert-butanol
Others:
- Authenticity test for black moss
- Authenticity test for royal jelly (trans-10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid)
- Irradiated food screen
- Star Anise (poisonous vs. non-poisonous)
Quality Checks:
- Histamine in fish
- Peroxide value
- Polar compounds in oil
- Total volatile nitrogen in fish
- Trimethylamine in fish
Drugs/Poisons:
- Common poisons screening
- Hormones and steroids
- Naphthalene
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