Our Tests
Cawthron Analytical Services offers an independent testing service for the food and natural products sector, and to meet food safety and export requirements.
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Dairy and micronutrients
- SPECIALIST PROPERTIES:
- Immunoglobulin G (IgG)
- Immunoglobulin A (IgA)
- Immunoglobulin M (IgM)
- Sialic Acid fractionation: (Neu 5Ac &/or Neu 5Gc) Total, Free, Protein Bound and Carbohydrate Bound
- Inositol
- Lactoferrin
- Nucleotides (by prior arrangement)
- Phospholipids (by prior arrangement)
- qPCR capability (by prior arrangement)
- Polyamines (by prior arrangement)
- Quantification of specific proteins by ELISA or LCMS (by prior arrangement)
- Development of customised methods for specific needs
- TRACE ELEMENTS
- Calcium
- Copper
- Iodine
- Iron
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Selenium
- Sodium
- Phosphorus
- Potassium
- HEAVY METALS
- Mercury
- Arsenic
- Cadmium
- Lead
- Zinc
- CONTAMINANTS
- Melamine
- Dicyandiamide (DCD)
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Fish & fish products
- Total volatile bases (TVBN)
- Peroxide value (PV)
- Free fatty acids (FFA)
- Thiobarbituric acid number
- Formaldehyde
- Histamine
- Omega 3, 6 & 9
- EPA & DHA
- Fatty acid profile (FAME)
- Unsaponifiable matter
- Saponification value
- Iodine value (IV)
- p anisidine
- Heavy Metals including: Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic
- Protein
- Moisture
- Ash
- Fat
- Sand
- Methyl Mercury
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Food and natural product testing
- Trace elements: Sodium, Potassium, Iron Calcium
- Vitamins
- Carbohydrate
- Total Sugars
- Sugar profile
- Sodium chloride
- Vitamins A, D, E, C, B Group
- Cholesterol
- Total dietary fibre
- Water activity
- Heavy Metals including: Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper, Mercury
- Amino acids
- Acidity
- pH
- Specific gravity
- Total anthocyanins
- Caffeine
- Residual alcohol
- Immunoglobulin G - IgG in Colostrum
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Honey testing
- Sugar profile
- Total sugars
- Hydroxymethylfurfural - HMF
- Moisture
- Heavy metals
- Microbiological testing
- Flavonoids in propolis
- 10 HDA in royal jelly
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Microbiological testing
- FOOD PRODUCTS:
- Aerobic plate count
- Anaerobic plate count
- Bacillus cereus
- Campylobacter
- Sulphite reducing clostridium spp
- Coliforms/Faecal coliforms/ E.coli
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Enterococci
- Faecal streptococci
- Listeria
- Pseudomonas
- Salmonella
- Shigella
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Vibrio
- Yeasts and moulds
- Yersinia
- Strep salivarius
- Lactobacillus
- Cronobacter sakazakii
- Bile tolerant gram negative bacteria*
- Clostridium perfringens
- NATURAL PRODUCTS & DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS:
- Aerobic plate count
- Bacillus cereus
- Coliforms/Faecal coliforms/ E.coli
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Cronobacter sakazakii
- Clostridium perfringens
- Bile tolerant gram negative bacteria
- Salmonella
- Shigella
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Thermophilic bacteria
- Thermophilic bacterial spores
- PROBIOTICS:
- Streptococcus salivarius
- Lactobacillus
- Bifidobacterium
- WATER SAMPLES:
- Aerobic plate count
- Coliforms
- Faecal coliforms
- E.coli
- Conductivity
- Turbitity
- pH
- Enterococci
- Listeria
- Campylobacter
- Swimming pool analysis
- ENIVIRONMENTAL MONITORING:
- Aerobic plate count (APC /TPC)
- E coli
- Yeast & mould
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Salmonella
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Listeria
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Oil testing
- Free fatty acids (FFA)
- Peroxide value (PV)
- Total phenolics
- P-Anisidine
- Fatty acid profile FAME
- Waxy esters
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Other food toxins and contaminants
- Tetrodotoxin
- Melamine
- DCD - Dicyandiamide
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Shellfish toxins
- Amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP) toxins
- Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins
- Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP) toxins
- Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins
- Yessotoxins (YTXs)
- Gymnodimine
- Azaspiracid (AZAs)
- Pinnatoxins (PNTX)
- Spirolides (SPX)