Our Tests
Our Tests
Cawthron’s analytical testing services offer an independent testing service for the food and natural products sector to meet food safety and export requirements. All of the tests we currently offer are listed below.
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)
- MCPD and GE
Fish and 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
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
Honey testing
- Sugar profile
- Total sugars
- Hydroxymethylfurfural – HMF
- Moisture
- Heavy metals
- Microbiological testing
- Flavonoids in propolis
- 10 HDA in royal jelly
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
- Turbidity
- pH
- Enterococci
- Listeria
- Campylobacter
- Swimming pool analysis
- ENIVIRONMENTAL MONITORING:
- Aerobic plate count (APC /TPC)
- E coli
- Yeast & mould
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Salmonella
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Listeria
Oil testing
- Free fatty acids (FFA)
- Peroxide value (PV)
- Total phenolics
- P-Anisidine
- Fatty acid profile FAME
- Waxy esters
- MCPD and GE
Other food toxins and contaminants
- Tetrodotoxin
- Melamine
- DCD – Dicyandiamide
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)